NEPCA CFP: Film & History

This is a Call for Papers for Film and History area for the NEPCA’s 2019 Fall Conference to be held November 15-16 at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, NH. Northeast Regional Popular / American Cultural Association (NEPCA) annual conference.

Dr. Carol Mitchell; Area Chair of Film and History

Email: cmitchel@springfieldcollege.edu

Film and History. The annual fall conference of NEPCA will be held at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, NH on November 15-16, 2019.  Deadline for proposals is June 1, 2019. Visit the NEPCA website at: https://nepca.blog/conference/ for full information on proposal submission and registration.

Film and History welcomes presentations on a wide range of film topics contributing to popular culture.

Suggestions for topics include:

• Academy Awards’ nominations, policies and practices

• Films portraying historical events with great accuracy or which provide fresh or controversial perspectives (e.g., Spotlight; Blackkklansman)

• Films exploring the nature of complex characters or incorporating social, political, and cultural themes (e.g., heroism, friendship, injustice, racism, betrayal, ambition)

• Film adaptations of other media, (i.e., novels, short stories, theatre) or from real life

• Film genres, such as comedy, film noir, the Western, war film, or science fiction

• Filmmaking and film directors (e.g., Scorsese’s portrayal of women)

• History of the cinema and economic and cultural impacts of film on society

Please submit your paper proposals by following the 2019 Paper Proposals link at: https://nepca.blog/conference/ by June 1, 2019.

NEPCA presentations are generally 15-20 minutes in length and may be delivered either formally or informally. As Area Chair of Film and History, I am happy to preview your proposal.  However, all final submissions should be also be send to Carol Mithcell at cmitchel@springfieldcollege.edu in addition to your submission to the program chair.

NEPCA prides itself on holding conferences that emphasize sharing ideas in a non-competitive and supportive environment consisting of graduate students, independent scholars, junior faculty, and senior scholars.