THE WORKING LIFE CALL FOR PAPERS Seventh Annual Northeast Historic Film Summer Film Symposium Thursday, July 20 - Saturday, July 22, 2006 Working life and moving images are at the heart of Northeast Historic Film (NHF). In 1985, NHF co-founders David Weiss and Karan Sheldon restored Alfred Ames' 1930 amateur film From Stump to Ship for the University of Maine. Ames, president of a lumber company, had documented the twilight of the long lumber industry in the state. Weiss and Sheldon brought Ames' 16mm film back to life for audiences throughout New England. In 1986, they founded Northeast Historic Film and began collecting a wide range of amateur, documentary, personal and industrial films that captured images of work and everyday life of people in New England. Today, NHF houses over six million feet of film and holds an international reputation as a regional archive at the forefront of collecting, preserving and studying moving image heritage. To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of NHF and the legacy of From Stump to Ship, the theme of the Seventh Annual Summer Film Symposium is "The Working Life." We invite papers and presentations that explore the working life as a subject of amateur and non-commercial film. We are interested in moving images that offer us a new historical, cultural, and critical understanding of work since the late 19th century. By examining moving images of the working life made by amateurs and for noncommercial purposes the aim of this symposium is to consider the details, diversity and perspectives on work that often escape recognition in mainstream media representations. Potential paper topics might include, but are not limited to subjects such as: Blue collars, white collars; Factory life; Labor history; Leisure as work; Work as leisure; Time and motion studies; Sweatshops; Unions; Value of work; Industrial Ruins; Fairs and exhibitions; Migrant Work; Farming; Consumption; Trade shows; Techniques and skills; Mechanization; Labor at sea; Riots; WPA film projects; Production lines; Protests; Uprisings; Fraternal Organizations; Hierarchy and difference The NHF Summer Film Symposium is a multi-disciplinary gathering devoted to the history, theory, and preservation of moving images. The Symposium is noted for bringing together archivists, scholars, and artists in an intimate setting. NHF is located in Bucksport, a town of 5,000 on the coast of Maine (for more info on NHF, please visit: http://www.oldfilm.org). Presenters have a full hour in which to deliver their paper and engage in discussion with their colleagues. Typically, presentations are 30 minutes, including moving images, and followed by 30 minutes of discussion. The symposium is open to archivists, artists and scholars from all disciplines. NHF houses a 125-seat cinema with 35mm, 16mm, videotape, and DVD projection, and we are looking for presentations that include interesting moving images. Please send 250-500 word abstracts outlining your paper ideas to the symposium organizers at the address below. We prefer e-mail submissions, but will accept any format. We are happy to discuss your presentation ideas with you in advance of a formal submission. The Symposium Program Committee will begin reviewing proposals on February 15, 2006. Please send proposals and inquiries to: Mark Neumann, Associate Professor [log in to unmask] Janna Jones, Associate Professor [log in to unmask] Department of Communication, CIS 1040 University of South Florida Tampa, FL 33620-7800 USA ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu