>>The following conference is an academic event and is not in any way >>sponsored or approved by the Walt Disney Company. >> >>*** THE DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO: >>MARCH 15, 2000 >> >>*** JEAN BAUDRILLARD WILL BE A PLENARY SPEAKER. >> >>Rethinking Disney: Private Control and Public Dimensions >>An international, interdisciplinary conference on all aspects of the Disney >>phenomenon >> >>November 9-12, 2000 >>Ft. Lauderdale, Florida >> >>Presented by the Ph.D.in Comparative Studies Public Intellectuals Program >>and the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters at Florida Atlantic >>University. >> >>Conference announcement and call for papers. >> >>Deadline for abstracts or session proposals: March 15, 2000 >> >>Plenary Speakers: >>Jean Baudrillard, Winona LaDuke, Andrew Ross, and Janet Wasko >> >>Invited Speakers: >>Susan Fainstein, Richard Foglesong, Karen Klugman, Susan Willis, Sharon >>Zukin and others >> >>From small cartoon maker in the 1920s to today's multinational corporation, >>the Disney enterprise, its products and practices, have become increasingly >>significant around the world. In recent years scholars and other >>commentators have focused attention on Disney, drawing on a variety of >>disciplines and conceptual frameworks, including anthropology, art, >>architecture, business, ethnic studies, film and media studies, cultural >>studies, gender studies, geography, history, marketing, political science, >>popular culture, rhetoric, and urban planning. >> >>This conference seeks to bring a wide range of approaches to Disney studies >>into productive juxtaposition. At the same time, in line with its public >>intellectual focus, the conference seeks to facilitate dialogue not only >>among academic intellectuals but also between those intellectuals and >>diverse publics. Thus the program committee particularly encourages >>proposals for workshops, poster sessions and other innovative formats for >>public discussion and participation as well as accessible, non-technical >>scholarly papers. >> >>The conference will focus special attention on the public dimensions of the >>Disney phenomenon. Examples of public themes and issues include the >following: >>The Disney Corporation as Educator and Historian >>Representations of Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality >>Art and Architecture: Private Property, Public Environments >>Disney Marketing: Synergy and Control >>Disney around the World: Globalization, Culture, and Political Economy >>Living in Disney's Celebration: Utopia or Fantasy World? >>Theme Parks: Simulation, Rationalization, Consumption >>Making Worlds: From Cartoons to Theme Parks to City Planning >>The Walt Disney Company: Corporate, Labor, and Cultural Histories >> >>Submission Information: >>The deadline for proposing papers, panels, and other presentations is >>February 15, 2000. >> >>To submit a proposal for a paper, poster, or other individual presentation, >>please mail, fax, or e-mail the following information: >> >>· Presentation title >>· Your name, address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail address, and a short >>biographical note >>· Your proposed format: paper, poster, or other >>· Your technical requirements (audio-visual) >>· A description (300-400 words) of your presentation, including >> · Its objectives and content >> · Its target audience (academic, public, or both) >> · Your plans to involve participants (optional) >> >>The program committee also welcomes other presentation formats, such as >>panels organized by participants. To submit a proposal for a preconstituted >>panel, workshop, or other session, please send the following: >>· Session title, with a 50-100 word description >>· Your name, address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address >>· The name, address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of all >>presenters, as well as the chair and the respondent >>· Your technical requirements (audio-visual) >>· Presentation titles for all panel presenters, with 300-400 word >descriptions >> >>All proposals are refereed, and only those most appropriate for the >>conference will be selected. >> >>Please submit completed proposals, and direct general inquiries and >>requests for registration material to: >>Stefanie Gapinski, Conference Coordinator >>(561) 297-0035 >>FAX: (561) 297-2100 >>e-mail: [log in to unmask] >> >>Please direct program inquiries to: >>Mike Budd, Department of Communication >>Chair, Program Committee >>e-mail: [log in to unmask] >> >>The Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters >>Florida Atlantic University >>777 Glades Road >>P. O. Box 3091 >>Boca Raton, FL 33431 >> >>For additional and updated information about the conference, please visit >>our Website at: www.artsandletters.fau.edu/ConferenceOnDisney >> >> >> >> >> >>Stefanie Gapinski >>Coordinator of Public Functions >>Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters >>Florida Atlantic University >>777 Glades Road >>Boca Raton, FL 33431 >>phone: 561-297-0035 >>fax: 561-297-2100 >>e-mail: [log in to unmask] >> >>"What you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, >>and magic in it." Goethe >> >> >> > ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu