Please find below a Call for Papers for a forthcoming conference devoted to the work of Luis Buñuel that is due to take place in London (UK) in September 2000. To propose a paper, please send a 250-300 word proposal to <[log in to unmask]> before the 31 March 2000, or send/fax a hard copy to one of the 2 contact addresses below. For further information, please consult the conference website at <http://www.bunuel2000.freeuk.com>. Michael Witt Roehampton Institute London, UK _______________________________________________________ BUÑUEL: A CENTENARY CONFERENCE Organised by: QUEEN MARY AND WESTFIELD COLLEGE (University of London, UK) and ROEHAMPTON INSTITUTE LONDON (UK) With the support of: INSTITUTO CERVANTES, LONDON INSTITUTE OF ROMANCE STUDIES, LONDON NATIONAL FILM THEATRE, LONDON 14TH-16TH SEPTEMBER 2000 CALL FOR PAPERS Luis Buñuel, who died in 1983, was born with the century. This conference celebrates the achievements of one of the world's great film directors in the year of his centenary. To commemorate his work this event will bring together internationally renowned Buñuel scholars as well as collaborators on the films he directed or produced. The aims of the conference are to revisit the films in the light of recent critical and theoretical approaches, to explore the relations between Buñuel and his collaborators, and to reassess his place in the history of cinema. Plenary sessions will both draw on the experiences of those who worked with him on the films - stars/scriptwriters/other creative personnel - and focus on familiar and new directions for Buñuel scholarship. Additional sessions will cover a wide range of issues related to the whole range of Buñuel's work in Spain, France and Mexico. Among Buñuel's collaborators we hope to include sessions involving Jean-Claude Carrière, Angela Molina and Francisco Rabal, among others. Buñuel scholars invited to give papers include Michael Wood, Agustín Sánchez Vidal, Vicente Sánchez Biosca, Santos Zunzunegui, Marsha Kinder, Susan Martín Márquez, Jo Labanyi, Victor Fuentes, Joan Mellen, and others. Specific areas for discussion will include questions related to: surrealism and psychoanalysis, gender, the family, the Gothic, comedy, literary sources and links, stars, Buñuel's years in pre-Civil War Spain, the Mexican period, exile, Buñuel's legacy. Support has already been offered by the Instituto Cervantes, the Institute of Romance Studies, and the National Film Theatre in London, and is being sought from the Spanish, French and Mexican Governments, the Diputación General de Aragón, the Institución Fernando el Católico, L'Institut Francais, and the British Academy. This will be a major contribution towards the re-evaluation of one of the most inventive and most provocative figures in the history of world cinema. The conference will be conducted in English, Spanish, and French. FOR FURTHER DETAILS: visit the conference website http://www.bunuel2000.freeuk.com TO PARTICIPATE: Send an abstract (250-300 words) by 31 March 2000 to [log in to unmask] Alternatively, write or send a fax to either of the addresses below. FEE: Standard for whole conference (before March 31st 2000): £85 Standard for whole conference (afterMarch 31st 2000): £95 Student concession (before March 31st 2000): £40 Student concession (after March 31st 2000): £45 Standard per day (before March 31st 2000): £30 Standard per day (after March 31st 2000): £35 Student day concession (before or after March 31st 2000): £20 ORGANISING COMMITTEE: Patricia d'Allemand, Jorge Diaz- Cintas, Peter W. Evans, Richard Martin, Abigail Murray, Xelo Sanmateu, Isabel Santaolalla, Alistair Whyte, Michael Witt. Contact addresses: PETER W. EVANS Dept of Hispanic Studies & Italian QMW College, Univ. of London Mile End London E1 4NS Fax: +44 (0)20 8980 5400 ISABEL SANTAOLALLA Modern Languages Department Roehampton Institute London Roehampton Lane London SW15 5PH Fax: +44 (0)20 8392 3578 ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html