Fwd: 2nd CFP: Exploiting Fear: The Art and Appeal of Horror on Film

[Aaron Gerow]

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From: S.A.Wilkinson <S.A.Wilkinson at amstuds.hull.ac.uk>

Dear All,
PLease consider submitting/attending the following conference and/or
passing on this information to those for whom you think it might be of
interest.

Many thanks for your support

Simon

CALL FOR PAPERS
EXPLOITING FEAR: THE ART AND APPEAL OF HORROR ON FILM

A National Conference to be held at:

The University of Hull, England

12th - 13th October 2002

http://www.geocities.com/film_conference/Horror.html


'Exploiting Fear: The Art and Appeal of Horror on Film' is a conference
that will bring together researchers with an interest in the academic
study of the horror film.

Whether they are low-budget independent films that have found
international notoriety or big-budget studio-backed successes, the
horror film's cyclic and enduring survival despite censorship and
controversy is a testament to its appeal. Permeating popular culture and
contemporary film theory, the horror film and its close relations(who
perhaps dare not adopt such a solely derogatory label) are arguably
derided by some and dismissed by many, yet continue to populate cinema
screens and video stores.  In the wake of countless obituaries declaring
its demise, the genre has reinvented (as well as regurgitated) itself to
remain at the forefront of modern cinema despite its reputation.

I would like to invite papers from all disciplines across and would
welcome papers from postgraduate students who wish to present their
research in a national forum.

Sessions could include, but will not be restricted to, the following
areas:
        - Gender
        - Spectatorship
        - Cultural history
        - Screen violence and Censorship
        - British or Italian Horror
        - Retrospectives on Individual directors or Films
        - Adaptation or remakes
        - Psychoanalytic approaches
        - Genre and sub-genre
        - Reception theory
        - Changing methods of production and distribution

I would like to invite proposals for papers of 15 - 20
minutes, with 10 minutes for questions and the time for film
clips.  However I am also open to offers of keynote speakers / longer
papers. If you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Please send a 300-word abstract, with the paper title, your name, address
and email address.  Also, could you please indicate whether you will show
film clips and the format (VHS or DVD).  I would also like to welcome film
suggestions for the evening screenings.

Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be sent by
30th April 2002 to:

Simon Wilkinson
Department of American Studies
Faculty of Arts
University of Hull
Hull

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S.A.Wilkinson
S.A.Wilkinson at amstuds.hull.ac.uk


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