Fwd: CFP: Cinematic Uses of the Past (MAR/AAS; interested parties respond ASAP)]

[Aaron Gerow]

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> From:    "Kevin Tsai" <stsai at Princeton.EDU>
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> The panel "Cinematic Uses of the Past," to take place at the annual
> meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies in
> Philadelphia in October, is looking for a participant to replace a
> last-minute withdrawal. Of particular interest are papers on period
> drama, though any proposal pertinent to the issues outlined in the
> original call for papers (attached below) is welcome.
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> Since the conference is scheduled for October 22-24, 2004, interested
> parties should take prompt action and contact me (stsai at princeton.edu)
> with a brief abstract ASAP. Thank you.
>
> Yours,
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> Kevin Tsai
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> CALL FOR PAPERS
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> Cinematic Uses of the Past (Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian
> Studies)
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>
> This is a call for papers for a proposed panel entitled ?Cinematic Uses
> of the Past,?  to be held at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic
> Regional Association for Asian Studies, October 22-24, 2004, in
> Philadelphia.
>
> In response to the conference theme ?Asia: Transformation,
> Continuities,? this panel proposes to examine the roles that the
> history and literature of pre-modern/early modern East Asia may play
> in film and television. The topic of the panel is broadly conceived,
> and all papers pertaining to the film or television of any tradition
> that engages with, reinvents, or alludes to the cultural heritage from
> early and imperial China, pre-Meiji Japan, or traditional Korea are
> welcome.  In other words, paper subjects are not limited to period
> drama, but may very well include works that make significant uses of
> or allusions to the past.
>
> A few sample topic may include, but are not limited to:
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> -- Filmic adaptations, transformations, or refutations of traditional
> stories or history.
>
> -- Constructing collective memory through representation of the past;
> period drama as mnemohistory.
>
> -- Negotiating contemporary ideas of nation, gender, and race in film
> through premodern or early modern history and literature.
>
> -- (In)communicability of national tradition in transnational context.
> What are the persistent problems, dangers, and rewards of
> cross-cultural readings?
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> For information on the annual meeting, please consult
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> http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/maraas/
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>
> Kevin Tsai
> Department of Comparative Literature
> Princeton University