CFP: Film Theory, Film Adaptation, and Film Production (11/15/04; SW/TX PCA/ACA, 2/9/05-2/12/05)

Submission due date, November 15, 2004

Call for Papers: Film Area, a long-standing, well-represented area with outstanding past participants.
Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association 26th Annual Conf., held in beautiful Albuquerque, plenty of beach, no ocean, but no hurricanes. :)

The 2005 SW/TX PCA/ACA Conference will meet February 9 - 12, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency Conference Hotel in downtown ABQ. Join us this year, as a returning or first-time participant.

We welcome any aspect of film studies, prospective topics include:

FILM THEORY AND APPLICATION:

*discussions of film history and the classic Hollywood system
*examinations of genre
*technical considerations (sound, wardrobe, setting, etc.)
*application of theory to specific films (feminist, Marxist, deconstruction, etc.)
*international film (Chinese Cinema, Bollywood, etc.)

Special topics include:

*Silent Film
*Japanese Horror Film
*James Bond Film
*The Southwest in Film
*The Sundance Film Festival

FILM ADAPTATION:
*novel to film adaptation
*film to film adaptation
*stage to screen adaptation (excluding Shakespeare)
*video games, songs, and even Disney rides to film adaptation

Special topics include:

*The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
*Harry Potter

FILM PRODUCTION:

New to the film area we'll invite a very select number of short ( < 20 minutes) films to screen at the Conference.

Include a copy of the film on digital media and an abstract with submissions. Selection is limited to perhaps 4-6 screenings, so submit early. No more than two films per participant may be considered and only one per will be admitted.

Conference Rates: Professionals, $135; Graduate students $115; Spouse, partner $65

For further details regarding the conference (listing of all areas, hotel, registration, tours, etc.) please visit http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~swpca <https://mail.ttu.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~swpca> .

Please send inquiries regarding this area to Andrew Tash or Lynnea Chapman King at the email or physical addresses below. Submission deadline is November 15, 2004, and registration deadline is December 31, 2004.

Submissions should include a current curriculum vitae, a working bibliography for your paper, and a 250 word abstract.

Andrew Tash
Department of English
Texas Tech University
P.O. Box 43091
Lubbock, Texas 79409-3091
andrew.tash_at_ttu.edu

Lynnea Chapman King
Butler Community College
1810 N. Andover Rd
Andover, KS 67002
316-733-0071
lynneaking_at_hotmail.com

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