From: Kathy Fuller-Seeley ([log in to unmask]) Progressive Era Cinema: Thanhouser, Other Studios and Creation of the Classical Cinema Call for Papers Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference 2005 London, March 31-April 3, 2005 This panel will focus on aspects of American film from 1909 to 1917, with the aim of broadening the discussion past the same-old Griffith papers, to the rich materials surrounding other studios and film makers; we are especially interested in the Thanhouser Studios of New Rochelle, NY. How did filmmakers such as Ince, Thanhouser, Lubin, Vitagraph, Paramount, Metro, Thomas Ince, Universal, etc., build the film industry, experiment with acting styles, narrative form, technology, camera work, and film themes? Our purposes are also pedagogical – how can new archival materials, such as the Thanhouser CD-Rom history and DVD collections, provide new opportunities for students and scholars (in the classroom and in research) to explore this important (but under-explored) era of cinema? Ned Thanhouser, head of Thanhouser Film Co. Film Preservation, Inc., and grandson of the studio founder, plans to participate. We welcome a wide variety of topics, sources and presentation formats. Please send enquiries or proposals (300-400 word abstract, short bibliography and short bio) by August 15, 2004 to: [log in to unmask] For appropriate conference forms and further information see the SCMS website: http://www.cmstudies.org Kathy Fuller-Seeley, Communication Department, Georgia State University Summer address: 4106 Sunset Ave.., Chester VA 23831 Phone 804-706-6295 ---- 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]