**** apologies for cross-postings **** THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY ON FILM: A NATIONAL CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 10-12, 2000 Westlake Hyatt Hotel, Simi Valley, California (A 45-min. drive north of LAX Airport) Sponsors: The Film and History League and Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies Visit the nearby Ronald Reagan Presidential Library with VIP access. Benefits of participation: Panel presentations on topics below. Banquet with a prominent guest speaker. Films from Presidential Libraries. Gift shop of "Presidential" items. Major publisher will print selected papers. Proposals invited on the following film and tv-related topics: * Actual Presidents, 1789-present. * Imaginary Presidents and first families. * First ladies and Second ladies. * The Imperial Presidency. * The White House as mise en scene. * Documentary studies of the Presidency. * Satires of the Presidency. * TV and the Presidency: shaping the public mind. * International perspectives on the Presidency. * White House staffers. * Other topics invited. Submissions: Use our online submission form at the Film & History Web site: http://h-net.msu.edu/~filmhis Costs: Pre-registration: $150. Registration at conference: $200. (pre-register by 1 June.) Fees include registration, banquet, one year of Film & History. Conference site: Hyatt Westlake Plaza, Westlake Village, CA 91361 805.557.1234 and fax 805.379.9392. Conference rate: $109 for single/double occupancy per night. This conference is sponsored by the Film and History League in conjunction with Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Copious information about both are at the web site. Visit the web site and then pose us questions: http://h-net.msu.edu/~filmhis A credit option is available at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Point of contact: Peter C. Rollins, Film and History League, RR 3, Box 80 Cleveland, OK 74020 (918)243.7637 and fax 5995 or send queries to [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]