Film & History announces a number of developments: www.filmandhistory.org 1. The last issue of Film& History (30.2) is the second of two issues on Television as Historian. Gary Edgerton did a wonderful job as special editor and contributor and anyone interested in television should check out both issues. They contain breakthrough scholarship. 2. CD-ROMS have been produced by Film & History and are described in detail at the web site. a)The CD-ROM FOR 26 YEARS contains every word of the journal from 1970-1996 and is word-searchable. Other AV items are on the cd-rom to include a two-hour radio show with John E. O'Connor, founder of the journal. b)The 1999 CD-ROM ANNUAL contains over 35 new articles plus two books that are out of print. The entire collection is word-searchable and has an audio workshop on the controversial film _Amistad_. c) The 2000 CD-ROM ANNUAL has 40 new articles plus two out-of-print volumes by O'Connor, all word-searchable. All three cd-roms have a video introduction by the current Editor-in-Chief. 3. Bi-ennial meeting #1 is over, but #2 is planned. The first Film & History international conference was conducted in Hollywood; the topic was THE PRESIDENCY IN FILM AND TV and there were some 200 speakers involved. Two books will issue from the event--one on The Presidency in Film and TV and one on The West Wing. This was a terrific conference and a good time was had by all. Even Richard Raack of CSU-Hayward was pleased and that is a real accomplishment! The 2nd Film & History conference is planned for the Fall of 2002 in Kansas City. Topic: THE AMERICAN WEST(S) IN FILM AND HISTORY. This is a topic which still has legs and the debates about the history and the films are worth stirring up one more time. We are looking for AREA CHAIRS for this meeting and invite PCA/ACA members to volunteer their help as leaders for the meeting. Get involved now and be part of a successful event! Please feel free to contact us with questions, comments, etc. Peter Rollins, Editor-in-Chief, Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies www.filmandhistory.org and [log in to unmask] ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html