Sound-Tracking Melbourne Symposium
Following the successful Screening Melbourne Symposium in February 2017, the Melbourne Screen Studies Group now seeks to solicit new abstracts for the Sound-Tracking MelbourneSymposium that will take place on 15-16 June 2018. While it is recognized that screen media form the connective tissue of Melbourne’s artistic and cultural life, the importance of sound to the way the moving image is brought to life, is relatively less well acknowledged. The Sound-Tracking Melbourne Symposium not only intends to give due critical and creative weight to the interlocking dimensions of sound...
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Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) 5th International Conference Bridging Gaps: Where is the Critic in Television Journalism? CUNY Graduate School of Journalism New York City, USA August 31 – September 1, 2017 Select Option B (full time faculty or Option D (students / precariously employed) to register. CUNY alumni and non-presenters can select Option E for registration. Registration Options Option A Regular Faculty / Full-time Staff $350.00 USDOption B Early Bird Faculty / Full-time Staff $280.00 USDOption C Regular Students $200.00 USDOption D Early Bird...
Read MorePersona Studies – Inaugural Issue
Persona Studies – Inaugural Issue From Kim Barbour The inaugural issue of Persona Studies is scheduled for open access publication in March 2015. This exciting new journal will be preceded by a Working Papers Symposium held in Melbourne, Australia on February 5 2015, with virtual participation welcome. Abstracts are now being sought for the symposium and/or the inaugural issue of the journal. Open Call: Research and writing on any aspect of persona and persona studies Persona studies is an emerging area of cross-disciplinary study that investigates the presentation of the self and the...
Read MoreExhibition-Conference on The Stardom and Celebrity of David Bowie 1965—2015
Exhibition-Conference on The Stardom and Celebrity of David Bowie 1965—2015 From Dr Sean Redmond I’m not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman. I’m living on.Coming to Australia in 2015, ACMI presents David Bowie Is, the acclaimed global exhibition from the Victoria and Albert Museum. As part of this ground-breaking multi-media experience will be the conference, The Stardom and Celebrity of David Bowie 1965—2015, reflecting upon his cultural and artistic significance through the most important frames. The conference will be held at the...
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