Hi,
Could you please post/distribute the following call for papers? We have
extended the deadline, and I want to get the word out.
Thank you.
Call For Papers
WAR IN FILM, TV, AND HISTORY
November 11-14, 2004
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CFP MILITARY LEADERS AND FILM
We are accustomed to seeing military men glorified in film. Films often
depict military leaders as the greatest, most admired men (or women?) in
history. We see Alexander the Great, Spartacus, William Wallace, Henry V,
Napoleon, Lord Nelson, George Washington, Benedict Arnold, U.S. Grant, George Custer,
Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, Douglas McArthur and, most recently, Davey
Crockett glorified as the saviors of their civilizations. But do they really
deserve such admiration?
Has Hollywood ever treated a military leader honestly? If not, why not? Do
we now or did we ever HAVE TO perceive these military leaders as unqualified
heroes? Even documentary biographies reviewing the careers of such soldiers
as Eisenhower and Montgomery, although somewhat more realistic the Hollywood
biographies, often tend to lionize these men rather than attempt an objective
look at them.
The Film & History League, in association with the Literature/Film
Association, will be holding its 3rd bi-annual conference from November 11-14, 2004,
near Dallas, TX. This conference will focus on War in Film, Television, and
History.
Full details on the location, registration procedures, and additional area
topics can be found on the web at www.filmandhistory.org.
Deadline for proposals is September 30, 2004.
Area Chair for MILITARY LEADERS AND FILM;
Suzanne Broderick
DeVry University/Online
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709 Angela Drive
Normal, IL 61761
(309) 268-9940
Additional Information:
CONCURRENT MEETING:
Literature Film Association and The Literature/Film Quarterly
(Purely literary or literature and radio or film.)
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AREAS OF STUDY (all listed on web site with contact info)
Aesthetics of the War Film
Anti-War Comedies and Parodies
Aviation
Consequences and Legacies
Cuban Missile Crisis
Depiction on Television
The Family
Film Noir
Alfred Hitchcock
The Home Front
Holocaust
Korean Conflict
Stanley Kubrick
Literature Film Association
Marines
Medieval Wars
Military Leaders
Nursing
Pacifism
Propaganda
Spies
Vietnam
War Crimes'
Terror
Women
World War II—A and B Films
WWII on ABC
SPECIAL SPEAKERS:
Adrian Cronauer of Good Morning Vietnam
Lawrence Suid, author of Guts and Glory: The Making of the
American Military Image on Film
Frank Thompson, expert on the Alamo and content expert for
The Alamo (2004)
Jeanine Basinger, author of The World War II Combat Film
Contact: Area Chairs via web site or Peter Rollins at [log in to unmask]
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