Fw: ANN: Aesthetics Of The War Film (Due 7/30/04; Meet 11/11-14/04)

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> From:  "Lpqb" <Lpq at Charter.Net>
> Date:  6:29 PM 2/14/04
> Subject:   Aesthetics Of The War Film (Due 7/30/04; Meet 11/11-14/04)
> 
> Call For Papers WAR IN FILM, TV, AND HISTORY November 11-14, 2004
> www.filmandhistory.org
> 
> Area CFP: Aesthetics of the War Film
> 
> How can we talk about war films without focusing merely on politics?
> From _Gone with the Wind_ to _Star Wars_, and in more direct
> treatments like _Full Metal Jacket_ and _We Were Soldiers_, film has
> used war as a medium for probing the character of both the individual
> and the state. But, because it has served very diverse political ends,
> the war film--not just "war" and not just liberal or conservative
> versions of it--points to a deeper interest in the genre itself, in
> the war narrative as a distinctive aesthetic experience. What defines
> that aesthetic? What aesthetic makes a war film uniquely American or
> Western? What does it do or not do with literature, history,
> technology, or culture--and why? Which kinds of formal structures and
> devices make this genre work, and what purposes do they serve? When
> does the war film fail or succeed as art?
> 
> The Film & History League, with the Literature/Film Association, will
> be holding its conference on "War in Film, Television, and History"
> during November 11-14, 2004, near Dallas, TX. Full details on the
> location, registration procedures, and additional area topics can be
> found on the web site www.filmandhistory.org. Deadline for proposals
> is July 30, 2004.
> 
> Chair for Aesthetics Area:
> 
> Dr. Loren P. Q. Baybrook
> Department of English University of
> Wisconsin, Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI 54901
> quiring at uwosh.edu or
> lpq at charter.net'


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   Akiko Takenaka-O'Brien

   Doctoral Candidate
   Yale University
   akiko.takenaka at yale.edu
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