Biographical Film has been a constant since the beginnings of filmmaking.
This session seeks to address issues of biographical representation in film,
whether in papers which engage with single films or ones which undertake to
theorize filmed lives as a genre. Other organized sessions on this topic
have resulted in discussions of racism in biographical film, representations
of genius, and notions of memory, along with political lives (Michael
Collins, Geronimo, and Daniel Boone), and arts lives (Marquis de Sade, Alma
Mahler-Werfel, Glenn Gould, among others). There is a rich and varied body
of material from which to draw: lives in politics, sports, performance,
literature. The 2001 Academy Awards saw three of five best actor nominations
go to actors cast in biographical roles (Ed Harris, Geoffrey Rush, and
Javier Bardem) and this year's pool has some likely prospects emerging: A
Beautiful Mind, Iris, and Ali. This special session is pre-approved for
inclusion at RMMLA 2002 in Scottsdale, 10-12 October. Please paste proposals
into the body of an e-mail message by 1 March to A. Mary Murphy at
amary.murphy@rdc.ab.ca.
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