CFP: “Texts, Technologies, and Intertextualities: Film Adaptation in a Postmodern World”
LITERATURE/FILM ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2009
October 15-18, 2009
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
“Texts, Technologies, and Intertextualities: Film Adaptation in a Postmodern World”
Paper proposals are invited from ALL AREAS of adaptation studies and film or
media studies. Proposals relevant to the conference title above, including
questions about graphic novels, comics, CGI, HD/Blue-ray television, home
theater/surround sound, YouTube and other internet media, adapted screenplays,
remakes, etc., are especially encouraged. Also of significant interest are
papers on literature/film theory, film and history, national cinemas, international
cinematic influences, cultural and political issues related to film/media, and
concepts of race/class/gender/sexual orientation in lit/film contexts. We welcome
as well papers comparing a single film and its source text, individual film
analyses, auteur studies, and fresh looks at traditional genres and subgenres
like film noir, war films, Shakespeare films, biopics, romantic comedies, and so
on.
Proposal abstracts should be 300-500 words in length (eventual papers must be
read in no more than 20 minutes) and are due by 15 August 2009. Send by email
attachment to David Kranz, LFA 2009 Conference Director, at kranz@dickinson.edu <kranz@dickinson.edu> .
Proposals sent by regular mail should be addressed to David Kranz at Dept. of
English, Dickinson College, P.O. Box 1773, Carlisle, PA 17013. Rolling
notifications of acceptance will arrive over the summer and by 1 September 2009
at the latest.
Conference Registration Fees: $100 before 25 September 2009 and $125 thereafter.
Fees for graduate students and retired professionals: $75 before 25 September
2009 and $100 thereafter. Make checks out to Dickinson College and mail to
David Kranz at the address above.
LFA Dues: All conference attendees must be now or soon become members of LFA. To join and pay 2009 dues, please go to our website at http://alpha.dickinson.edu/departments/film/lfa/membership.htm and use our PayPal feature. Annual dues are $20.
Travel: Carlisle, PA is 1 3/4 hours drive from Baltimore, 2 hours drive from Washington, DC, and Philadelphia, 3 1/2 hours from New York City, 40 minutes from Harrisburg International Airport, and 30 minutes from the combined Harrisburg Amtrak Station and Greyhound/Trailways Bus Depot. HIA is served by a number of air carriers and by most rental car agencies. Carlisle is at the crossroads of Interstates 81 and 76, not far from Interstates 83 and 78.
Lodging: Carlisle Comfort Suites (downtown, short walk to campus): Call for reservations at the Dickinson College LFA 2009 Conference rate of $93 per night. Tel. 717-960-1000 or 800-704-1188.
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