CFP: War(s) on Terror
Location:Texas, United States
Call for Papers Date:2004-07-30 (in 9 days)
WAR IN FILM, TV, AND HISTORY
November 11-14, 2004
War(s) on Terror - Proposal deadline July 30th, 2004
Proposals are invited for papers to be presented at the War in Film,
Television, and History Conference, Dallas, Texas, November 11-14, 2004, in
the area of "War(s) On Terror."
Full conference details are available at http://www.filmandhistory.org .
The events of September 11th, 2001 have focused attention on the dynamics of
terrorism and counterterrorism, and cinematic and televisual representations
of this form of intrastate, interstate, and transnational warfare. There is
also a large and historically deep body of film and television, documentary
and fictional works related to various "wars on terror." Proposals are
welcomed for either panels or individual papers that examine the dynamics of
terrorism and counterterrorism as portrayed in film and/or video during the
20th and early 21st century. This also includes fictional representations of
future forms of terrorism and counterterrorism.
Proposals that represent the full range of methodological and ideological
discussions re: representations of war(s) on terror are explicitly
encouraged. Proposals are not restricted to US produced film and video, but
film and video related to the multiple "wars on terror" in many
nation-states. There are a number of possible subareas such as: technologies
of surveillance and militarized counterterrorism; the civil liberties,
privacy and human rights effects of terrorism and counterterrorism; and, the
use of investigative documentaries and news coverage to examine both
terrorist organizations and the excesses of state security agencies in
dealing with "terrorism." Given that there is a great deal of discussion
surrounding the definitional parameters of "terrorism" proposals that
examine cinematic and videographic representations of "state terrorism",
"narco-terrorism", and "cyber-terrorism" are also welcome.
Examples of possible works of film and video that could be explored include:
The Battle of Algiers, La Boca Del Lobo (Peru), Rojo Amanecer (Mexico); news
coverage and fictional representations of the events of 9/11/2001 and the
aftermath; documentaries about the Weather Underground, the FBI's
COINTELPROs and their various targets, Waco, Ruby Ridge; the Moscow hostage
theater siege of October 2002; representations of terrorism and state
terrorism in science fiction from Metropolis to The Matrix Trilogy; and
representations of terrorism and state terrorism in television such as The
Agency, Alias, Threat Matrix, 24, the X-Files, Millennium, Dark Angel, Harsh
Realm, Star Trek(s), etc.; and films such as The Siege, American History X,
Arlington Road, Collateral Damage, Die Hard, 12 Monkeys, The Chekist
(Russia), Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, Red Dawn, Michael
Collins, Mississippi Burning, Birth of a Nation, Fahrenheit 9/11, The Grid,
etc.. This list is by no means exhaustive.
While proposals for individual papers are welcome, panel proposals
(three/four papers) are especially encouraged. Both electronic and hard copy
submissions are acceptable.
Please send proposals, with a one or two paragraph abstract of each paper
and a brief c.v. for each presenter, no later than July 30, 2004, to the
address below.
e-mail: [log in to unmask] web: http://faculty.roosevelt.edu/erickson
About the conference: The Film & History League, together with the
Literature/Film Association, will be holding its biannual conference on "War
in Film, Television, and History" during November 11-14, 2004, near Dallas,
TX. Full details on the location, featured speakers, registration
procedures, and additional area topics can be found on the web site at
www.filmandhistory.org.
Christian Erickson
Area Chair, War(s) on Terror
Assistant Professor of Political Science
School of Policy Studies
Roosevelt University
430 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605
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