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\"Mass<\/a>
Click to view the original conference program<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

International Conference on Mass Culture<\/strong>
\nApril 25-27, 1984<\/p>\n

with James Cronin, Lynn Mally, Stuart Hall, Frederick Wiseman, David Kunzle, Andreas Huyssen, Tania Modleski, Judith Williamson, Jane Feuer, Patricia Mellencamp, Margaret Morse, John Pauly, Bernard Gendron, Larry Grossberg, Stephen Heath, Rodolfo Cortina, Judith Mayne, and Jack Stipes<\/em><\/p>\n

The Center for 20th Century Studies’ annual spring conference, organized by Kathleen Woodward and coordinated by Carol Tennessen.<\/p>\n

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Wednesday, April 25<\/strong>
\n2:00-3:30PM Workshop: Historical Perspectives on Mass Culture
\nJames Cronin, “The Working Class and the Making of Mass Culture”
\nLynn Mally, “Class Culture or Mass Culture? Workers and Art in the Russian Revolution”
\nPresiding: Kathleen Woodward<\/p>\n

3:30-5:00PM Stuart Hall, “Theories of Mass Culture”
\nPresiding: Kathleen Woodward<\/p>\n

8:00PM Screening of Model, discussion with the filmmaker Frederick Wiseman
\nPresiding: Dick Blau<\/p>\n

\"Stuart<\/a>
Stuart Hall giving his lecture on April 25, 1984 in Curtin 175<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thursday, April 26<\/strong>
\n9:00-10:30AM David Kunzle, “The Success and Failure of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck”
\nPresiding: Jeffrey Hayes<\/p>\n

11:00-12:30PM Workshop: Imaginary Adversaries: Mass Culture and Modernism
\nAndreas Huyssen, “Pas de deux: Staging the Dichotomy”
\nTania Modleski, “The Terror of Pleasure: The Contemporary Horror Film and Postmodern Theory”
\nPresiding: Jane Gallop<\/p>\n

2:00-3:30PM Judith Williamson, “Women\/Meaning\/theMedia”
\nPresiding: Kathleen Woodward<\/p>\n

4:00-5:30PM Workshop: Television
\nJane Feuer, “Narrative Form in Television: The Episodic Series and the Continuing Serial”
\nPatricia Mellencamp, “Domestic Stagings and Comic Couples: I Do (‘Since we said “I do,” there are so many things we don’t’) Love Lucy”
\nPresiding: Teresa de Lauretis<\/p>\n

5:30PM Screening: A Sign is a Fine Investment (Judith Williamson)<\/p>\n

Friday, April 27<\/strong>
\n9:00-10:30AM Workshop: News
\nMargaret Morse, “Nesspeak: Narrating the News on Television”
\nJohn Pauly, “News, the Public and Everyday Life: An Historical Perspective”
\nPresiding: William Mayrl<\/p>\n

11:00-12:30PM Workshop: Popular Music
\nBernard Gendron, “Theodor Adorno vs. Popular Music (Europe vs. Africa?)”
\nLawrence Grossberg, “Rock and Roll: The Politics of Pleasure and the Empowerment of Everyday Life”
\nPresiding: Divina Infusino (The Milwaukee Journal)<\/p>\n

2:00-3:30PM Stephen Heath, “Theoretical Approaches to Television”
\nPresiding: Judith Mayne<\/p>\n

4:00-5:00PM Screening: Videotaped interview with Raymond Williams, by Stephen Heath and Gilliam Skirrow<\/p>\n

5:00-6:00PM Closing Panel
\nGeneral Discussants: Rodolfo Cortina, Judith Mayne, and Jack Zipes<\/p>\n

\"From<\/a>
From left to right: Patricia Mellencamp, Dick Blau, Jane Gallop, Jon Erickson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Reception<\/a>
Reception photographs taken by Bill Tennessen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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