UPDATE: Greta Garbo Centenary Conference (Ireland) (5/20/05; 9/16/05-9/17/05)

UPDATE: DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED

THE GRETA GARBO CENTENARY CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 16-17,
2005 (Dublin, Ireland)

THE IRISH FILM INSTITUTE WILL HOST AN INTERNATIONAL CENTENARY CONFERENCE TO
HONOUR THE LIFE AND WORK OF GRETA GARBO ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH AND
SATURDAY 17TH 2005

PAPERS ARE INVITED ON ALL ASPECTS OF GARBO'S LIFE AND CAREER IN EUROPE AND
THE U.S.

PAPER TOPICS MIGHT INCLUDE:
- THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL BASED ANALYSES OF INDIVIDUAL FILMS
- ANALYSES OF GARBO'S CAREER IN EUROPE AND HER WORK WITH KEY DIRECTORS SUCH
AS STILLER AND PABST
- ANALYSES OF GARBO AND STARDOM
- ANALYSES OF GARBO'S AMERICAN CAREER AND HER WORK WITH MGM DIRECTORS
- ANALYSES OF GARBO AND GENRE
- ANALYSES OF CRITICAL RESPONSES TO GARBO (E.G BARTHES AND GARBO)
- GARBO AND QUEER THEORY
- GARBO AND FEMINIST THEORY
- GARBO AND HER BIOGRAPHERS

THE IRISH FILM INSTITUTE WILL ALSO PRESENT A SHORT SEASON OF GARBO FILMS,
DETAILS OF WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY.

SUBMISSION OF ONE PAGE ABSTRACTS, ALONG WITH A SHORT BIO/CV, CAN BE
SENT/FAXED/EMAILED TO:
Dr Gwenda Young,
Department of English,
University College Cork,
Ireland.
Fax:++353-21-4903288
Email: g.young_at_ucc.ie (please include "Garbo Centenary conference" in the

subject lines of all emails)

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: MAY 20TH 2005

Further queries can be directed to Gwenda Young, or to Grainne Humphreys,
Assistant Director, Irish Film Institute, Dublin 1. Tel: ++353-1-6795744
Fax:++353-1-6778755 Email: grainneh_at_irishfilm.ie

PLEASE NOTE THAT DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED
UNTIL MAY 20TH 2005

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