Film Studies

Film Studies: Representative

Submitted by marianaliz on Sun, 29/03/2009 - 13:01.
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My name is Mariana Liz. I am a PhD candidate at the Film Studies Department at King's College London, although I work closely with the European Studies Department as well. My research project is entitled "European Identity in contemporary cinema". My research interests include European integration, European culture and identity, European cinema, Film and Society and (Trans)national cinemas.
 

Film Studies: Useful Links

Submitted by marianaliz on Thu, 26/03/2009 - 20:06.
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This is a very useful link for Conference Alerts:
http://www.conferencealerts.com/film.htm
 
Besides ECREA, other Film and Media Studies Networks that might be of interest:
SCMS - Society for Cinema & Media Studies
http://www.cmstudies.org/index.php
 
NECS - European Network for Cinema and Media Studies
http://www.necs-initiative.org/

Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies

Submitted by Sara on Mon, 06/02/2012 - 13:37.
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There is a newly established journal: the Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies, published by Intellect.
As explained on its website (http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=215/):  

CfP: Special Screen issue on film and television aesthetics

Submitted by itirakdogan on Wed, 15/09/2010 - 12:30.
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Within film and television studies there has been a growth in work on aesthetics. This
work is interested in philosophical approaches (‘film-philosophy’) and/or close
criticism, and is revitalising theory and textual analysis. It is also concerned,
implicitly or explicitly, to reveal artistic merit by illuminating the ways in which
audiovisual work may be effective, affective or thoughtful.

This special issue of Screen will be edited by Annette Kuhn and Andrew Klevan.

PhD Fellow "Varieties and Determinants of Absorption in Narrative Film" (Amsterdam)

Submitted by itirakdogan on Tue, 07/09/2010 - 12:47.
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PhD Fellow sought for project Varieties and Determinants of
Absorption in Narrative Film (4 yrs, ASCoR, University of Amsterdam,
the Netherlands)

Film viewers typically exhibit high degrees of absorption or
immersion in the film's story world including events and characters.
As yet there is no satisfactory definition of what state of mind
absorption in film viewing exactly is and what factors account for
it. The project aims at obtaining an understanding of the
experiential states involved and their determinants with an emphasis

Research Seminar: European Cinema in the Digital Era?

Submitted by itirakdogan on Tue, 07/09/2010 - 12:28.
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European Cinema in the Digital Era?
- Industries & Cultures Crossing Borders

The University of Copenhagen, November 24th-25th 2010?
International Research Seminar organized by Cemes Young Scholars (CYS)
Centre for Modern European Studies (CEMES) http://www.cemes.ku.dk
Department of Media, Cognition and Communication?
University of Copenhagen?

Confirmed keynote speakers:

Studies in South Asian Film & Media 2.1

Submitted by itirakdogan on Fri, 20/08/2010 - 10:59.
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Intellect is delighted to announce the publication of the first issue of Volume 2 of
Studies in South Asian Film & Media.

Issue 2.1 of Studies in South Asian Film & Media includes articles which examine
representations of Bengali masculinity in popular Bengali Cinema of 1950s as well as
exploring Queer Diasporic Film and same-sex desire between two sisters-in-law in Deepa
Mehta's Fire. Other articles explore the syncretic heritage of Hindi cinema and India's

PhD course on Genre at the University of Copenhagen

Submitted by itirakdogan on Fri, 20/08/2010 - 10:51.
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Challenging genres – Genre challenges
Time: 17 November 11 am -19 November 3 pm, 2010
Place: University of Copenhagen

Course organizers: Professor Anne Jerslev and Assistant Professor Mette Mortensen,
Department of Media, Cognition and Communication, Section of Film and Media Studies, The
University of Copenhagen.

Course Content: Today’s intensified blurring of boundaries between media, and between
media and their audiences is challenging our understanding of genre. New genres emerge

CfP: Northern Lights: Re-thinking Film and Media Production

Submitted by itirakdogan on Fri, 20/08/2010 - 10:50.
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Northern Lights. Volume 10 (2012). Volume editors: Mette Mortensen & Eva Novrup Redvall.
Re-thinking Film and Media Production: Creativity, Convergence and Participation

Deadline for abstracts on December 15, 2010.
Full articles to be delivered on March 15, 2011.

The 2012 volume of Northern Lights will focus on the renewed interest in film and media
production. In recent years there has been a shift across a broad field of media and

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