Call For Papers
WAR IN FILM, TV, AND HISTORY
November 11-14, 2004
www.filmandhistory.org
Area: The Uses of War in Film Noir
Proposals are invited for papers to be presented at the "War in Film,=20
Television, and History Conference" in Dallas, Texas, November 11-14, 2004 =
for a panel on "The Uses of War in Film Noir."
How does film noir use war as a collective point of reference? Classic Ame=
rican film noir has often been discussed as an expression of postwar anxiet=
y, yet=20
surprisingly little has been said about the ways in which the crime=20
narratives of film noir use World War Two as an emotional reference point--=
a means of anchoring=20
audience desires in plots which almost never concern war per se. In what w=
ays does film noir take advantage of the resonance that the War held for it=
s viewers? Why do=20
such films as Act of Violence, The Blue Dahlia, Crossfire, and Suddenly por=
tray returning veterans in such different ways? In what ways do film noir =
narratives exploit the phenomenon we now call Post-Traumatic Stress=20
Disorder? How do more recent neo-noirs relocate or reconfigure classic noi=
r's dependence on the shared past of wartime? How does the memory of World=
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War Two explicitly or implicitly function in European-produced films noirs =
such as Odd Man Out, Night and the City, and The Third Man?=20
The Film & History League, with the Literature/Film Association, will be=20
holding its conference on "War in Film, Television, and History" during=20
November 11-14, 2004, near Dallas, TX. Full details on the location,=20
registration procedures, and additional area topics can be found on the=20
web site www.filmandhistory.org.
Please send proposals with abstract (approx 300 words) and a short bio no=20
later than July 30, 2004 to:
Dr. Hugh S. Manon
Department of English
Oklahoma State University
211-A Morrill Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078-4069
Please send your email to both of the following addresses:
manon@okstate.edu
hugh.manon@okstate.edu
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