Call for Papers

Darwin & the Evolution/"Intelligent Design" Aftermath AREA

2008 Film & History Conference

"Film& Science: Fictions, Documentaries, and Beyond"

October 30 -November 2, 2008

Chicago, IL

<http://www.filmandhistory.org/>www.filmandhistory.org

First-Round Deadline: November 1, 2007



AREA: Darwin & the Evolution/"Intelligent Design" Aftermath



Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species (1859) created an uproar around the 

world, as did The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex 

(1871).  The idea of evolution had been accepted by most scientists 

already, but Darwin established the actual mechanics, and his work has 

become a cornerstone of biology, paleontology, and genetics ever since.



Proponents of "Creation" or "Intelligent Design," a cosmology linked most 

often to the Bible, still challenge the principles and facts of evolution, 

however.  According to Gallup polls, nearly 50% of Americans believe that 

God created humans in their present form.  From the Scopes trial in 

Tennessee (vividly depicted in Inherit the Wind [1961, 1999]) to current 

school-board controversies across the country, the science of evolution has 

been under attack.  How have film and television reacted to this 

battle?  Has evolution theory revised the stories we tell about the world 

and ourselves?  And what are the consequences to schools and museums, to 

intellectual and political life, to popular culture and historical record?



We welcome proposals on any aspect of this controversy. While the debate 

occurs frequently in the United States, we also appreciate proposals that 

examine how this controversy is experienced in other countries.



Send your 200-word proposal by November 1, 2007, to



Keith Wheelock, Area Chair

Department of History

Raritan Valley Community College

325 Mountain View Road

Skillman, NJ 08558

Phone: 609-466-5968

E-mail: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]



Panel proposals for up to four presenters are also welcome, but each 

presenter must submit his or her own paper proposal. Deadline for 

first-round proposals: November 1, 2007



This area, comprising multiple panels, is a part of the 2008 biennial Film 

& History Conference, sponsored by The Center for the Study of Film and 

History. Speakers will include founder John O'Connor and editor Peter C. 

Rollins (in a ceremony to celebrate the transfer to the University of 

Wisconsin Oshkosh), and Wheeler Winston Dixon, James Ryan Professor of Film 

Studies at University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and author of Visions of the 

Apocalypse and Disaster and Memory. For updates and registration 

information about the upcoming meeting, see the Film & History website 

(http://www.filmandhistory.org).





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