The following conference is an academic event and is not in any way
sponsored or approved by the Walt Disney Company.
*** THE DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS AND SESSION PROPOSALS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO:
MARCH 15, 2000
*** JEAN BAUDRILLARD WILL BE A PLENARY SPEAKER.
Rethinking Disney: Private Control and Public Dimensions
An international, interdisciplinary conference on all aspects of the Disney
phenomenon
November 9-12, 2000
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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.
Conference announcement and call for papers.
Deadline for abstracts or session proposals: March 15, 2000
Plenary Speakers:
Jean Baudrillard, Winona LaDuke, Andrew Ross, and Janet Wasko
Invited Speakers:
Susan Fainstein, Richard Foglesong, 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: gapinski@fau.edu
Please direct program inquiries to:
Mike Budd, Department of Communication
Chair, Program Committee
e-mail: mbudd@fau.edu
The Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
P. O. Box 3091
Boca Raton, FL 33431
For additional and updated information about the conference, please visit
our Website at: www.artsandletters.fau.edu/ConferenceOnDisney
Stefanie Gapinski
Coordinator of Public Functions
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
phone: 561-297-0035
fax: 561-297-2100
e-mail: gapinski@fau.edu
"What you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power,
and magic in it." Goethe
Stefanie Gapinski
Coordinator of Public Functions
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
phone: 561-297-0035
fax: 561-297-2100
e-mail: gapinski@fau.edu
"What you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power,
and magic in it." Goethe
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