26-30 July 1997 Salisbury State University, Salisbury, Maryland. 31 July 1997 National Archives and the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Deadline Final Call for Papers: 15v April 1997. IAMHist is an international group of scholars, film directors, and television producers established to further the use of audiovisual media for teaching and research in history and devoted to promoting the international exchange of information and the development of international projects within its field of interest. A major goal is to improve the preservation of audiovidual meterials as documents and to improve the access to archive institutions and collections housing audovisual materials. Past conferences have been held in the United States, the Soviet Union, Austria, Denmark, Germany, The Nethelands, Italy, and United Kingdom. IAMHist sponsors publication of The Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television(quarterly) and a Newsletter. IAMHist Planning Committee President David Ellwood (University of Bologna); past presidents Pierre Sorlin (Universite Paris III, Sorbonne), Piet van Wijk (Stiching Film en Wetenschap, Amsterdam), David Culbert (Louisianna State University, and editor, The Historical Jounal of Film, Radio and Television), Daniel Leab (Seton Hall University and IAMHist Treasurer), Jim Welth (Salisbury State University and editor, Literature/Film Quarterly), and Peter Lev (Towson State University and past president, Liteature/Film Assocication). IAMHist Membership Costs Individual rate: L 21(U.K)/$ 39.95(U.S.) Institutional rete : L 52(U.K)/ $97.50(U.S) Payable to : Dan Leab, IAMHist Box 1236 Washington, CT 06793 USA Fax 203-868-0080 Conference Topics I. Film and Television Representations of the Cold War II. History on Film and Television III. Film and Biograghy Submit abstracts(five copies, regular mail) by 15 April 1997 to: Jim Welsh, Lit/Film Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD 21801 Fax : 410-543-6068 e-mail : [log in to unmask] Registration Costs. Pre-Registration: $95 (by 2 June 1997) Late Registration: $ 125 (after 2 June 1997) Graduate Students:$60 (late registration $75) Some Penary Presentations Garth Jowett(University of Houston), "Better Dead than Red!"(A 50-minute slide lecture demonstrating U.S. anti-Communist sentiments, 1947-1970) Thomas Doherty (Brandeis University), "The Army-McCarthy Hearings on Television" Cooper Graham (Library of Cogress), " The Hoaxters (1952): MGM's Definitive Statement on Communism" Nicholas Cull (University of Birmingham, U.K.), "Bruce Herschenson's Propaganda Documentary: John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightening , Day of Drums" Rainer Rother (German Historical Museum, Berlin), "The Representation of Eisenhuttenstadt and Wolfsburg in Film and Television in the GDR and FRG" Wesley K. Wark (University of Toronto), " Igor Gouzenko and Narratives of Early Cold War Espionage" Chris Vos (Erasmus University, Rotterdam), "Sheltering for the Big Bomb: Dutch Civil Guard Film Propaganda" Tom Leich (University of Delaware), "It's the Cold War Stupid: A Natural History of Hitchcock's Political Films" Peter C. Rollins (Oklahoma State University and Editor, Film &History), "the Cold War and Communism: Updating the Historiography" Pierre Sorlin(Universite de la Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris III), "The Cold War: The Last War Projected on the Silver Screen." To get more details.... Contact: Jim Welsh fax 410-543-6068 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]