^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ PICTURES OF A GENERATION ON HOLD: Youth in Film and Television in the 1990s A Conference sponsored by Department of Sociology Ryerson Polytechnic University May 18-19, 1996 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The Department of Sociology at Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, invites participation in a two-day conference on the representation of youth in film and television in the 1990s. The conference will be in Toronto, Saturday and Sunday May 18-19, 1996. Proposals for papers or preconstituted panels may be submitted on any theme involving filmic or television imagery and its relation to contemporary youth. The conference is divided into 3 thematic areas: A. THEY BECAME WHAT THEY BEHELD: RACE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND FAMILY VALUES This area will include presentations devoted to themes such as (but not limited by): depiction of race or sexual identity in film or television; gender-bending and the new gender politics; depiction and role of family; the work of filmmakers such as Tarantino, Lee, Besson, MacDonald, Hartley and others; sexual relations and gender identity in sitcom tv. B. REBELS WITHOUT APPLAUSE: YOUNG OUTLAWS AND THE SOCIAL ORDER This area will include presentations devoted to themes such as (but not limited by): crime, rebellion, and the law; extremities of violence or degradation in media representation, and associated effects; youthful police; traditionalism and the re-birth of the 1950s; social control in film and television; voyeurism in media production. C. FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCES: MEDIA AND THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CULTURE This area will include presentations devoted to themes such as (but not limited by): national or regional identities and global imagery; imagery from the developing world; Canadian film and television in the shadow of Hollywood. ***** Within each of these 3 areas we will accept proposals for (a0 individual papers, and (b) pre-constituted panels involving a moderator and up to 4 papers. All submissions should include the following for each individual involved: (1) a 50-word abstract; (2) a statement of intent, not to exceed 300 words; (3) a brief biographical statement; and (4) a precisely worded title of the paper to be presented. Queries of any kind, and submissions of paper and panel proposals, may be made either by REGULAR MAIL to: Murray Pomerance OR John Sakeris, Department of Sociology, Ryerson Polytechnic University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto Ontario M5B 2K3; or alternatly by EMAIL to either: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] DEADLINE FOR RECEPTION OF ALL PROPOSALS: December 15, 1995. *************************************************************************** ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]