Hi,
Thanks for your email. Yes, indeed; something on either theme
would be most welcome. It's early days yet, so we have little idea
how much overlap we might have on particular themes/films/etc.,
so it's hard to express any preference from my end: for example,
something on Wenders would seem highly apposite to the book,
and yours is the first mention, though I wonder if we'll receive
others too.
It would be great to meet up if your in the area, depending on your
dates: unfortunately I'll be away from 26 June (hiring a cottage in
Wales to celebrate my mother's 80th birthday!).
Many thanks for your interest.
Best,
Dave
On 10 Apr 2003, at 10:40, Stan Jones wrote:
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> > Dear Prof Clarke,
>
> Interesting topic. would you be interested in something on Wenders? ie
> specifically on "Paris ,Texas" or "Million Dollar Hotel" -or even on
> the use of the old Esplanade(with its subsequent fate as a postmodern
> facade on the Postdamer Platz in Berlin ) from "Himmel über Berlin"?
>
> and then thee is the hotel/pub" settings of the NZ "lads" movie :
> "Stickmen"....
>
> All being well, I'll be in Yorkshire at the end of June and could look
> in to Leeds for consulting, if so desired.
>
> Best Regards,
> Yours,
> Stan Jones
>
> > Call for Contributions
> >
> > Moving Pictures/Stopping Places:
> > Hotels & Motels on Film
> >
> > “One of the major changes in the cinema and in real
> > American life has been the shift from the train and the
> > hotel to the car and the motel, from a nation confidently
> > progressing together on a preordained track to an anxious
> > collection of isolated individuals frantically free to make
> > individual journeys in any direction. A hotel is a society in
> > miniature; a house is a symbol of family and continuity; the
> > motel has become a metaphor for angst and alienation.” (Philip
> > French)
> >
> > David B. Clarke & Valerie Crawford Pfannhauser are
> > planning an edited volume on the theme of cinematic
> > hotels & motels. We are aiming to put together a proposal
> > to submit to our preferred publisher by mid June, 2003 &
> > are currently seeking expressions of interest. We are
> > looking to receive short (c. 200 word) abstracts from
> > interested parties by late May, 2003. We intend to
> > produce a multi-disciplinary volume with ample illustration,
> > along the lines of _The Cinematic City_ (Routledge, 1997).
> >
> > Without aiming to be prescriptive, the kind of themes we
> > anticipate covering include:
> >
> > *the thematic/visual/symbolically significance of
> > hotels/motels in film; hotels/motels & film genre;
> > hotels/motels as a part of the cityscape; hotels/motels &
> > film production
> >
> > *the emotional/affective/ideological valency of
> > hotels/motels in film; physical, geographical, psychological,
> > spiritual & metaphorical mobility in relation to modernity &
> > postmodernity; freedom, escape, anonymity, restraint; futuristic
> > & nostalgic visions; utopia & dystopia
> >
> > *the hotel/motel as a point of departure; as part of a
> > journey, a transitory or ephemeral space; as a terminus; as a
> > frontier space; as a metaphoric foil to the status or state of
> > mind of the characters; as places of transition, transgression,
> > & discovery, often sexual or sexualized
> >
> > *the leading role played by hotels/motels; the functionality of
> > space in cinematic narratives (e.g. the hotel lobby); changes in
> > the symbolism of hotels/motels (from the luxury hotel to the
> > cheap motel)
> >
> > *similarities & differences to the role of hotels/motels in
> > other art forms & media
> >
> > Interested parties should send a 200-word abstract either
> > by mail (to D. B. Clarke, School of Geography,
> > University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK) or email (to
> > [log in to unmask]) by 31 May, 2003. We will
> > aim to confirm the final list of contributors by mid June,
> > 2003.
> >
> > Please feel free to circulate this e-mail
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Dave Clarke
>
>
> --
> Stan Jones,
> Dr.M.S.Jones,
> Senior Lecturer in Screen and Media,
> The University of Waikato,
> Hamilton,
> New Zealand
> ph. 0064/7/8562889/8362
> fax 0064/7/8384767
> www.waikato.ac.nz/film/
>
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