WAR IN FILM, TELEVISION, AND HISTORY: A Conference
The Film and History League, along with the Literature/Film Association,=20
announces a conference on "War in Film, Television, and History" for Novembe=
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11-14, 2004. Papers, panels are requested with a deadline of 30 July for=20
abstracts and registrations. =20
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Relevant conference topics include:
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How wars have been presented in film and television? (No=20
geographical, chronological, or national restrictions.) Topics such as the=20=
spectrum of=20
American wars from the Revolution to Operation Iraqi Freedom; also relevant=20
are European and Asian wars. Television coverage is always pertinent, especi=
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since 1960. Consider:
1. Films made in anticipation of the struggles to attract/repel large=20
audiences;
2. Films made during the struggles to justify/critique the conflict=20
underway;
3. Films made after the war to reflect on its meaning with the distance=20
of time.=20
Propaganda, feature, actuality productions are all relevant as are themes=20
which transcend time periods:
1. Peace advocates and movements;
2. The involvement of news and video in perception of the conflict;
3. Roles of men and women in war films or in homefront films;
4. The arms races and "the military industrial complex";
5. Genre analysis.
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We seek Area Chairs to lead special areas of study and to involve=20
enthusiastic participants.
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Featured Speaker is Adrian Cronauer.
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Adrian Cronauer is the colorful radio personality (now a lawyer and=20
humanitarian activist) whose life was the basis for the Robin Williams film=20=
entitled=20
Good Morning Vietnam (Barry Levinson, 1987) Mr. Cronauer will discuss his=20
original script for the film, the transformations introduced by Hollywood=20
screenwriters, and the final version as it appeared on the screen.
There will be a special screening of the film prior to his talk at the=20
luncheon; this conjunction of a major production with a living person shoul=
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provide a wonderful opportunity for participants. ( Mr. CRONAUER often visit=
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university campuses and this event will be give some idea of his excellent=20
presentation skills=E2=80=94which combine seriousness and humor.)
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More at www.filmandhistory.org
Questions to Program Chair, but check web site first.
Peter C. Rollins=20
_Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film=20
and Television Studies_
(Deadline for proposals is 30 July, 2004)
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