Call for Proposals Looking for papers to complete panel for Society for Cinema Studies Conference in Chicago: The Politics of Parody Parody, satire, and spoof are a common yet underexamined facet of a range of media, genres, and historical contexts. This panel will explore how media parody operates and question the political ramifications of parodic texts and practices. Papers might address a variety of historical or contemporary topics, such as genre parody, copyright issues, parody and social critique, pastiche and bricolage, modernist vs. postmodernist parody, parody and medium specificity, parody and identity politics, and parody reception. Please submit a 300 to 400 word abstract, brief bio, and brief bibliography as soon as possible and no later than September 15, 1999. Send submissions and inquiries to Michael Kackman ([log in to unmask]) or Jason Mittell ([log in to unmask]). ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite