Dear Colleagues: Please re-list this call for papers. The deadline has been extended. CALL FOR PAPERS THE AMERICAN WEST IN FILM & TELEVISION THE GREAT PLAINS STATES Kansas City, Missouri, November 7-10, 2002 at KC Marriott, adjacent the Country Club Plaza Deadline: September 15, 2002 The film & History Conference on "The West in Film and TV" seeks papers and panels on topics related to the plains states. We plan to create a number of outstanding panels. Consider the following possible topic areas: SOME POSSIBLE TOPICS Hopalong Cassidy TV shows, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Annie Oakley, Lone Ranger, Wild Bill Hickak, Adventures of Kit Carson, the Cisco Kid, Gunsmoke, Wyatt Earp, My Darling Clementine (1946), Shane (1953), High Noon (1952), Death Valley Days (1955), Cheyenne (1955), Gunfight at OK Corral (1957), Last Train from Gun Hill (1958), The Man who shot Liberty Valance (1962), Cat Ballou (1965), Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid (1969), Have Gun Will Travel, Bonanza, The Big Valley, The High Chaparral, The Rifleman, The Virginian, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Dances with Wolves (1990), Wild Wild West, Little House on the Prairie, Pony Express, Wagon Train, Buffalo Bill, Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Will Rogers, John Wayne, John Brown, and many more. The above topics are suggestions. Papers can focus on directors, actors, geographic places, the Plains Indians, comparative studies of classic novels and films, myth in film, symbols, and critical studies. Deadline: September 15, 2002 HOW TO SUBMIT: Submit Individual proposals with a title and abstract of 50 words. Submit panels identifying each participant, titles, names of panelists, addresses, e-mail addresses, and a brief overview abstract of the panel to: Frank Chorba Washburn University Mass Media Department Topeka, KS 66621 785-231-1010 x1805 [log in to unmask] MORE INFORMATION AND OTHER TOPIC AREAS (www.filmandhistory.org) The conference will be held in Kansas City from November 7-10, 2002 at the Kansas City Marriott several blocks from the beautiful Country Club Plaza area and near the Nelson Art Galley and Westport clubs and galleries. For more information including other topic areas, contact the website: (www.filmandhistory.org). Other topics for the conference and information regarding the event are available on the Film & History web site. PLEASE POST ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu