Deadline: 25 May 2011
A two-day symposium on 30th & 31st July 2011 at the Gordon Square Cinema, Birkbeck College, University of London
Keynote Speaker: Roland Domenig (University of Vienna)
Confirmed Plenary Speaker: Hirasawa Go (Meiji Gakuin University)
To celebrate the arrival in London of the Art Theatre Guild of Japan
(ATG) season at the BFI Southbank and the Theatre Scorpio retrospective programme at the Close-‐Up Film Centre in July and August 2011, this international symposium will explore the many faces of Japanese independent arts in the 1960s and 1970s.
The symposium aims to contribute to the recent resurgence of critical and public interest in 1960s avant-‐garde culture across the globe, and place ATG’s phenomenal creative output in an international context. We would like to focus in particular on how cultural spaces, such as the Art Theatre Shinjuku Bunka, were key in yielding an atmosphere where a network of heterogeneous artistic voices could interact and collaborate, develop a relationship with their audience, and experience their art within an international forum. Although the focus will remain on the circuit of ATG activities, the symposium aims to branch out further to explore alternative venues and fields of activity that were equally significant within the cultural climate.
Although all proposals will be considered, we particularly welcome papers that explore the following themes:
* Japanese Cinema of the 1960s/70s in an international context
* Japanese Cinema of the 1960s/70s and its relationship with other arts
* The meaning of independence in 1960s/70s Japanese culture industries
* Japanese experimental cinema and avant-‐garde arts of the 1960s/70s
* The impact of ATG and other comparable cultural spaces on 1960s/70s Japan
* Examples of cross-‐medial collaborations
* Audiences of 1960s/70s Japanese arts and reception of such works in Japan and elsewhere
* Comparative studies of cultural venues
* Comparative studies of new wave films in world cinema
* Studies of key directors and collaborators (cinematographers, actors, art directors, etc.) of 1960s/1970s Japanese cinema.
* The resonance of Japanese 1960s culture in the world today
We welcome proposals from researchers at any stage of their project, and we will accept proposals from those within and beyond the academic field of film studies.
Please send a 400-‐word abstract and 200-‐word (max) biography to atg.symposium@gmail.com.
The deadline for application is 25th May 2011. Successful candidates will be approached by 31st May 2011. To register a seat for the symposium or for any further questions, please contact the e-‐mail address above.
Please note that selected papers will be considered for publication in a special issue of Vertigo Magazine dedicated to Theatre Scorpio. For more information on Vertigo Magazine, published by Close-‐Up Film Centre, please visit: www.vertigomagazine.co.uk or www.closeupfilmcentre.com
Symposium Convenors: Oliver Dew (Birkbeck College, University of London) Julian Ross (Mixed Cinema Network, Universityof Leeds)
Contact Information:
For inquiries: atg.symposium@gmail.com
For submissions: atg.symposium@gmail.com
Website: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/
A two-day symposium on 30th & 31st July 2011 at the Gordon Square Cinema, Birkbeck College, University of London
Keynote Speaker: Roland Domenig (University of Vienna)
Confirmed Plenary Speaker: Hirasawa Go (Meiji Gakuin University)
To celebrate the arrival in London of the Art Theatre Guild of Japan
(ATG) season at the BFI Southbank and the Theatre Scorpio retrospective programme at the Close-‐Up Film Centre in July and August 2011, this international symposium will explore the many faces of Japanese independent arts in the 1960s and 1970s.
The symposium aims to contribute to the recent resurgence of critical and public interest in 1960s avant-‐garde culture across the globe, and place ATG’s phenomenal creative output in an international context. We would like to focus in particular on how cultural spaces, such as the Art Theatre Shinjuku Bunka, were key in yielding an atmosphere where a network of heterogeneous artistic voices could interact and collaborate, develop a relationship with their audience, and experience their art within an international forum. Although the focus will remain on the circuit of ATG activities, the symposium aims to branch out further to explore alternative venues and fields of activity that were equally significant within the cultural climate.
Although all proposals will be considered, we particularly welcome papers that explore the following themes:
* Japanese Cinema of the 1960s/70s in an international context
* Japanese Cinema of the 1960s/70s and its relationship with other arts
* The meaning of independence in 1960s/70s Japanese culture industries
* Japanese experimental cinema and avant-‐garde arts of the 1960s/70s
* The impact of ATG and other comparable cultural spaces on 1960s/70s Japan
* Examples of cross-‐medial collaborations
* Audiences of 1960s/70s Japanese arts and reception of such works in Japan and elsewhere
* Comparative studies of cultural venues
* Comparative studies of new wave films in world cinema
* Studies of key directors and collaborators (cinematographers, actors, art directors, etc.) of 1960s/1970s Japanese cinema.
* The resonance of Japanese 1960s culture in the world today
We welcome proposals from researchers at any stage of their project, and we will accept proposals from those within and beyond the academic field of film studies.
Please send a 400-‐word abstract and 200-‐word (max) biography to atg.symposium@gmail.com.
The deadline for application is 25th May 2011. Successful candidates will be approached by 31st May 2011. To register a seat for the symposium or for any further questions, please contact the e-‐mail address above.
Please note that selected papers will be considered for publication in a special issue of Vertigo Magazine dedicated to Theatre Scorpio. For more information on Vertigo Magazine, published by Close-‐Up Film Centre, please visit: www.vertigomagazine.co.uk or www.closeupfilmcentre.com
Symposium Convenors: Oliver Dew (Birkbeck College, University of London) Julian Ross (Mixed Cinema Network, Universityof Leeds)
Contact Information:
For inquiries: atg.symposium@gmail.com
For submissions: atg.symposium@gmail.com
Website: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/
