CFP: THE HISPANIC WEST IN FILM AND TV (8/15; 11/7-10/2002) Film & History Conference on the American Wests in Film, TV, and History Kansas City Marriott, Kansas City, MO November 7-10, 2002 http://www.filmandhistory.org/ Please join the Film & History Journal for its annual conference in Kansas City and consider giving a paper in the area of the "Hispanic West." Latin American and Latino peoples have played a central role in the history of the US West. Hollywood's portrayals of the Hispanic West, however, have often relegated Latino characters to secondary and stereotypical roles. The conference solicits a broad range of papers related to the cinematic images of Latinos both in the US West as well as in Hollywood "westerns" set in Latin America. Prospective panels include, but are not limited to, the following: -- Overviews of Hollywood's Latin Images -- Latino History According to Hollywood -- Film and TV Series: Zorro, Cisco Kid, etc. -- Contemporary Chicano Images: American Me, Mi Familia, Salena, etc. -- Hispanics in Hollywood Westerns: Stagecoach (1939), The Wild Bunch (1969), etc. -- Westerns South of the Border: Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Bonnie and Clyde (1967) -- Border Films: Touch of Evil (1958), Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982), Lone Star (1996) -- Immigration Films: El Norte (1983), Born in East LA (1987) -- Steinbeck's Latinos: Tortilla Flat (1942), The Pearl (1947), Viva Zapata! (1952) -- A Medal for Benny (1945) -- Salt of the Earth (1953) -- Trial (1955) -- Giant (1956) -- The Alamo (1960) The 2002 meeting of the Film & History Society will be at the Kansas City Margot, Country Club Plaza, next door to the Kansas City Arts Institute. Special events are planned for the meeting. For details about the meeting, the site, and travel, as well as information on other conference areas and topics, see the web site at: http://www.filmandhistory.org The Deadline for proposals is 15 August 2002. Please send or e-mail a 150-200 word paper proposal and a brief biographical note with contact information to the area chair by AUGUST 15: Brian O'Neil Department of History--Box 5047 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5047 tel. 601-266-6494 fax 601-266-4334 [log in to unmask] ************ Brian O'Neil [log in to unmask] ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu