>Call for Papers and Sessions >THE DOCUMENTARY TRADITION >November 8-12, 2006 >www.filmandhistory.org > >Area CFP: Ken Burns > >For more than two decades, Ken Burns has increasingly drawn the >documentary into the limelight of American popular culture. In an era >noted for the de-massification of the media, Burns’ documentaries have had >a mass appeal that has spanned age, education, and socio-economic >status. Documentaries such as JAZZ, Baseball, Lewis and Clark: The >Journey of the Corps of Discovery, and Horatio’s Drive have given the >genre a facelift – and brought a new spark of popularity to the Public >Broadcasting stations that brought them into viewers’ homes. As Burns >tutors Americans in Americana, we are called to analyze his impact on the >genre, to examine his role in the creation and maintenance of cultural >identity, and to explore his historical perspective. This call for papers >seeks submissions of work from a wide range of orientations, exploring >interpretations and impacts of Burns’ documentaries, from his early, >Brooklyn Bridge (1981) through Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall >of Jack Johnson (2004). > >Possible topics for consideration include, but are not limited to: > >· * An in-depth critical analysis of a single Burns documentary, >examining its contribution and representation of > American history. >· * The use of Burns’ films in the classroom >· * “The Burns Effect” >· * Burns’ role in the rise of the epic documentary >· * Burns’ historical perspective on the Civil War >· * Consuming Ken Burns >· * Nostalgia in Burns’ documentaries >· * The book, the video, the CD – synergy and the Burns documentary >· * Burns and American Biography > >The Film & History League will be holding its biannual conference on "The >Documentary Tradition" during November 8-12, 2006, near Dallas, TX. Full >details on the location, featured speakers, registration procedures, and >additional area topics can be found on the web site at >www.filmandhistory.org. Proposals for either individual papers or complete >panels (3-4 papers) are welcomed, and submissions may be made in either >electronic (no attachments, please) or hard copy format. Please send >panel proposals and/or 300-word paper abstracts no later than July 30, >2006, to: > >Chair for Ken Burns Area > >Prof. Cynthia Miller >Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies >Emerson College >120 Boylston St., Rm. 515 >Boston, MA 02116 > >email: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html