Deadline/Date: 15 November 2010
A two-day international symposium on East Asian Cinema organised by Colette Balmain (Independent Scholar), John Berra (Nanjing University) and Spencer Murphy (Coventry University) and funded by Coventry University.
The films that have emerged from East Asia in the past decade have arguably invigorated international cinema with their originality and vitality, capturing the attention of academics and audiences alike. The organisers of this symposium seek papers which promise to analyse certain aspects of contemporary East Asian Cinema by placing key films, filmmakers, production trends and national aesthetics into global or local context.
Papers must be related to one of four cinematic territories (China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea) and topics of interest may include but are certainly not limited to:
Auteur Filmmaking (e.g. – Park Chan-wook, Wong Kar-wai, Zhang Ke Jia)
Genre Filmmaking (e.g. – Heroic Bloodshed, J-Horror, Wuxia, Yakuza)
Blockbusters and Franchises
Domestic Distribution and Reception
International Distribution and Reception
Economic Acceleration and Recession
Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality
Nostalgia and Memory
Post-Colonial Identity
Production Company Case Studies
Transnational Approaches and Narratives
V-Cinema
Western co-productions and Hollywood Remakes
The conference will be held at Coventry University from February 10-11, 2011. This academic event is being arranged in conjunction with the Third Window Film Festival, which will be held at Warwick Art Centre from February 11-13, 2011. The festival will host the UK premieres of several major releases from East Asia with special guests to be confirmed.
Please send a 300 word abstract for a 20 minute paper and a short biographical statement to eastasiancinema@yahoo.co.uk
Deadline for proposals: 15 November 2010
More information here.
A two-day international symposium on East Asian Cinema organised by Colette Balmain (Independent Scholar), John Berra (Nanjing University) and Spencer Murphy (Coventry University) and funded by Coventry University.
The films that have emerged from East Asia in the past decade have arguably invigorated international cinema with their originality and vitality, capturing the attention of academics and audiences alike. The organisers of this symposium seek papers which promise to analyse certain aspects of contemporary East Asian Cinema by placing key films, filmmakers, production trends and national aesthetics into global or local context.
Papers must be related to one of four cinematic territories (China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea) and topics of interest may include but are certainly not limited to:
Auteur Filmmaking (e.g. – Park Chan-wook, Wong Kar-wai, Zhang Ke Jia)
Genre Filmmaking (e.g. – Heroic Bloodshed, J-Horror, Wuxia, Yakuza)
Blockbusters and Franchises
Domestic Distribution and Reception
International Distribution and Reception
Economic Acceleration and Recession
Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality
Nostalgia and Memory
Post-Colonial Identity
Production Company Case Studies
Transnational Approaches and Narratives
V-Cinema
Western co-productions and Hollywood Remakes
The conference will be held at Coventry University from February 10-11, 2011. This academic event is being arranged in conjunction with the Third Window Film Festival, which will be held at Warwick Art Centre from February 11-13, 2011. The festival will host the UK premieres of several major releases from East Asia with special guests to be confirmed.
Please send a 300 word abstract for a 20 minute paper and a short biographical statement to eastasiancinema@yahoo.co.uk
Deadline for proposals: 15 November 2010
More information here.
