François Ozon and French Queer Cinema (April 20-23, 2011)

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PCA/ACA & Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations
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PCA/ACA & Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations
Joint Conference
April 20-23, 2011
San Antonio, TX
http://www.swtxpca.org
Proposal submission deadline: October 15, 2010
Conference hotel: Marriott Rivercenter San Antonio
101 Bowie Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205 USA
Phone: 1-210-223-1000

Panel Title: François Ozon and French Queer Cinema

Papers are now being accepted on all topics related to the work of director François Ozon as well as other directors or topics connected to French queer cinema.

While all approaches to Ozon and French queer cinema will be considered, some possible areas of interest are:

Ozon's and adaptation (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Douglas Sirk)
Queer themes/queering theme
Cinema of the Body/Cinema du Corps
Ozon and gender
Ozon and race
Ozon and the actrice (from ingénue to established, even legendary/iconic actrices)

Please share this CFP with colleagues.

Scholars, teachers, professionals, and others are encouraged to participate. Graduate students are also particularly welcome with award opportunities for best graduate papers.

Please send a 250-350 word abstract to mjonet@nmsu.edu or to the physical address below by 15 October 2010.

Dr. M. Catherine Jonet, European Popular Culture and Literature Area Chair
MSC 3WSP
New Mexico State University
P.O. Box 30001
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001