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NEWS OF POTENTIAL INTEREST

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR

Dynamics of Global Cinema: Peripheries, Infrastructure, Circulation
at the U of Navarra, Pamplona (Spain)
10-11 May 2013
Co-organised by Dina Irdonavoda (Center for Film Studies, U of St Andrews, UK) and Alejandro Pardo (Department of Film, TV & Digital Media, U of Navarra, Spain).

Conditioned by digital innovation and wider possibilities for the global circulation of film, people experience cinema in new ways. The ‘digital disruption' brings about more intense trans-border flows of niche and previously little-seen cinematic content.

Traditional distribution – where studios control box office revenues by releasing films for coordinated showing in a system of theatres and then direct them through an inflexible succession of hierarchically ordered windows of exhibition and formats – is radically undermined by new technologies and migratory patterns. Various dissemination intermediaries that controlled and shaped distribution until recently, are gradually disappearing, and previously lesser-acknowledged nodes gain in importance. Film distribution as we know it is increasingly turning into a fraction of the multiple ways in which film travels around the globe.

New business and circulation models force a rethink of issues of intellectual property, trigger mutations in the film festival landscape, and give growth to a new type of cosmopolitan cinéphilia. The result is a new landscape of transnational film infrastructure, an intricate plethora of circuits and revenue streams that accelerate and take over previously known patterns of film circulation and, perhaps, lay the groundwork for a new mode of address. Due to the vitality of growing alternative channels of dissemination, previously rarely seen cinematic material can now be seen and appreciated.

In the context of the planned symposium, we hope to address a range of issues that touch on matters of cinematic transnationalism, the national, the supra- and sub-national, composite film cultures, infrastructure (including production base, financing, capital, markets, co-production, policy), circulation (including distribution, diasporic channels, on-line channels, film festivals, but also migrations and resources), mode of address (format mutations, language, supranational aesthetics and narratives, but also identity and talent).

Confirmed participants:
•Prof. Tim Bergfelder, U of Southampton (UK)
•Prof. Chris Berry, King's College London (UK)
•Prof. Efrén Cuevas, U of Navarra (Spain)
•Prof. Alberto Elena, U Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
•Prof. Dina Iordanova, U of St. Andrews (UK)
•Prof. Onookome Okome, Alberta (Canada)
•Dr. Dorota Ostrowska, Birkbeck College (London, UK)
•Prof. Alejandro Pardo, U of Navarra (Spain)
•Prof. Rob Stone, U of Birmingham (UK)
•Prof. Cindy Wong, CUNY (USA)

Programme and abstracts are available at:
http://www.unav.edu/web/facultad-de-comunicacion/dynamics-of-global-cinema/programme

Regitration:
http://www.unav.edu/web/facultad-de-comunicacion/dynamics-of-global-cinema/registration

Travel and accommodation:
http://www.unav.edu/web/facultad-de-comunicacion/dynamics-of-global-cinema/travel-accommodation

For further information, please contact:
Dr. Stefanie Van de Peer: sevdp@st-andrews.ac.uk
Prof. Dina Iordanova: di1@st-andrews.ac.uk
Prof. Alejandro Pardo: alexpardo@unav.es  

CALL FOR PAPERS

International Art, Design, and Manipulation Symposium
Sakarya U

Symposium website: http://www.ustm.sakarya.edu.tr/eng.html

(Titles and abstracts must be submitted to ustmsemp@gmail.com mail address no later than 29 March 2013.)

Aim of the Symposium: In "Art, Design and Manipulation" symposium we want to discuss on the problematics of contemporary art and design as a global instrument; within the problematic issue of manipulation, through the concepts such as culture industry, knowledge / power, knowledge / information, real / reality, fiction / re-editing, etc ....

On the ground , where the importance of concepts such as globalization, digitalization, multiculturalism, extremity of diciplinarity are prominent, we are looking forward to talk the possibilities of art and criticism. The changing forms of art and society relationship , the functionalization of this relationship, the growing relevance of art with the areas of design, communication and media, and the opportunities provided by this relationship and the problems precipitated by this relationship. Also, we are particularly intending to problematize to what extent art and design is the determining factor of the cultural transformation of the social area.

In this context, we are aiming at discussing besides the functional usage of art, the possibilities of autonomous art production.

Symposium sub-topics:
Art and Design, CultureI Industry and Media, Reality and Information, Metaphor and Manipulation, Text- Image Relations, Perception - Image Relationship, Art and Utopia, Art and Politics, Art Market (Auctions, Art Fairs ...), Arts Management (Curatorial system, biennials ...), Philosophy of Art, Theories of Art, History of Art, Sociology of Art, Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics and Glass, Textile and Fashion Design, Interior Design, Industrial Product Design, Traditional Turkish Arts, Cinema and Television, Photography, Visual Communication and Design, Graphic Arts, Graphic Design, Animation, New Media

Deadline for applications: 29 March 2013
Declaration of Acceptance: 22 April 2013
Deadline for submission of full papers: 5 August 2013
Deadline of Participation Fee: 26 August 2013
Symposium Dates: 14-16 November 2013

Second VIEW Journal issue, explores Europe on and beyond the screen

VIEW, the Journal of European Television History and Culture is the first peer-reviewed, multi-media and open access e-journal in the field of European television history and culture. It offers an international platform for outstanding academic research and archival reflection on television as an important part of our European cultural heritage. The journal is proud to present its second issue: Europe on and behind the Screen, which is freely available at: http://www.viewjournal.eu.

The second issue comes in a brand new form, with a new title (VIEW), a new URL (viewjournal.eu), a fresh design and a new member on the team of editors-in-chief: John Ellis from Royal Holloway, University of London.The journal makes use of an open access publishing system, OJS, and has developed a tool to insert relevant audiovisual sources in the online reading experience. The journal also received a redesign to maximise readability. The new name, VIEW, indicates a clear vision for the future of the Journal of European Television History and Culture.

The full table of contents for the second issue is:

Editorial - Dana Mustata

DISCOVERIES

Mapping Europe: Images of Europe in the Eurovision Song Contest - Mari Pajala Spain Was Not Living a Celebration. TVE and Eurovision Song Contest during the years of Franco’s Dictatorship - Juan Francisco Gutiérrez Lozano The Golden Stag Festival in Ceausescu's Romania (1968-1971) - Alexandru Matei Comunicar Europa/Communicating Europe. Spain and television co-productions - Manuel Palacio&  Concepción Cascajosa Zen and the Art of Adaptation - Jeremy Strong

EXPLORATIONS

Live from Moscow: The Celebrations of Yuri Gagarin and Transnational Television in Europe - Lars Lundgren Reading Between The Lines. A Transnational History of the Franco-British Entente Cordial in Post War Television - Andreas Fickers&  Andy O’Dwyer Transnational Relations Between The BBC And The WDR (1960-1969): The Central Roles Of Hugh Greene And Klaus Von Bismarck - Christian Potschka Poland's Return to Europe:  Polish Terrestrial Broadcasters and TV-Fiction - Sylwia Szostak Hello, Lenin? Soviet Nostalgia on Post-Soviet Television - Kateryna Khinkulova

> From European Identity and Media Imperialism to Public Diplomacy: the Changing Rationale behind Euronews - Eva Polonska-Kimunguyi&  Patrick Kimunguyi Télé-clubs and European Television History Beyond the Screen - Ira Wagman

This second issue enables a discussion of European television through different themes, approaches and case studies. Starting with this issue, we present a brand new structure of our journal. The Discovery articles zoom in on case studies from different corners of Europe, while the Explorations offer different approaches to writing Europe’s television history and advancing theoretical discussions in the field.

We wish you a pleasant and inspiring journey through Europe on and behind the Screen!

Second VIEW Journal issue, explores Europe on and beyond the screen

VIEW, the Journal of European Television History and Culture is the first peer-reviewed, multi-media and open access e-journal in the field of European television history and culture. It offers an international platform for outstanding academic research and archival reflection on television as an important part of our European cultural heritage. The journal is proud to present its second issue: Europe on and behind the Screen, which is freely available at: http://www.viewjournal.eu.

The second issue comes in a brand new form, with a new title (VIEW), a new URL (viewjournal.eu), a fresh design and a new member on the team of editors-in-chief: John Ellis from Royal Holloway, University of London.The journal makes use of an open access publishing system, OJS, and has developed a tool to insert relevant audiovisual sources in the online reading experience. The journal also received a redesign to maximise readability. The new name, VIEW, indicates a clear vision for the future of the Journal of European Television History and Culture.

The full table of contents for the second issue is:

Editorial - Dana Mustata

DISCOVERIES

Mapping Europe: Images of Europe in the Eurovision Song Contest - Mari Pajala Spain Was Not Living a Celebration. TVE and Eurovision Song Contest during the years of Franco’s Dictatorship - Juan Francisco Gutiérrez Lozano The Golden Stag Festival in Ceausescu's Romania (1968-1971) - Alexandru Matei Comunicar Europa/Communicating Europe. Spain and television co-productions - Manuel Palacio&  Concepción Cascajosa Zen and the Art of Adaptation - Jeremy Strong

EXPLORATIONS

Live from Moscow: The Celebrations of Yuri Gagarin and Transnational Television in Europe - Lars Lundgren Reading Between The Lines. A Transnational History of the Franco-British Entente Cordial in Post War Television - Andreas Fickers&  Andy O’Dwyer Transnational Relations Between The BBC And The WDR (1960-1969): The Central Roles Of Hugh Greene And Klaus Von Bismarck - Christian Potschka Poland's Return to Europe:  Polish Terrestrial Broadcasters and TV-Fiction - Sylwia Szostak Hello, Lenin? Soviet Nostalgia on Post-Soviet Television - Kateryna Khinkulova

> From European Identity and Media Imperialism to Public Diplomacy: the Changing Rationale behind Euronews - Eva Polonska-Kimunguyi&  Patrick Kimunguyi Télé-clubs and European Television History Beyond the Screen - Ira Wagman

This second issue enables a discussion of European television through different themes, approaches and case studies. Starting with this issue, we present a brand new structure of our journal. The Discovery articles zoom in on case studies from different corners of Europe, while the Explorations offer different approaches to writing Europe’s television history and advancing theoretical discussions in the field.

We wish you a pleasant and inspiring journey through Europe on and behind the Screen!

Reviews for Transnational Cinemas

We are currently seeking reviews for the next issue of the Intellect journal, Transnational Cinemas.

Reviews need to be between 600-900 words and engage with the concerns of the journal.

Information can be found here: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=183/

The following publication is available for review:
A Social History of Iranian Cinema: Volume 4: The Globalizing Era, 1984-2010 (2012) by Hamid Naficy.

Please contact me with proposals for any other recent publications or films fitting within the Transnational Cinemas remit. 

Call for papers:

Special Issue of Visual Communication Journal on "Difference and Globalization"

DIFFERENCE AND GLOBALIZATION

Co-edited by GIORGIA AIELLO (University of Leeds) and LUC PAUWELS (University of Antwerp)

PDF version: http://vcj.sagepub.com/site/CFP/VCJ_CALL.pdf

This special issue investigates the nexus of globalization and visual communication through a rich discussion of the significance of national, racial, gendered, classed, countercultural, embodied and emplaced identities-among others. It will interrogate a variety of visual communication texts and contexts, including but not limited to those found in popular and consumer culture, web design, social media, advertising, photography, branding and public communication, tourism and urban place-making.

The visual is an especially privileged and in fact crucial mode of communication in contexts of globalization thanks to its perceptual availability and cross-cultural potential. The rise of global capitalism has been overwhelmingly associated with the increasing 'loss' of difference in cultural production. As a central issue in global interconnectivity, the key tension between homogenization and heterogenization has generated interest and apprehension over the preservation and disappearance of difference across cultures. Less attention has been given to how cultural and social difference may be mobilized for symbolic and material profit in global(izing) communication contexts, while also being a significant factor in the production and reception of texts. Although a critique of globalization as a homogenizing process is important and based on compelling evidence, it is therefore necessary to account for the increasingly complex, powerful and indeed heterogeneous ways in whic h contemporary communication is realized in everyday life.

We invite both article and visual essay submissions that address one or more of the following questions:

= What do theoretical, critical and/or empirical approaches to social or cultural difference and diversity contribute to visual communication scholarship on key processes of globalization?

= How can contemporary discussions of key articulations of difference and globalization (e.g. transnationalism, postcolonialism, cosmopolitanism) be enhanced by visual communication scholarship?

= What are some of the major ways in which global visual communication texts integrate, mobilize and/or exploit fundamental dimensions of social and cultural difference (such as race, gender, sexuality, class, nationality, political and religious beliefs, etc.)?

= What processes, forms of understanding, and practices are typical or required of designers' work in the planning and production of visuals that aim to communicate generic meanings or, on the other hand, key forms of social and cultural difference to either global/cross-cultural or local/ specific publics?

= What are viewers' culturally or socially specific experiences of global or cross-cultural visual communication and how do their unique 'ways of seeing' impact the 'reading' of globalization

SUBMITTING YOUR PROPOSAL

Please send an extended 1,000 word abstract of your proposed article or visual essay describing the focus and content of the proposed contribution to GIORGIA AIELLO,G.Aiello@leeds.ac.uk, by 31 March 2013.

Proposals will undergo a review process, and a selection will be shortlisted for development into full-length articles or visual essays. Shortlisted authors must commit to a timeline for revision, resubmission and publication, with full manuscripts to be submitted by 1 October 2013. 

Please visit the website for more information about the Visual Communication Studies Division.