Just thought I'd pass along the call for papers for the upcoming conference on feminism and media, to be held in April in Tucson. I'll quote from the mailing I received: CALL FOR PAPERS Console-ing Passions: Television, Video and Feminism 3rd Annual Conference Console-ing Passions welcomes proposals for papers, panels and workshops on television, video and feminism. Proposals should foreground questions of sexual and other cultural differences including feminist perspectives on: -independent video and video art -global issues/geopolitics -cultural and political history -children's media -race, gender, sexuality, class -nonfiction -cable -interactive video/new technology -guerrila tv -audience -women and technology -media education/pedagogy -policy, regulation and censorship -regional and local voices Mail or fax 500-word proposals for papers, panels and workshops to: Mary Beth Haralovitch Dept of Media Arts 265 Modern Languages Bldg The Univ. of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 phone: 602-621-7352 fax: 602-621-9662 Proposals must be received by October 15, 1993. Provide a separate proposal for each paper on the panel or workshop. Do not submit papers also delivered at SCS, SCA or Screen Studies. Console-ing Passion requests first consideration to publish papers accepted for the conference. If you do not submit a proposal but wish to receive conference information, please contact the above address. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [log in to unmask] University of Wisconsin, Madison (608) 256-1824