> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:46:51 -0400
>
>
> xposted from VISCOM@LISTSERV.TEMPLE.EDU
>
> This is an open call for participation in a panel that we are
> organizing on representations of race in contemporary film and video.
> Please
> help us get the word out by forwarding this e-mail to those who might
> be
> interested or by suggesting their names to us so that we can directly
> send them this information. We are seeking proposals from both
> filmmakers as well as from scholars of contemporary film and video.
>
> Thank you very much,
>
> Barbara Abrash (Center for Media Culture & History, NYU)
> abrash@is.nyu.edu (212)998-3759
> Preminda Jacob (Dept. of Visual Arts, UMBC) PSJacob@cris.com
> (410)455-3716
>
>
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> CALL FOR PARTICIPATION:
> College Art Association (CAA) Annual Conference.
> Los Angeles, February 10-13 1999.
>
> DEADLINE for submission of proposals: May 11 1998
>
> PANEL TITLE AND DESCRIPTION:
>
> DISSOLVES AND JUMP-CUTS: REPRESENTATIONS OF RACE IN ONTEMPORARY FILM
> AND VIDEO
>
> Boundaries of race and ethnicity are intangible biologically, yet
> these differences have been made extremely visible and volatile in
> social
> and political spheres, attested to by the genocide that has occurred
> in
> several areas of the globe particularly during the nineteenth and
> twentieth centuries. While these compelling memories and histories
> are pervasive in all forms of cultural expression, during the past
> two
> decades an increasing number of artists have chosen film and video as
> the primary means of communicating their perspectives on these
> issues.
> How have these artists deployed the cinematic apparatus? Why have
> these
> media become their primary means of expression? Papers may consider
> the work of individual artists or the collective project of a
> community;
> work produced in artistic and in commercial contexts -- Marlon Riggs
> to
> MTV.
> We solicit proposals, from both filmmakers and scholars, that move
> beyond descriptive analyses of film texts to postulate theoretical
> perspectives on filmic representations of race and ethnicity.
> Collaborative,
> cross-disciplinary work is welcome. Panelists are encouraged to
> explore innovative methods of integrating film-clips with their
> presentations.
>
> SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR PARTICIPATION TO:
>
> BARBARA ABRASH: Center for Media, Culture and History, New York
> University, New York, NY - 10003; E-MAIL: abrash@is.nyu.edu AND
> PREMINDA JACOB, Department of Visual Arts, University of Maryland
> Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD - 21250; E-MAIL: PSJacob@cris.com
> Phone:410-455-3716; Fax: 410-455-1053
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> SUBMISSION GUIDELINES & FORM:
>
> Every proposal should include the following 6 items:
> 1. A preliminary abstract of 1 - 2 double-spaced, typed pages.
> 2. Letter explaining the speaker's interest and expertise in the
> topic.
> 3. c.v. with home & office addresses and telephone numbers, including
> summer address/telephone number.
> 4. Slides, videotapes, or other documentation of work when
> appropriate
> (with SASE), especially for sessions in which artists might discuss
> their
> own work. (only ONE set of visuals need to be sent: either to
> Barbara
> Abrash or to Preminda Jacob.)
> 5. A stamped, self-addressed postcard for confirmation that the
> proposal
> has been received.
> 6. A completed session paricipation proposal form - [see below].
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> SESSION PARTICIPATION PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FORM
> COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION 87TH. ANNUAL CONFERENCE
> LOS ANGELES, FEBRUARY 10-13, 1999
>
> paper title:
> co-presenter (if applicable): CAA membership#:
> address:
> office/studio phone: home: e-mail:
> paper title:
> This proposal has also been submitted to: chair(s):
> Session title(s):
>
> ** CAA membership is required of all paricipants EXCEPT: foreign
> nationals residing abroad; independent scholars/artists with no
> affiliation; individuals whose primary professional identity is
> outside the fields of art or architectural history. For membership
> application call CAA office, (212) 691-1051. ext 12.
>
> Preminda Jacob
> Assistant Professor, Art History
> University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
> Dept. of Visual Arts
> 1000 Hilltop Circle
> Baltimore, MD 21250
> Phone: (410) 455-3716
> email: psjacob@cris.com
> web page: http://www.gl.umbc.edu/~pjacob2/
>
>
> Barbara Abrash
> Center for Media, Culture and History
> New York University
> 25 Waverly Place
> New York, N.Y. 10003
> 212.998.3759; fax 212.995.4014
>
> ***********************************************************
> JAY RUBY - Temple University - PO Box 128, Mifflintown, PA 17059
> USA
> fax - 717-436-9559 voice - 717-436-9502
>
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