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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Angela Ndalianis
[mailto:angelan@unimelb.edu.au] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 01, 2004
5:59 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> csaa-forum@darlin.cdu.edu.au<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [csaa-forum] superheroes
conference</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>"Holy
Men in Tights!&quot;- a Superheroes Conference <br>
</span></font></b>&nbsp;<br>
Superheroes and supervillains - whether human or god, born or created,
product of nature or creature of science - they have existed as cultural
icons for centuries. Why have they endured? How have they transformed over the
decades? What is their cultural or mythic function? Where does the hero end and
the superhero begin? <br>
&nbsp;<br>
We call for papers or panel sessions that address the varying roles,
identities, and social functions that these enduring beings serve. Superheroes
and Supervillains may be interpreted through the lens of: </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>*<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>historical approaches; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>*<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>censorship codes; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>*<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>industry and franchise differentiation (e.g. DC vs.
Marvel Comics); </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>*<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>mythology; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>*<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>national and cultural specificity; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>*<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>gender identity and power shifts; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>*<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>ethnicity, class and race </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>diverse media formats (cinema, comics, computer
games, television) and their distinctive versions of superheroes; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>the female superhero (Wonderwoman, Catwoman, Jean
Grey, Sable, Martha Washington, Sailer Moon, Buffy, Xena); </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>serial form and the cliff hanger; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>the current resurgence in the cult of superpowers
in recent cinema; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>the supervillain; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>the super-collective; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>super-auteurs (e.g. Frank Miller, Alan Moore,
Tezuka Osamu, Massimiliano Frezzato);&nbsp; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>superhero universes (e.g. Matrix, Star Wars); </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>fan culture and superheroes; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>the science and physics of the superhero; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>the 'hero' who isn't 'super'. </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(Super)hero (and their
villainous counterpart) examples can include (but are not limited to): </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>the comic book superheroes from classics like
Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Catwoman, Captain American, and X-Men, to
revisionist and anti-(super)hero types found in the Invisibles, Dark Knight
Returns, Watchmen, Preacher, Sandman, Punisher, Wolverine; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>television (e.g. Buffy, Angel, Stargate SG-1,
Alias, Dark Angel, Xena); </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>animation (Justic League of America; He-Man;
PowerPuff Girls, Silver Surfer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>manga and anime (Astroboy, Prince Planet, Vampire
D, the Zoids, Ikari Shinji, Akira, Pokemon); </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>computer game hero types: Lara Croft, Final Fantasy
heroes, Superhero Quake mods, ; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>ancient and mythological heroes (e.g. Odysseus,
Hercules, Odin, Thor); </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>samurai warriors, Chinese super(natural) heroes,
and Asian heroes in myth, literature, and visual media; </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font>the cult of the C16th-C17th saint &amp; martyr as
superhero. </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;<br>
We also welcome contributions from fields other than cinema, media, popular
culture and cultural studies. E.g History, Asian Studies, Classics, Art
History, Science, Medicine.<br>
&nbsp;<br>
The deadline for paper proposals and panel sessions is June 5th 2004. The
conference will be held between 10th-12th June 2005 and hosted by the Cinema
Studies Program, School of Art History, Cinema, Classics &amp;Archaeology,
University of Melbourne, Australia.<br>
&nbsp;<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Send proposals to:</span></b> Angela
Ndalianis at <u>angelan@unimelb.edu.au</u>, or mail to:<br>
Assoc. Prof. Angela Ndalianis, <br>
Head of Cinema Studies, <br>
School of Art History, Cinema, Classics &amp; Archaeology,<br>
Elisabeth Murdoch Building,<br>
University of Melbourne,<br>
Victoria 3010. Australia. <br>
<br>
</span></font></p>

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<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'></x-sigsep><font size=3 color=gray
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Associate
Professor Angela Ndalianis<br>
Head of Cinema Studies Program<br>
School of Art History, Cinema, Classics &amp; Archaeology<br>
University of Melbourne<br>
Victoria 3010<br>
Ph: + 61-3 8344 6851<br>
Fax: + 61-3 8344 5563<br>
email: angelan@unimelb.edu.au<br>
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