EARLY JEWISH VAUDEVILLIANS AND COMIC ENTERTAINERS
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The Jewish Studies Area of the Popular Culture Association is organizing at=20
least one panel on early 20th century vaudevillians and comic actors for the=
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2007 conference of the ACA/PCA in Boston, Massachusetts, April 4-7, 2007. =20
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Eddie Cantor, Fannie Brice, Smith and Dale, Milton Berle, Jack Benny, George=
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Burns and Gracie Allen, The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp=20
Howard [replaced by Curly Howard]), The Marx Brothers (Groucho, Chico, Harpo=
,=20
Zeppo, Gummo), Henny Youngman, and Mae West are the most famous of a long l=
ine of=20

MEL BROOKS
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The Jewish Studies Area of the Popular Culture Association is organizing at=20
least one panel on specifically evaluating the body of work by the=20
multi-talented Mel Brooks for the 2007 conference of the ACA/PCA in Boston,=20=
Massachusetts,=20
April 4-7, 2007.
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Since his days as a writer for Sid Caesar=E2=80=99s Your Show of Shows, Mel=20=
Brooks=20
has been a significant force in television and motion pictures, and, most=20
recently, on Broadway. His body of work includes the recordings, with Carl=20=
Reiner,=20
of his character The 2,000-Year-Old Man, creating with Buck Henry the Don=20

The web page for the 2006 Ohio Shakespeare Conference has been updated.
Our theme is "Violently Shakespeare." You can find a full CFP posted on
our web page. We are happy to report that our plenary speakers will be
Lisa S. Starks (currently working on violence, sexuality and masculinity
in the Roman plays) and William Proctor Williams (who will discuss his
work as an editor of _Titus_). Email submissions to
joe.sullivan_at_marietta.edu or mail them to Joseph Sullivan, English
Department, Marietta College, Thomas Hall, Marietta , OH 45750. Our web
address is: http://www.marietta.edu/~engl/OSC/

JEWS IN SPACE =20
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The Jewish Studies Area, in conjunction with the Science Fiction and Fantasy=
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Area, of the Popular Culture Association is organizing at least one panel on=
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Jewish influences on the science fiction genre in literature, film, and=20
television for the 2007 ACA/PCA Conference being held in Boston, Massachuset=
ts, April=20
4-7, 2007. =20
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Areas to be explored include -- but are not exclusive to -- the following=20
topics:
=20
-- Isaac Asimov, father of modern science fiction, professor at Boston=20
University, and originator of such science fiction staples as the

STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND CAPITALISM

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NEW ONLINE JOURNAL
First Issue: November 2006

http://www.languageandcapitalism.info/

Editors:
John E Richardson, Loughborough University, UK,
Ian Roderick, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada,
Katie Weir, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

CELEBRATING JEWISH IDENTITY
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The Jewish Studies Area of the Popular Culture Association is organizing at=20
least one panel on constructing modern Jewish identities, beginning in the=20
1970s for the 2007 conference of the ACA/PCA in Boston, Massachusetts, April=
 4-7,=20
2007.=20
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Since the 1970s, being Jewish became acceptable and comedians and actors=20
retained their Jewish names. Barbra Streisand, Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Reiser,=
 Robin=20
Williams, Paul Reubens, Adam Sandler, Jon Lovitz, Rob Schneider, Gilda=20
Radner, Adam Goldberg, and Jeff Goldblum are just a few of the many successf=
ul=20

CELEBRATING JEWISH IDENTITY
=20
=20
=20
The Jewish Studies Area of the Popular Culture Association is organizing at=20
least one panel on constructing modern Jewish identities, beginning in the=20
1970s for the 2007 conference of the ACA/PCA in Boston, Massachusetts, April=
 4-7,=20
2007.=20
=20
Since the 1970s, being Jewish became acceptable and comedians and actors=20
retained their Jewish names. Barbra Streisand, Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Reiser,=
 Robin=20
Williams, Paul Reubens, Adam Sandler, Jon Lovitz, Rob Schneider, Gilda=20
Radner, Adam Goldberg, and Jeff Goldblum are just a few of the many successf=
ul=20

CELEBRATING JEWISH IDENTITY
=20
=20
=20
The Jewish Studies Area of the Popular Culture Association is organizing at=20
least one panel on constructing modern Jewish identities, beginning in the=20
1970s for the 2007 conference of the ACA/PCA in Boston, Massachusetts, April=
 4-7,=20
2007.=20
=20
Since the 1970s, being Jewish became acceptable and comedians and actors=20
retained their Jewish names. Barbra Streisand, Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Reiser,=
 Robin=20
Williams, Paul Reubens, Adam Sandler, Jon Lovitz, Rob Schneider, Gilda=20
Radner, Adam Goldberg, and Jeff Goldblum are just a few of the many successf=
ul=20

THE KABBALAH AND HOLLYWOOD
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The Jewish Studies Area of the Popular Culture Association is organizing at=20
least one panel on Hollywood celebrities and their interest and study of th=
e=20
Kabbalah for the 2007 conference of the ACA/PCA in Boston, Massachusetts, Ap=
ril=20
4-7, 2007.
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In recent years study of the Kabbalah has become more and more popular among=
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non-Jewish believers. Specifically, pop singer Madonna and her film directo=
r=20
husband Guy Ritchie, and actress Demi Moore and her actor husband Ashton=20
Kutcher are converts to Kabbalah, making study of Kabbalah the =E2=80=9Cin=
=E2=80=9D thing for many=20
people.
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 Call for Papers=20
The Documentary Tradition: =20
Contemporary Documentary Maker =E2=80=93 Morgan Spurlock
The Documentary Tradition - 2006 Film and History Conference
Dallas, Texas, United States

8th=E2=80=9312th November 2006
Deadline now extended to 10th September 2006
The Documentary Tradition and its many permutations will be the topic of th=
e=20
Fall, 2006 Film and History Conference. =20
Proposals are now being accepted for The Documentary Tradition looking=20
specifically at the contemporary documentary maker Morgan Spurlock.
Listed below are some suggestions for possible proposals, but all other=20
perspectives and aspects will be considered.

JEWISH CLASSICAL MUSICIANS
 
 
 
The Jewish Studies Area of the Popular Culture Association is organizing at
least one panel on Jewish Classical Musicians for the 2007 conference of the
ACA/PCA in Boston, Massachusetts, April 4-7, 2007.
 
Jewish musicians have influenced classical music almost since its inception.
More modern composers include such masters as Felix Mendelssohn, Gustav
Mahler, Jacques Offenbach, Leonard Bernstein, and Aaron Copland. Modern classical
performers include Arthur Rubenstein, Isaac Stern, Jascha Heifetz, Vladimir
Horowitz, Wladyslaw Szpilman (The Pianist), Beverly Sills (nee Belle Miriam

JEWISH MYTHOLOGY
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The Jewish Studies Area of the Popular Culture Association is organizing at=20
least one panel on Jewish Mythology for the 2007 conference of the ACA/PCA i=
n=20
Boston, Massachusetts, April 4-7, 2007.
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>From Lillith to the Golem, Jewish mythology has been an important part of=20
Jewish life. The story of the Golem is considered by some to be part of the=
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inspiration for Mary Shelley=E2=80=99s Frankenstein. =20
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Presentation proposals should examine the history and the significance of=20
Jewish mythology on Jewish culture and non-Jewish culture, especially in the=
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United States.
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Please feel free to forward and cross-post.

CFP: D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus

Film & History Conference: The Documentary Tradition
8-12 November, 2006, Dolce Conference Center, Dallas, TX
NEW Deadline: September 10, 2006

I am seeking abstracts and panel proposals about the works of D.A.Pennebaker
and Chris Hegedus. Presentations in this area can cover a variety of topics,
including their signature cinema verite style, the politics of their
documentaries, their representations of music and musicians, and others. Of
particular interest is presentations on Al Franken: God Spoke and The War
Room.

The fifth annual Conference for Medieval Studies, a graduate student conference
sponsored by Comitatus, the Purdue Medieval Studies group, will be held at
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana on February 23-24, 2007. The theme
for this year's conference is "On the Edge: Representations of Liminality in
Medieval Europe."

Patricia Clare Ingham, Indiana University, Bloomington, will be the plenary
speaker for this year's conference.