CFP: JOHN FORD'S _THE SEARCHERS_ At the SW Regional PCA/ACA meeting in Albuquerque, March 7-10, 2001. Area title: __The Searchers__ as Cultural Lens This panel takes a multidisciplinary look at the John Ford/John Wayne movie __The Searchers__, looking generally at the question, "How has/does this film filter American culture?" Taking as a basic assumption that a culture's stories both reflect and inflect the culture, questions that might be addressed by this panel include (among MANY others): What has __The Searchers__ done with/to American culture? How does the film fit in? Does it fit in? How does the film demonstrate/obscure/develop/inhibit the "American character"? Does the film solidify, destabilize or ????? race and gender bias? What is the function of esthetics in the cultural work of this film? Deadline for receipt of submissions is January 10, 2001. Email submissions will be accepted. Please send a 1-page proposal and 1-paragraph bio to: Denise MacNeil Dept. of Liberal Studies - ANWC University of Redlands Redlands, CA 92373-0999 email: [log in to unmask] phone: (909)793-2121, ext. 4157 fax: (909)335-5125 For information about the SWPCA meeting, check the web site where all your questions will be answered--we hope: www.h-net2.msu.edu/~swpca ---- 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]