Call for Papers “Music, Motifs, and Mythmaking” 2012 Film & History Conference: Film and Myth September 26-30, 2012 Hyatt Regency, Milwaukee Hyatt Regency Milwaukee www.uwosh.edu/filmandhistory Deadline: June 1, 2012 AREA: Music, Motifs, and Mythmaking Would Star Wars be as effective without its iconic score by John Williams? Would the sentiment “hey kids, let’s put on a show!” be embedded in American culture if Judy Garland did not then sing her heart out? Would the tragic love story in Titanic pack such an emotional punch without Celine Dion? Three mythic themes — a hero’s journey, youth’s triumph, and eternal love — that all have music at their core. “Music, Motifs, and Mythmaking,” an area comprising multiple panels, seeks papers and panels from a wide range of orientations, exploring how music and musicals add to our understanding of myths and enhance the process of mythmaking in film and television. Papers that explore the relationship between music and myth in cinematic traditions and industries beyond the United States are especially welcome. Papers might address (but are not limited to) the following: * the function of film scores and/or specific musical motifs in creating, structuring or perpetuating mythic narratives * the circulation, and/or creation, of mythic songs in film * films adapted from mythic ballads * the ways in which film musicals—or their television descendants, Glee and American Idol— operate under and help to create understandings of “Hollywood”, “Broadway”, or “the United States” * the ways in which music videos create particular kinds of new heroes and/or engage in mythmaking Proposals for complete panels (three related presentations) are also welcome, but they must include an abstract and contact information, including an e-mail address, for each presenter. Please send your 200-word proposal by June 1, 2012: Kathryn Edney, Area Chair, 2012 Film & History Conference “Music, Motifs, and Mythmaking” Dept. of History Regis College Weston, MA 02493 Email: [log in to unmask] (email submissions preferred) ---- 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]