Masculinities in the West Film & HistoryConference on the American Wests in Film, TV, and History Kansas City Marriott, KansasCity, MO November 7-10, 2002 www.filmandhistory.org Please consider submittingan abstract on Masculinities in the West for presentation at the Film & History Conference in November 2002 (KansasCity). Some possible avenues of exploration: --WesternMasculinity in historical context: pre-war vs. post-war masculinity, the influence ofVietnam on the Western, etc. --Race and masculinity in the Western --The conflicts within and between masculine types in Western film and television --Boys and Men --Re-definitionsof masculinity in late 20th century Western film, television, and criticism --The Cowboy --Masculinity inthe work of specific directors (e. g. Ford, Mann, Boetticher, Peckinpah) --The cults of masculinity associated with certain Western actors: John Wayne, Gary Cooper,etc. --"Bully manhood" and othermasculine ideals --Recent criticism on masculinity in the Western The 2002 meeting of the Film & History Society will be at the Kansas City Marriott, 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, see the web site at www.filmandhistory.org. The deadline for proposals is August 15,2002. Please send or e-mail a 150-200 word paper proposal and a brief biographical note by AUGUST 15 to: Wendy Chapman Peek English Department Stonehill College 320 Washington St. Easton, MA 02357 Phone: (508) 565-1706 Fax: (508) 565-1565 E-mail: [log in to unmask] ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html