The Film Archive and Cinematic Heritage chair invites papers and panels that explore the meanings of the film archive—both past and present. Possible topics include film preservation/restoration, film collecting, digital archiving, archival exhibition and film festivals, as well as other practices related to the creation and maintenance of cinematic heritage not directly associated with the archive. Papers, panels, and presentations focusing on the southwest are especially welcome. Scholars, filmmakers, archivists, film curators, and students are encouraged to submit an abstract.
Come to the sunny southwest in February!

Inquiries and/or abstracts of 250 words may be sent to Janna Jones at the email or physical address below. Please include a biography of 50-100 words with your abstract. Please include your name, institutional mailing address, home address, phone number and email.

If you wish to propose a panel of 3-4 presenters or panel discussion of 3-6 participants, please include the panel title, name and contact information listed above for panel chair, titles and abstracts, contact information listed above for each presenter.

The 31st Annual Meeting of the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association (SWTX PCA/ACA)
Conference Theme: Alien to You? Not to Me: Science Fiction and Fantasy: Films, TV, and Literature as Popular Culture
Albuquerque, NM February 10-13, 2010
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque 330 Tijeras, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 1.505.842.1234 Fax: 1.505.766.6710
Further details about the conference: http://SWTXPCA.ORG

If your work does not focus on the film archive and cinematic heritage but fits within the broad range of areas designated for the SW/TX Popular Culture &American Culture Association, please consider submitting a proposal to another area. Registration info is available at http://www.swtxpca.org