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Murray Pomerance <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 27 Oct 1995 08:53:26 -0400
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                  PICTURES OF A GENERATION ON HOLD:
             Youth in Film and Television in the 1990s
 
                    A Conference sponsored by
                     Department of Sociology
                  Ryerson Polytechnic University
 
                         May 18-19, 1996
 
 
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The Department of Sociology at Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, invites
participation in a two-day conference on the representation of youth in film
and television in the 1990s.
 
The conference will be in Toronto, Saturday and Sunday May 18-19, 1996.
 
Proposals for papers or preconstituted panels may be submitted on any
theme involving filmic or television imagery and its relation to
contemporary youth. The conference is divided into 3 thematic areas:
 
A. THEY BECAME WHAT THEY BEHELD: RACE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION
        AND FAMILY VALUES
        This area will include presentations devoted to themes
        such as (but not limited by): depiction of race or sexual identity
        in film or television; gender-bending and the new gender politics;
        depiction and role of family; the work of filmmakers such as
        Tarantino, Lee, Besson, MacDonald, Hartley and others; sexual
        relations and gender identity in sitcom tv.
 
B. REBELS WITHOUT APPLAUSE: YOUNG OUTLAWS AND THE SOCIAL ORDER
        This area will include presentations devoted to themes
        such as (but not limited by): crime, rebellion, and the law;
        extremities of violence or degradation in media representation,
        and associated effects; youthful police; traditionalism
        and the re-birth of the 1950s; social control in film and television;
        voyeurism in media production.
 
C. FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCES: MEDIA AND THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CULTURE
        This area will include presentations devoted to themes such as
        (but not limited by): national or regional identities and global
        imagery; imagery from the developing world; Canadian film and
        television in the shadow of Hollywood.
 
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Within each of these 3 areas we will accept proposals for (a0 individual
papers, and (b) pre-constituted panels involving a moderator and up to 4
papers. All submissions should include the following for each individual
involved: (1) a 50-word abstract; (2) a statement of intent, not to
exceed 300 words; (3) a brief biographical statement; and (4) a precisely
worded title of the paper to be presented.
 
Queries of any kind, and submissions of paper and panel proposals,
may be made either by REGULAR MAIL to: Murray Pomerance OR John Sakeris,
Department of Sociology, Ryerson Polytechnic University, 350 Victoria
Street, Toronto Ontario M5B 2K3; or alternatly by EMAIL to either:
 
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DEADLINE FOR RECEPTION OF ALL PROPOSALS: December 15, 1995.
 
 
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