[Discussion] CFP: Shades of Sexuality in Film (grad) (7/15/05; 9/30/05-10/1/05)

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

From: "Kimberly Y." <kimyaari@yahoo.com>

SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE PROGRAM IN CINEMA STUDIES

Call for Papers for Graduate Conference

Shades of Sexuality in Film; Exploring the "Aberrant," the "Normal," and the
Space Between.

The Graduate Program in Cinema Studies at San Francisco State University 
wishes
to announce a call for papers. Shades of Sexuality will be a graduate 
conference
focusing on the evolving depiction of sexuality in film and digital 
media. This
conference has a two-fold aim: to examine the history of sexuality's
manifestation on film and to appraise the current relation between sex 
and its
simulation, interpretation and evaluation within today's media 
landscape. With
media-depicted sexuality taking more explicit forms than ever before, 
the need
for extensive discourse on the converging paths of sexuality and visual 
media
has willed this conference into existence.

Shades of Sexuality wishes to emphasize an interactive and multi-media 
format of
presentation and discussion. Presenters are encouraged to employ visual 
media as
it pertains to their discussion of cinema and sexuality.

Presentations will be limited to twenty minutes (including media clips), and
will be organized into thematic panels, including up to four presenters. 
Each
panel will be followed by an all-participant collective discourse.

Following is a list of suggested panel topics. Papers focusing on other 
topics
will also be considered. For a panel suggestion, please contact the 
Conference
organizers.

Suggested Panels

Genre; the function of sex in a particular genre. Examples include Sex and
Horror Films, or Sex and School.

The Aberrant Versus the Normal; The construction of sexuality. Examining the
filmic presentation of sexualities perceived by society as either deviant or
abnormal. Topics may include such themes as incest, pedophilia, and S&M.

Pornography; the changing definition, location, and consumption of 
pornographic
content--including the blurring between art house and porn.

Sex in the mind--as expressed on film: the outer expression of the inner
desires, as glimpsed through fantasy and role play; as perceived through
psychoanalysis and biology: all through the prism of the camera.

Reality and Sex; The move beyond pure simulacra towards a new 
hyper-reality of
stimulation.

Society, sex and its media: the mutating relations between sexuality and its
socio-political applications and implications. Politics, religion and 
film: the
three horsemen of the culture war.

Gender: exploring the blurred lines of gender roles/expectations

GUIDELINES FOR CONFERENCE APPLICATION

General Information:
This conference is restricted to students currently enrolled in a graduate
program. HOWEVER, students pursuing majors other than film are welcome to
apply.

International students are encouraged to apply.

Presenters are encouraged to employ visual media as it pertains to their
discussion of cinema and sexuality.

Please keep in mind that is a presentation to an audience. Note cards are
encouraged.

Presentations will be limited to twenty minutes, including media clips.

Presentations will be organized into thematic panels, including up to four
presenters.

Each panel will be followed by an all-participant collective discourse.

If you are invited to participate in the conference there will be a
mandatory $25 entrance fee charged.

Submission Materials:

One page proposal of your presentation

Cover page including:
-Name
-Address
-Phone
-Email
-School currently attending
-Major

Description of any visual media you plan on using in your presentation,
including:
-Type of media (DVD, VHS, etc.)
-Title(s) of media
-Approximate length of media clips

The topic of your paper (choose from the selected list or suggest one of
your own)

Participants are encouraged to submit their materials via email to
info@sffilmconference.com or visit
sffilmconference.com and fill out the online submission form.

Or mail to:
Shades of Sexuality Film Conference
C/O Kimberly Yaari
Department of Cinema Studies
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132

For more information about the conference, visit:www.sffilmconference.com

Please direct all questions to the above e-mail address.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF MATERIALS IS JULY 15, 2005



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