Dear friends and colleagues,
The Center for African Studies of the University of Florida at Gainesville
will be holding it's Gwendolyn M. Carter Lectures on the theme "African on
Film and Video" from March 22, 1998 - March 25, 1998. These lectures are
the most significant academic event in the Center's annual calendar, and
they are named for the late Professor Gwendolyn Carter, among the founders
of African studies in the US whose work drew admiration in America and
Africa. She was among the first American scholars to draw public attention
to the injustices of apartheid, and to write on the significance of African
nationalism.
This year, the event will have two aspects. First, there will
be a series of film and video exhibits followed by discussion on
the depiction of Africans on film in non-African countries,
African culture and history, cinema encounters between Africans
and African Diasporic people, the treatment of inter-racial themes,
political and class consciousness in African film, and characterization of
African women on film.
CALL FOR FILMS AND VIDEOS
Thus, the Center will consider film and video works that distributors and
individual artists would like to have screened during the conference. All
submissions must include UPS, FEDEX or US return postage fees and
self-addressed labeling. The Center will not be held responsible for the
return of any submissions that do not include return postage. All films
and videos will be reviewed before they are accepted for inclusion
in the conference screening program.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Secondly, there will be a series of scholarly presentations on these
aspects from Africa, the Americas and Europe. Some of the presentations,
in a revised and extended form, will therefore constitute chapters of an
edited book that will be published as part of the Center's Carter series
books. The Center will consider a small number of unsolicited paper
proposals on any of the above topics. Abstracts should be sent no later
than Monday, 29 September 1997. The twelve-page papers (20 minutes when
read) are due no later than Friday, 21 November, 1997.
If you would like further information please address correspondence to:
Dr. Mark A. Reid Tel: (352)392-1013 ext. 246
Coordinator, Africa Film Conference Fax: (352) 377-7576
Department of English Email: mreid@grove.ufl.edu
Box 117310
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7310
U.S.A.
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