--CALL FOR PAPERS-- Re-viewing REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE I am seeking papers that take a fresh look at Nicholas Ray's 1955 film. Possible topics include re-evaluation of the film and: --Hollywood melodrama --Ray's oeuvre --Star discourse of James Dean (as well as that of Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, and Dennis Hopper) --Teen market and youth culture --Cold War concerns about families, suburbs, and juvenile delinquency --Depictions and reception of violence --The context of the shifting institutional and social status of Hollywood in the mid-1950s --Its status as both canonical and popular text For those planning to attend the Society for Cinema Studies annual conference in Washington, D.C. next May 24-27, I am assembling a panel at which papers about the film could be presented. As well, proposals for 20-25pp papers will also be considered for publication in a handbook being prepared on the film. Send 250-300 word proposals by September 15 to: David Slocum at [log in to unmask], or by fax to 212.995.4557; inquiries are also welcome by phone at 212.998.3970. **************************************************************************** **************************************** J. David Slocum T: 212.998.3970 Assistant Dean F: 212.995.4557 Office of Student Affairs and [log in to unmask] Academic Services Graduate School of Arts and Science New York University Cooper Station, Box 907 New York, NY 10276-0907 **************************************************************************** ***************************************** ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html