The Society for Cinema Studies invites proposals for the 1997 conference on the special topic of Cinema(s) in Canada. The heterogeneous, even fragmented, nature of Canadian cinema--with its strong national traditions in animation, documentary, and experimental film and post-1960s feature film and TV production--poses a specially relevant challenge to film scholars. Emanating from multiple institutional sites--as varied as national or provincial governments, private sector businesses, or regional, indepndent and aboriginal practices--this work has been continually inflected by the bilingual and multicultural nature of Canadian society, with manifest effects at the level of theatrical exhibition/distribution, festivals, critical literatures, and broadcas, cable and newer technologies. The cinema in Canada has contours that are never simply national, as it must also include the experience of film and visual cultures from outside Canada's national borders, notably those of the U.S. and France, to cite only the most obvious examples. </p> The special topic Cinema(s) in Canada calls for a frame of reference which includes, but is much broader than, Canadian cinema itself. Panels and papers are invited which speak to the variety of narrative, generic, stylistic, linguistic, and cultural pactices that have informed the past and present of the production and circulation of the cinema, television, and video in Canada. Further Information: Available on SCS's Web page on SCREENsite http://www.sa.ua.edu/tcf/teach/assoc/scs/index.htm The Chair of the 1997 Conference Program Committee is David Desser Unit for Cinema Studies University of Illinois 2111 FLB/707 S. Mathews Urbana, IL 6l4801 USA Office phone: 217/244-2705 Office fax: 217/244-2223 (for inquiries only; no proposals will be accepted via fax) E-Mail: [log in to unmask] ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]