CfP - MLA 2018 - NYC - Jan. 4-7, 2018 - Screen Arts and Culture - abstracts due March 15, 2017

Christina Gerhardt Discussion

Lois Weber's Shoes (1916) and American Naturalism
Forum: MS Screen Arts and Culture
This session will examine Weber's newly restored film in relation to American naturalism, early-twentieth-century consumer culture, the working girl, and sexual mores. 200-word abstracts, CVs by 15 March 2017; Rob King (rk2704@columbia.edu).


Son of Saul: A Conversation with Géza Röhrig
Round table with Géza Röhrig, lead actor and poet. Remarks should discuss the intersection of film, poetry, and the Holocaust. 250-word abstracts, brief CVs by 15 March 2017; Rob King (rk2704@columbia.edu) and Clara Orban (corban@depaul.edu).


Transparent: Opacities of Space and Time
In Soloway’s Transparent, space and time are productively destabilized. How do liminal or marginal spaces and non-linear temporalities “stage” transgressive/subversive models of identity? CV, 200-word abstract by 15 March 2017; Rob King (rk2704@columbia.edu) and Siobhan Craig (craig026@umn.edu).


We're All Living Dead Now
Twenty years after Night of the Living Dead, the panel addresses the film’s continued relevance and the shifting signification of “zombie” in varied media. CV; 200-word abstract by 15 March 2017; Rebecca Wanzo (rwanzo@wustl.edu) and Rob King (rk2704@columbia.edu).