Dear all,
I believed that the submission to SCMS panels and/or papers had now closed.
I have received a CFP regarding the Auteurs and Authorship in Indian Cinema. Does this mean that it is possilbe to submit
proposals for the next SCMS conference?
Thank you for you information.
Dr Serena Formica
Dr Serena Formica
Associate Lecturer in Film Studies
Faculty of Arts, Design and Technology
The University of Derby
Kedleston Road
DE22 1GB
Derby, UK
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Subject: CFP: Auteurs and Authorship in Indian Cinema (SCMS, Boston, MA, March 21-25)
Much recent scholarship on Indian cinema has focused on the social, cultural and historical dimensions of the popular Hindi-language cinema or in some cases on the film cultures of other popular regional cinemas. As such, the field has seen numerous studies in recent years on the fans, stars and reception of ‘Bollywood’ in particular, but attention to the sociology of popular cinema in the nation has meant that the great artists of Indian film-making – auteur directors, producers and screenwriters – have been neglected. Such neglect is somewhat ironic given the prominence of auteurism in structuring the western reception of ‘world’ cinema, a tendency typified in the case of India by the emphasis that has historically been placed on the life and work of Satyajit Ray.
This panel will seek to reinvigorate discourses around auteur film-makers in Indian cinema and thus invites proposals for papers which engage with the careers of specific film-makers beyond Ray whose work shows a distinctive style and consistent thematic concerns. We are also seeking papers that provide theoretical and/or historical perspectives on auteurism and Indian cinema. Any proposal along these lines is welcome, but we are particularly interested in papers that deal with any of the following:
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Auteurs in various industrial contexts including popular (e.g. Guru Dutt, Raj Kapoor, Mani Ratnam) and art cinema (e.g. Mani Kaul, Shyam Benegal) film-makers
- Auteurs for whom regional identity is particularly significant (e.g., Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Ritwik Ghatak, Priyadarshan).
- Female film-makers (e.g. Mira Nair, Aparna Sen)
- Contemporary and/or emerging auteurs (e.g. Nagesh Kukunoor, Kiran Rao)
- Auteur producers (e.g. Yash Chopra) or screenwriters (e.g. K.A. Abbas, Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan)
- Personal visions in the face of the industrial realities of Indian cinema
- Western auteur theory and its applicability in Indian contexts
- The industrial basis for Indian auteur cinema
Please send a 250-300 word abstract and a brief bio to Dr. Christopher Meir ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) and Dr. Malini Guha ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) by August 15, 2011. Applicants will be notified regarding the acceptance of their proposal by August 20, 2011. Conference participants must be members of SCMS.
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