Updated Call for Area Chairs Representing Love in Film and Television 2010 Film & History Conference November 11-14, 2010 Hyatt Regency Hotel Milwaukee, WI www.uwosh.edu/filmandhistory The 2010 Film & History conference will look at how love-as psychology, as dramatic principle, as historical agent, as cultural stage, as ethical standard-has been represented in film and television. How has the depiction of love defined a society or a period? Which people-or institutions or ideas or animals-have been promoted as subjects (or objects) of love, and which ones have not? In what ways do we love or not love because of film and television? How has the screen represented the love of country, the love of one's neighbor, the love of God, or the love of family? How has it represented the repudiation or reformulation of love, and what are the historical ramifications? While many topic areas are already actively receiving paper and panel proposals, the Center for the Study of Film and History invites additional proposals from prospective chairpersons of topic areas (under which multiple panels will be organized). Many opportunities stil exist across genres, time periods, and theoretical orientations. Chairs are encouraged either to propose their own areas or to propose versions of the areas suggested below. (Each area should be related directly to film and/or television.) Across the Tracks: Love and Class Addictions, Compulsions, Obsessions Affairs of Race Animals of the Wild Beasts of Burden...and Breakfasts Broadway Motifs in Cinema Cartoons and Pornography Censorship and the Code Citizen Love: Flag Wavers, Flag Burners Classic and Classical: The Romance Genre Cowboy and Cowgirl Love Families and Society Flings and Fantasies Freudian Readings and Approaches Hetero, Homo, Sapiens: Theories of Sexuality Laboratory Love: Documentary-Style Treatments Love American Style Love and Community Love and Violence Love Gone Awry Mon Amour: French Kisses and French Misses Office Romance Pets and Companion Animals Reality-TV Love: Bachelors and Bachelorettes Romantic Comedies on Television Romantic Dramas on Television Separation, Divorce, Reconciliation Sex and Morality Soul and Self: Love and Identity Stereotypes: Old, Young, and Mid-Life Crises Suicidal Lovers Teachers and Students Team Ethos: Buddy Films and Chick Flicks The First Romantics: Italy on Screen The Secret Agent: James Bond...or the Women The Weight of History: Body Image and Love Uniform Love: Military and Romance Women and Children First: Gender and Ethics These topics are suggested as an inspiration for thought, but CFP proposals for any area should articulate a clear theme and historical context. Send your proposals (200-400 words) to the Area Chair Manager, Cynthia Miller ([log in to unmask]), by November 1, 2009 for early consideration. Proposals will continue to be accepted, but early entries will receive priority. ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu