Fwd: CFP: Asian Documentary films

[Aaron Gerow]

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> Presentations and Panels on Asian Documentary film
>
> Call for Papers Date: 2006-07-25
> Date Submitted: 2006-05-17
> Announcement ID: 150997
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
> 2006 Film and History League Conference
>
> "The Documentary Tradition" Dallas 8-12 November 2006
> www.filmandhistory.org
>
> AREA: Asian Documentary
>
> Like other ethnic minority groups, the representation of Asians in 
> literature
> and film including non-fiction film has been stereotyped and the 
> practice
> continues to this day. The issue spills over to problems with access to
> production, distribution and exhibition and when these hurdles have 
> been
> circumvented, to concerns about the appropriateness of the themes 
> represented
> in the works of art.
>
> Submissions for panels and individual presentations on all aspects of 
> Asian
> non-fiction film are welcome. Subjects can be diverse and can include 
> the
> following:
>
> - Analysis of particular films or filmmakers whether based in the US or
>       in Asia
> - Theories of the documentary film from an Asian perspective
> - The thematic particularity of the Asian documentary
> - Challenges for the Asian documentary maker
> - Issues of diversity and integration in the Asian documentary
> - Issues of gender, race and class in the Asian Documentary
> - The documentary tradition in Asian countries
> - Cultural themes in the Asian documentary
> - Biography and the Asian documentary
> - The Asian documentary tradition as part of the American documentary
>       tradition
> -Politics and the Asian documentary
>
> The Film and History League conference details can be found at
> www.filmandhistory.org. The meeting will run from 8-12 November, 2006 
> in the
> Dolce Conference Center near the DFW airport. A spectrum of other 
> areas will
> evolve on the web site over time.
>
> THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS July 25, 2006.
>
> Please direct enquiries and proposals to Dr. Zia Hasan, Claflin 
> University:
> hasan at claflin.edu
>
> Dr. Zia Hasan
> Claflin University
> 400 Magnolia Street
> Orangeburg, SC 29115
> Phone:(803)535-5219
> Fax:(803)535-5431
> Email: hasan at claflin.edu