Hi,
Sounds fantastic!
Dave
On 11 Apr 2003, at 10:31, Stan Jones wrote:
Date sent: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 10:31:53 +1200
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Subject: Re: call for contributions
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> Dear Dave,
>
> Righto!
>
> God willing, we shall be in Berlin from mid-July onwards. How would
> you like me to see if I can get to talk to the Master (if he's there)
> on the subject of his latest effort with Sam Shepard in the States, or
> on the topic as a whole for his work, with a view to an
> interview+commentary as chapter in your collection?
>
> We'll be back in the Old Country(Pontefract) in September as my aunt
> Sylvia has her 80th. So we might be able to front up then.
>
> I'd be glad to hear any further developments as and when.
>
> Best Regards from Middle Earth
>
> Stan
>
>
>
> >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:
> >
> >Date sent: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 10:40:12 +1200
> >Send reply to: Film-Philosophy Salon
> ><[log in to unmask]> From: Stan Jones
> ><[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: call for
> >contributions To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >> > 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/
> >>
>
>
> --
> 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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