[KineJapan] Kinema Club XVIII: Gender and Sexuality in Japanese Cinema: A Unique CFP

Tue Sep 4 18:00:23 EDT 2018

What an interestingly conceived conference!I shall enjoy thinking about it, even if I don't nominate a film.And thanks for the long notice.Roger
   On Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 21:36:13 GMT+1, Gerow Aaron <aaron.gerow at yale.edu> wrote:  

KinemaClub XVIII: Gender and Sexuality in Japanese Cinema

AUnique CFP

Conferencedates: February 22-24, 2019

Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT  USA

Submissiondeadline: September 30, 2018 

KinemaClub XXIII, with the support of the Council on East Asian Studies, willtake place at Yale University at theend of February 2019 (tentative dates February 22-24). The Kinema Clubconferences on Japanese film and media have distinguished themselves over theyears for their variety and inventiveness, ranging from workshops tofull-fledged conferences, from themed symposia to sidebars of film festivals.This edition will be a new step even for Kinema Club, in that it will center onscreening and discussing rare films, not on delivering papers.

The format, inspired by the conferencesheld by the European Studies Council at Yale, centers on the screening of 35mmprints of rarely seen films over a three-day period. After each film or set offilms, a panel of 3-4 members will begin discussion not by reading preparedpapers, but by each member offering comments strictly limited to 5-10 minutes.This leaves the majority of the time open for discussion among all theparticipants.

That means that we are not issuing a callfor papers. Rather, we are asking for nominationson what films to show and who can serve on the panels. Kinema Club XVIIIwill be held with the cooperation of the NationalFilm Archive of Japan (NFAJ), so all film prints will come from the NFAJ.

To help focus the discussion,the Yale organizing committee has decided the theme of KC XVIII will be “Gender and Sexuality in Japanese Cinema.”Japanese cinema has long been exploredthrough its treatment of gender and sexuality, from the modern women ofMizoguchi to the masculine fantasies of yakuza films, from the obscurederoticism of roman porno to the beautiful fighting girls of anime. In selectingthis theme, the organizing committee wishes to invite new perspectives on thevisual construction of gender and sexuality in Japanese media by screeningfilms rarely seen which scholars can position to intervene in ongoingconversations about gender and sexuality. 

The organizing committee has also proposedtwo films to begin with:

   - Fukujuso 福寿草 (director: Kawate Jirō 川手二郎; Shinkō Kinema, 1935)
   - Hana chirinu 花ちりぬ (director: Ishida Tamizō 石田民三; Tōhō, 1938)

We are thus looking for nominations of 4-5other films (or more, if some are shorts) that can work within the theme andare contained in the NFAJ collection. We are also asking for self-nominationsto serve on the panels either of the above 2 films, or of a film that has beennominated (one can of course nominate a film and oneself to talk about it). Groupnominations of 2-3 people are welcome, but the organizing committee reservesthe right to add a panel member to further the discussion. The organizingcommittee will invite some scholars to add to the discussion and fill in slots.

In the spirit of the conference, we arelooking for films that connect with the theme and which are rarely shownoutside Japan. As one measure of the latter, we are looking for films that arenot available on DVD or legal streaming services with English subtitles outsideof Japan. All films shown must come from the collection of the NFAJ (you cancheck their catalog of feature length fiction films here: http://202.236.109.20/index.php). Preferablythey should have English subtitles (if you are unsure whether an NFAJ print hassubtitles, the organizing committee can help confirm that), though we could tryto create subtitles for a wanted film if there is the time and personnel. Notethat not all prints in the NFAJ are in a state that allows for projection; somefilm nominations may be rejected for that reason.

KC XVIII is being supported by the Council on East Asian Studies. Withinthe budget, we can reimburse up to $500 for the travel and up to $300 for thehotel costs of up to 14 out-of-town participants. (If we go underbudget, or getadditional funding, we can increase this amount, especially for participantsfrom Asia and Europe.)

Given the negotiations necessary with theNFAJ and possible copyright holders of the films to be shown, the organizershope to decide the films and panels by mid-October.

That means that the DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS is September 30, 2018.

   - Film nominations should state the title of the film (and basicfilmographic information for identification purposes), and a no more than200-word reason for its inclusion.
   - Panel member nominations should include the name, affiliation,contact information, and a no more than 200-word summary of the points you wishto make about the film. In the case of group panel nominations, add a shortreason for the group’s constitution in addition to the nominations for eachindividual.

Please submit nominations by e-mail to:  kinemaclubxviii at gmail.com

Yes, this is a unique“call for papers” but it is for a unique conference. We hope you canparticipate. If you just want to attend the conference, stay tuned for further information.

Aaron Gerow

Yale University

aaron.gerow at yale.edu

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