The deadline for proposals to Area Chairs for this conference in November has now passed. We may still have places on various panels among the 30 different areas of the meeting. (Full info on the Areas is on our web site: www.filmandhistory.org) Special presentations by The historical advisors to FRONTIER HOUSE John Cawelti, author of THE SIX-GUN MYSTIQUE Jack Nachbar, editor of FOCUS ON THE WESTERN Celebrities are: John O'Connor and Martin Jackson, Founders of Film & History Jim Welsh and John Tibbetts, Editors of the Literature/Film Quarterly Susan Rollins, President, Ridgemont Resources Check out the web site and/or contact Peter Rollins now while there is a bit of time left... Pedro de Tulsa Peter C. Rollins Editor-in-Chief _Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and TV Studies_ (Web site: www.filmandhistory.org) RR 3 Box 80 Cleveland, OK 74020 (918)243-7637 and fax 5995 [log in to unmask] Comments: Individual subscription information on the web site as well as information and FAQ's about the CD-ROMs. There are also discussion items and essays on Saving Private Ryan, Amistad, CNN's Cold War, and a host of other topics. The Table of Contents for the last thirty years is there as well. The last two issues deal with The Holocaust in Film. Next conference is in November, 2002 on The American West(s) in Film, Television, and History at the Kansas City Marriott, Country Club Plaza--just a few blocks from the Nelson Art Gallery, a major institution and just next door to the Kansas City Arts Institute. We are looking for energetic people to serve as Area Chairs and will put a list of existing and available Area Chair topics on the web site this summer. www.filmandhistory.org Deadline for proposals is 15 September, 2002. Early proposals always get the most compatible panels, so do not wait until the 11th hour! The Luncheon is included in the registration fee: speakers include Ray B. Browne, John Cawelti, and Jack Nachbar with special focus on the impact of Cawelti's pioneering book, _The Six-Gun Mystique_ (1971). Participating authors who have books they wish to have included in the display in Kansas City should contact their publisher and make that request. The publisher should contact Debby Pitts at The Scholar's Choice: 585-262-2048 x108 / [log in to unmask] Some years back, we produced a wonderful issue on the The American Frontier in Film and TV and we are going back to the well. (See Film & History 26.1-4 [1996]: passim.) ---- 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]