Call For Papers
WAR IN FILM, TV, AND HISTORY
11-14 November 2004
www.filmandhistory.org
MEDIEVAL FILMS AREA CFP: MEDIEVAL FILMS AT WAR
The Film & History League, with the Literature/Film Association, will be =
holding its conference on "War in Film, Television, and History" during =
November 11-14, 2004, near Dallas, Texas. Full details on the location, =
registration procedures, and additional area topics can be found on the =
web site at <www.filmandhistory.org>.=20
This year's conference explores how wars have been presented in film and =
television programming. War has long been a popular subject for =
filmmakers, and we recognize that war and films about war are not =
limited to the modern era. Other historical epochs, from the hostilities =
of Biblical times and classical antiquity to the battles of the =
sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, also have much to =
offer film audiences. In particular, the Middle Ages, a thousand-year =
expanse of human history, is a period beset with conflicts that have =
been transferred to the medium of film, and filmgoers have experienced =
the medieval period in approximately six hundred films that show Western =
Europeans in struggle with outside threats (such as Arabic, Asiatic, =
Germanic, or Scandinavian "invaders") as well as in contention with each =
other over heresies, schisms, or the desire for territory.=20
The Medieval Films Area seeks proposals for inclusion at this year's =
conference under the general theme of "Medieval Films at War". =
Presentations submitted for the Medieval Films Area must address some =
aspect of war or warfare in medieval, Arthurian, or pseudo-medieval =
film. Papers should also illustrate how the production relates to =
history or historiography, and the guidelines for the journal Film & =
History (reproduced below) offer some suggestions for investigating this =
aspect of medieval film:
* Analysis of individual films and/or television programs from a =
historical perspective (viewing the films/programs as historical =
artifacts)=20
* Survey of documents related to the production of films (how films move =
from initial ideas to the finished screen version)=20
* Analysis of history as explored through film (using film critically in =
the classroom)=20
Please submit proposals to the area chair at the address listed below. =
Deadline for proposals is 30 July 2004. For your convenience, a select =
bibliography devoted to the study of medieval film appears online as =
Medieval Studies at the Movies at =
<http://KingArthurForever.home.att.net/msam.htm>.
Chair for Medieval Films Area:
Michael A. Torregrossa
34 Second Street
Smithfield, RI 02917-3627
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