Conference Announcement and Call for Papers The following conference is an academic event and is not in any way sponsored or approved by the Walt Disney Company. Rethinking Disney: Private Control and Public Dimensions An international, interdisciplinary conference on all aspects of the Disney phenomenon Presented by the Ph.D. in Comparative Studies Public Intellectuals Program and the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters at Florida Atlantic University. November 9-12, 2000 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Plenary Speakers: Winona LaDuke, Andrew Ross, and Janet Wasko Invited Speakers: Susan Fainstein, Richard Fogelsong, Karen Klugman, Susan Willis, Sharon Zukin and others From small cartoon maker in the 1920s to today's multinational corporation, the Disney enterprise, its products and practices, have become increasingly significant around the world. In recent years scholars and other commentators have focused attention on Disney, drawing on a variety of disciplines and conceptual frameworks, including anthropology, art, architecture, business, ethnic studies, film and media studies, cultural studies, gender studies, geography, history, marketing, political science, popular culture, rhetoric, and urban planning. This conference seeks to bring a wide range of approaches to Disney studies into productive juxtaposition. At the same time, in line with its public intellectual focus, the conference seeks to facilitate dialogue not only among academic intellectuals but also between those intellectuals and diverse publics. Thus the program committee particularly encourages proposals for workshops, poster sessions and other innovative formats for public discussion and participation as well as accessible, non-technical scholarly papers. The conference will focus special attention on the public dimensions of the Disney phenomenon. Examples of public themes and issues include the following: The Disney Corporation as Educator and Historian Representations of Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality Art and Architecture: Private Property, Public Environments Disney Marketing: Synergy and Control Disney around the World: Globalization, Culture, and Political Economy Living in Disney's Celebration: Utopia or Fantasy World? Theme Parks: Simulation, Rationalization, Consumption Making Worlds: From Cartoons to Theme Parks to City Planning The Walt Disney Company: Corporate, Labor, and Cultural Histories Submission Information: The deadline for proposing papers, panels, and other presentations is February 15, 2000. To submit a proposal for a paper, poster, or other individual presentation, please mail, fax, or e-mail the following information: · Presentation title · Your name, address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail address, and a short biographical note · Your proposed format: paper, poster, or other · Your technical requirements (audio-visual) · A description (300-400 words) of your presentation, including · Its objectives and content · Its target audience (academic, public, or both) · Your plans to involve participants (optional) The program committee also welcomes other presentation formats, such as panels organized by participants. To submit a proposal for a preconstituted panel, workshop, or other session, please send the following: · Session title, with a 50-100 word description · Your name, address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address · The name, address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of all presenters, as well as the chair and the respondent · Your technical requirements (audio-visual) · Presentation titles for all panel presenters, with 300-400 word descriptions All proposals are refereed, and only those most appropriate for the conference will be selected. Please submit completed proposals, and direct general inquiries and requests for registration material to: Stefanie Gapinski, Conference Coordinator (561) 297-0035 FAX: (561) 297-2100 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Please direct program inquiries to: Mike Budd, Department of Communication Chair, Program Committee e-mail: [log in to unmask] The Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Florida Atlantic University 777 Glades Road P. O. Box 3091 Boca Raton, FL 33431 ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu