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LEARNED SOCIETIES CONFERENCE
 
 
Contention and propaganda : 100 years of documentary film
 
UQAM (Universite du Quebec a Montreal)
MONTREAL - PROVINCE OF QUEBEC
CANADA
 
May 31 to June 3, 1995
 
Invitation to submit a paper
 
Hosted by UQAM in the context of The Learned Societies conference 1995, and
jointly organized with the National Film Board of Canada, the symposium
Contention and propaganda : 100 years of documentary film will figure three
different types of activities : conferences, film projections and
scientific lectures.  These activities will be spread out over a three-day
period according to three major themes :
 
-       The years of contention (the 1960's and 1970's)
-       The great ideologies (liberalism, communism, fascism)
-       The social issues (feminism, social cleavage, generational
crisis,=0Benvironment, etc...)
 
We would welcome the opportunity of examining your proposal for this
symposium.  If you are interested, kindly forward us the following
information :
 
-       Title of presentation
-       Major theme to which your paper relates to (see above)
-       Biographical information on the author (background, occupation)
-       Summary of presentation
-       Address, phone number and fax number
 
We are pleased to announce that on the opening night, we will pay a tribute
to filmmaker Gilles Groulx and that the closing night will consist of an
all-night film projection.  Finally, the proceedings of the symposium will
be published by XYZ Publishers.
 
Please send your proposal to Ms. Catherine Saouter before January 10, 1995,
at the address below.  Should you require further information, please do
not hesitate to contact us.
 
Secretariat of the Learned Societes, Universite du Quebec e Montreal,
Office B-2205, P.O. Box 8888, Downtown Branch, Montreal (Quebec) CANADA H3C =
3P8
Phone number : (514) 987-4000 / Fax number : (514) 987-6677