I think the "bowing out" is premature. See what else comes in and I'm sure
we can all work together.
(I sent the idea to another MAC member earlier and it was suggested that I
submit something.)
I'm not wanting to take over or anything.
Sam
Asst. Prof. Sandra L. Combs
Arkansas State University
College of Communication
Department of Journalism
363 Communications Building
870-972-2704
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On 10/17/11 5:40 PM, "E. K. Daufin" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>This is just to let you know that Sandra Combs sent to Felicia a panel
>proposal including Carmen Williams and Meta Carstarphen as moderator. I
>didn't get anything from anyone so I'm just bowing out. Please disregard
>the resend of my call.
>
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sandra Combs [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 5:28 PM
>To: E. K. Daufin
>Subject: FW: MAC Division Panel Proposal
>Importance: High
>
>
>EK,
>I sent this to Felecia today. I'm not sure where it will go, especially
>with all the interest from the group.
>What do you think?
>Sam
>
>
>
>From: Journalism Department <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:23:45 -0500
>To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>"
><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>Subject: MAC Division Panel Proposal
>
>Dr. Ross,
>I've attached and pasted a proposal for AEJMC 2012 in Chicago.
>I hope it is something we can work with through MAC.
>I look forward to hearing from you.
>Sandra (Sam) Combs
>
>
>Asst. Prof. Sandra L. Combs
>Arkansas State University
>College of Communication
>Department of Journalism
>363 Communications Building
>870-972-2704
>[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>[cid:41AD9AA6-E95C-4CF8-8EF8-4560E1DD2E49]<http://www.astate.edu/>
>AEJMC 2012 CONVENTION MAC Division
>Panel Proposal
>
>
>1. Panel Title: "The Help: Just one in the family during the Civil
>Rights Era"
>
>2. Panel Type: This panel would be suitable as a Professional Freedom
>and Responsibility panel because it will emphasize how the portrayal of
>African American domestics in films and books such as "The Help," "Five"
>and others, marginalizes the contributions made by them and distorts
>their historical roles and the historical setting during the CivilRights
>Era.
>
>3. Panel Sponsorship: MAC co-sponsor with any of these including:
>Cultural & Critical Studies; History Division; Mass Comm & Society;
>Commission on the Status of Women; Commission on the Status of
>Minorities; and Entertainment Studies Interest Group.
>
>4. Description of Panel: The book and movie "The Help" touched off
>some heated discussions about the accuracy of history, sensitivity among
>the races and how films by whites never get it right. Issues to be
>explored include: 1) Is "The Help" racist? 2) Can white authors write a
>better story about African Americans or does society just prefer to read
>the stories of African Americans as told by whites?
>
>5. Possible Panelists:
>
>* Carmen Lanos Williams (contacted), Instructor, Department of English
>and Philosophy, Arkansas State University-Jonesboro. She has done
>extensive work on the cultural and historical implications of the way
>white cultural producers imagine black subjects including Aunt Jemima,
>Mammy, the black brute stereotype, the Uncle Tom stereotype and even
>Aibileen in "The Help."
>
>* Sandra L. Combs (contacted), Assistant Professor, Department of
>Journalism, Arkansas State University-Jonesboro. She is a veteran
>journalist who now does research on gender, minority and diversity
>issues. She looks at how accurate the portrayal of maids in books and
>films was during the Civil Rights era. Would Aibileen have lived to tell
>her story? Were their active participation in the Civil Rights Movement
>minimized to make the white masters/saviors superior?
>
>6. Moderator: Dr. Meta G. Carstarphen, Associate Professor, Gaylord
>College, University of Oklahoma
>
>7. Contact Person: Sandra L. Combs, Arkansas StateUniversity,
>Department of Journalism, P.O. Box 2686, State University, AR 72467;
>[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>; 870-972-2704 (office);
>248-496-7680 (cell)
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