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CFP: Pornography [15 January 2006]
THE VELVET LIGHT TRAP
A CRITICAL JOURNAL OF FILM AND TELEVISION STUDIES
Pornography has always been a ubiquitous, yet peripheral, part of the
motion picture industry. Various events throughout the latter half of the
20th century have given pornographic films a more visible presence in the
public sphere. But as pornography becomes increasingly widespread and
accessible, media scholars have largely resisted it as an object of
inquiry. Despite annual revenues currently surpassing those of Hollywood
and much of the sports industry, pornography still remains "obscene" in the
sense that film theorist Linda Williams recently used the term --
"off-stage" or "out of public view." Over the last fifteen years, scholars
have inched pornography closer and closer to center stage. Issue #59 of The
Velvet Light Trap will continue in that tradition. The editors seek essays
that build on the momentum of recent scholarly work and address pornography
in its varied forms.
Possible topics for this issue include but are not limited to:
- Connotations of the words "pornography" or "porn"
- Genres
- Sexually Explicit Art Cinema -- (e.g. Patrice Chereau, Catherine
Breillat, Andrew Repasky McElhinney, Baise-Moi, Porn Theatre)
- Pornography from non-Western countries
- Teaching pornography
- Amateur pornography
- Production companies
- The avant-garde as pornography / pornography as avant-garde
- Questions of "the real" and evidence
- Feminist interventions
- Porn stars as celebrities / celebrities as porn stars
- Documentaries about pornography - (e.g. Shooting Porn, Sex: The
Annabel Chong Story, Inside Deep Throat, Porn Star: The Legend of Ron
Jeremy, Kamikaze Hearts, Wadd: The Life and Times of John C. Holmes)
- Films about pornography - (e.g. The Fluffer, Demonlover, Orgazmo,
Wonderland, Boogie Nights, 8MM, Inserts)
- Softcore vs. hardcore
- Changing definitions of pornography
- Exhibition/distribution
- Delivery systems
- Queering pornography
- Internet pornography
- Canon formation
- Narrative strategies
- Technology
- Theories of the visible and audible
- Intersections with race and class
- Censorship
- Rating systems
- Porn Auteurs
- Porn Classics
- Careers in pornography
To be considered for publication, papers should be between 4,500 and 7,500
words, double-spaced, in MLA style, with the author's name and contact
information included only on the cover page. Queries regarding potential submissions also are welcome. Authors are responsible for acquiring related visual images and the associated copyrights. For more information or to submit a query, please contact Leslie Delassus (lesliedelassus@earthlink.net). All submissions are due January 15, 2006.
The Velvet Light Trap is an academic, refereed journal of film and
television studies published semi-annually by University of Texas Press.
Issues are coordinated alternately by graduate students at the University of Texas-Austin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After a prescreening, articles are anonymously refereed by specialist readers of the journal's Editorial Advisory Board, which includes such notable scholars as Charles Acland, David William Foster, Sean Griffin, Bambi Haggins, Heather Hendershot, Charlie Keil, Michele Malach, Dan
Marcus, Nina Martin, Tara McPherson, Walter Metz, Jason Mittell, James Morrison, Steve Neale, Karla Oeler, Lisa Parks, and Malcolm Turvey.
Please address submissions to:
The Velvet Light Trap
c/o The Department of Radio-Television-Film
University of Texas at Austin
CMA 6.118, Mail Code A0800
Austin, TX 78712
posted 9/21/2005
CFP: Technology and Private Music/Public Music
I am organizing a panel on "Technology and Private Music or Public
Music" for the upcoming 15th annual Kansas State University Cultural
Studies Conference on “Privacy” next March (March 9-11, 2006, in
Manhattan, Kansas).
Possible topics include the cultural impact of the iPod and other MP3
players, the super-miniaturization of music technology, the anonymous
"trading" of music over the internet, responses to or updates of Rey
Chow's landmark essay on the Walkman, the function or signification
of loud personal music in public places—for example, "boomboxes," car
stereos, leaky headphones, cell phones that play audible songs—etc.
If you are interested in participating in this panel, please send a 1-
page proposal for a fifteen-minute paper or presentation to Greg
Eiselein (eiselei@ksu.edu). Deadline: October 25.
Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues and listservs.
posted 9/20/2005
CFP: Music as Performance
To be presented at Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)
August 3-6, 2006 (Chicago)
"Theatrical Milestones: Past Legacies, Present Possibilities, Future Strategies"
Co-chairs:
Philip Auslander, Georgia Institute of Technology
Elizabeth Patterson, University of Colorado Boulder
Music as Performance (MAP), a working group of both Performance Studies International (PSi) and ATHE‚s Performance Studies Focus Group, seeks paper submissions for inclusion in its panel proposals for the upcoming ATHE conference, August 3-6 2006, in Chicago, Illinois.
For the last two years, Music as Performance has convened at the Performance Studies Focus Group pre-conference; this year, we are pleased to submit panel proposals for inclusion in ATHE‚s general conference as well. We invite paper abstracts in three areas:
AREA A. Submissions showcasing current work in Music as Performance within
Theatre/Performance Studies or other disciplines. Submissions should examine
aspects of musical performance or specific performances from a perspective
inflected toward Performance Studies.
AREA B. Submissions by graduate students or young scholars that address not
only a specific topic within Music as Performance but also the developing
reception of musical performance as an area of study within theatre and
performance studies programs and of the performance studies approach to
musical performance in other departments and programs.
AREA C. Submissions addressing the issue of musical personae and
theatricality/theatrical convention in music performance.
When submitting a proposal, please identify the area in which you wish for it to be considered. (You may choose only one area.)
Send 300-word abstracts by October 10, 2005, to both co-chairs:
Philip Auslander
Georgia Institute of Technology
philip.auslander@lcc.gatech.edu
Elizabeth Patterson
University of Colorado Boulder
elizabeth.patterson@colorado.edu
For more information on the Music as Performance working group, visit
http://www.psi-web.org/texts/wg_map.html.
posted 9/14/2005
CFP: Perspectives on Contemporary Legend
International Society for Contemporary Legend Research
Twenty-fourth International Conference
Copenhagen, Denmark
May 29 - June 1, 2006
The International Society for Contemporary Legend Research is pleased to announce that the 2006 Perspectives on Contemporary Legend Twenty-fourth International Conference is to be held in the 'Blixen Room' in the 'Black Diamond' building of the Royal Library in Copenhagen, Denmark. (http://www.kb.dk/kultur/diamant/index-en.htm).
Also, in connection with the conference there will be a reception and tour of the collections and facilities at the nearby Dansk Folkemindesamling (http://www.dafos.dk/index.htm).
Copenhagen quite often is wonderful at this particular time of the year, and the conference will take place in the very centre of the city, within comfortable walking distance of sights, shopping and suitable settings for socializing.
Proposals for papers on all aspects of "contemporary," "urban," or "modern" legend research are sought, as are those on any legend or legend-like tradition that circulate actively at present or have circulated at an earlier historical period. Previous discussions have ranged in focus from the ancient to the modern (including Internet-lore) and have covered diverse cultures worldwide (including our own academic world).
The 2006 meeting will be organized as a series of seminars at which the majority of those who attend will present papers and/or contribute to discussion sessions. Concurrent sessions will be avoided so that all participants can hear all the papers. Proposals for special panels of papers, discussion sessions, and other related events are encouraged.
To participate in the conference, please forward a title and abstract, along with the appropriate conference fee, to Henrik Lassen by February 1, 2006.
For further information or travel advice, contact:
Henrik R. Lassen or Else Marie Kofod
Also, updated information can be found on the Dansk Folkemindesamling site, http://www.dafos.dk, as information becomes available.
posted 9/14/2005
CFP: Performance Studies Focus Group (ATHE)
The Performance Studies Focus Group (PSFG) of the Association for Theatre in
Higher Education (ATHE) invites proposals for panels, seminars, roundtable
discussions, performances, workshops, and other innovative session formats
for the annual ATHE meeting, which will be held at the Palmer House Hilton
Hotel in Chicago from August 3-6, 2006.
This conference marks the twentieth anniversary of ATHE, and will be based
around the theme "Theatrical Milestones: Past Legacies, Present
Possibilities, Future Strategies." We encourage submissions that directly
relate to this particular theme, as well as submissions that engage with
this specific theme to expand and interrogate a wide range of projects. We
encourage submissions that explore performance and creativity in a variety
of contexts, including, but not limited to: political performance,
performing theatre history, cultural translation, performance ethnography,
ritual performance, popular entertainment, pedagogy, and performance theory.
Sessions that directly address the borders and relationship between
Performance Studies and other aspects of Theatre Studies are welcome.
In light of ATHE's anniversary, we encourage interdisciplinary submissions
and submissions with strong historical components. We are interested in
innovative scholarship and performances that engage the developments in the
field from the last two decades. Presenters are also encouraged to engage
with the communities and contexts of Chicago and its surrounding areas. We
are particularly interested in proposals for events that are performative
and dynamic, and that engage these issues through inventive and interactive
formats. The Performance Studies Focus Group welcomes diverse presenters,
and hopes to build bridges between theatre and ritual practitioners,
performance artists, junior and senior scholars, and graduate students.
ATHE currently uses an electronic submission format. The information and
the form are located on the ATHE website, at
http://www.athe.org/conf/index.html. To submit a panel proposal, click on
the link titled, "Session Proposal Forms are available online." The main
page also has links to session format descriptions and further proposal
information. The deadline for all submissions is November 1, 2005. Please
note that you must request audiovisual equipment by May 1, 2006 to avoid
late fees.
While individual papers will receive serious consideration, submissions that
pull together a strong panel of presenters (depending on the format) are
encouraged. With individual paper proposals, the Focus Group Conference
Planner will curate panels, attempting to match up related papers. In order
to facilitate this process, these must be received directly by the focus
group conference planner, at gwendolyn.alker@nyu.edu, by October 20.
Individual paper proposals should include title, contact information, and an
abstract of no more than 500 words. With paper proposals and any other
questions, please contact:
Gwendolyn Alker, Ph.D. PSFG Conference Planner Associate Teacher of Theatre
Studies Department of Drama/Tisch School of the Arts 721 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York University New York, NY 10003
p. 212.992.8421 f. 212.998.1855 gwendolyn.alker@nyu.edu
posted 9/07/2005
CFP: Spaced-Out: Geographies of Narcotic Modernity
Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers
Chicago, 7-11 March 2006
Abstracts are invited to address the volatile chemistry of drugs and modern culture. Literature, cinema, the rise of industrial capitalism, geopolitics, racism, youth culture and travel are unthinkable without the material agency of drugs. Cultural studies and literary criticism (Sadie Plant, Avital Ronell) as well as popular writers have recently returned to psychedelic questions almost forgotten since the sixties. Possibly, this is because these questions can be posed afresh within
biotechnological advancements and an intellectual climate opening tonomadic thought and radical undecidability. Geography, however much it has turned towards embodiment and senses other than vision, has remained surprisingly agnostic in comparison. Building on Nietzsche, Freud, Bataille, Foucault, Deleuze, Derrida, Blanchot and other thinkers of immanent alterity, the intent of this session is to grapple with the hidden forces of intoxication, and find out how they’ve been hidden for so long.
Themes might include:
- the war on drugs and the war on terror
- crack and the industrial prison complex
- drugs and Orientalism
- neopaganism and shamanism
- Chinatown’s opium dens
- the hippie/hashish trail
- cinema as intoxication
- gonzo journalism
- Baudelaire, Benjamin and the intoxicated flaneur
- theosophy and aristocratic highs
- hallucination in phenomenology and psychology
- rave spaces
- travel and the LSD trip
- Leary’s theory of set and setting
- smuggling
- domestic pharmacology
- rural crystal meth
- speed and war
- drunk driving
- weed and (non)sociability
- cocaine and social distinction
Send abstracts by 30 September 2005 to Arun Saldanha, Geography,
University of Minnesota: saldanha@umn.edu.
posted 9/07/2005
Wolfsonian-FIU Fellowship Program
The Wolfsonian-Florida International University is a museum and research center that promotes the examination of modern material culture. The focus of the Wolfsonian collection is on North American and European decorative arts, propaganda, architecture, and industrial and graphic design from the period 1885-1945. The United States, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands are the countries most extensively represented. There are also smaller but significant collections of materials from a number of other countries, including Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, Japan, the former Soviet Union and Hungary. The Wolfsonian library has approximately 50,000 rare books, periodicals, and ephemeral items, as well as standard reference materials.
Fellowships are intended to support full-time research, generally for a period of three to five weeks. The program is open to holders of master's or doctoral degrees, Ph.D. candidates, and to others who have a significant record of professional achievement in relevant fields. Applicants are encouraged to discuss their project with the Fellowship Coordinator prior to submission to ensure the relevance of their proposals to the Wolfsonian's collection. For more information about The Wolfsonian and its collection, visit the http://www.wolfsonian.fiu.edu or call 305-535-2613.
The application deadline is December 31, for residency during the 2006-2008 academic years.
posted 9/07/2005
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