The International Association for Media and History

Call for Papers: Small Cinemas, Promotion and Reception

Timisoara, Romania, 1-3 June 2012

Organizing Institution: Center for Eastern European Film and Media Studies, West University of Timisoara, Romania, contact email: ceefms@gmail.com

Plenary Speakers: Dina Iordanova, Professor of Film Studies and Provost, St. Leonard’s College, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK; Janina Falkowska, Professor of Film Studies, University of Western Ontario, Canada.

The third annual international conference, Small Cinemas, brings together scholars and professionals from around the world to discuss the regional, national and international reception and promotion of small cinemas. We are interested in papers focusing on the status and the particularities of small cinemas’ audiences, film criticism, film scholarship, governmental support, festival participation, marketing strategies, and media outlets. The conference organizers understand the notion of “small cinemas” to be fluid and plural, including both documentary and fiction, from the cinemas of small nation-states to the small “postage stamp” films of mobile devices; from the cinemas of ethnic and religious minorities to the productions of minors and so-called “minor” authors.

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29th June- 1st July 2012, University of Glasgow, Scotland

The 22nd International Screen Studies Conference is organised by Screen journal and will be programmed by Screen editor Karen Lury.

We invite papers on any topic in screen studies, i.e. cinema, television and digital media. Submissions for pre-formed three-person panels will be considered but not prioritised.

The deadline for proposals is Friday, 13th January 2012.

Please visit http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/screen/conference2012/ for full submission details.

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Date: Friday January 13th, 2012 – 09.30 am

Location: University of Southern California (Los Angeles)

Are you a graduate or doctoral student, post-doc, or young professional currently working on a project in which you engage issues concerning historical film, radio or television and issues in media history? Are you interested in presenting your project to a small group of experts and peers? Then this master-class of the International Association for Media and History may be just what you are looking for. Participants are expected to give a short introduction to their project and to prepare some central questions for discussion. Senior members of IAMHIST will engage with your paper and discuss sources and strategies for developing the project.

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