On 23 November 2021, ‘Digital Intimacies’ – a research project hosted at King’s College London and the University of Edinburgh – will host a series of talks and a panel discussion situating the findings of the research. With an interest in how queer men use smartphones to negotiate intimacy, the symposium will draw connections between […]
To strengthen European collaboration in the fields of media communications and cultural studies in the absence of possibilities for international (offline) meetings, Andreas Hepp (University of Bremen), Giovanna Mascheroni (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Göran Bolin (Södertörn University), Johanna Sumiala (University of Helsinki), Nick Couldry London School of Economics and Political Science) and Veronika Kalmus […]
Diane Burgess’ advocates research on something known as ‘buzz’ to film festival and industry insiders. Three major points attracted my attention as an economic sociologist working similarly to incorporate arts non-profit value – including that of all the freely given labor – into valuation theory and practice in order to value the benefits of culture […]
NECSUS is now inviting abstract submissions for the Features section of our Spring 2022 issue. Articles in the Features section are full-length research articles on a variety of themes related to media studies but not necessarily connected to a special section topic. For articles published in the Spring 2022 issue, we accept abstracts until 15 […]
From 12-13 May 2022, the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin, and the Waseda University, Tokyo, will be co-hosting the Japanese-German conference ‘Artificial Intelligence and the Human – Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Science and Fiction’. Understanding imaginations about the human and technologies as culturally specific, the conference invites a cross-cultural comparison to explore […]
From 20-21 September 2021, the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona will be hosting the virtual conference ‘Visual Motifs and the Public Sphere’. As part of a larger research project on the production and circulation of images of power in Spain, the conference brings together empirical research and theoretical approaches from cinema and film studies, visual arts […]
From 5-7 August 2021, Ryerson University (Canada), the Glasgow School of Art (Scotland), University of Sao Paulo (Brazil) and the University of Texas at Dallas (USA) will co-host the virtual edition of the Interactive Film and Media conference. Dedicated to the theme ‘new narratives, racialization, global crises, and social engagement’, the conference brings together researchers […]
From 20-21 November 2021, the Faculty of Creative Industries at the University of South Wales will host the interdisciplinary two-day online conference ‘The Politics of Casting in Media’. With an interest in the critical examination of casting both vocationally and textually as well as the role of the casting director within wider media production cultures, […]
Following calls to decenter structures of cultural and political power, collective practices have gained renewed relevance in a hyper-competitive landscape exacerbated by the effects of neoliberal strategies in the creative industries. From May 20-26, the Research Forum at Images Festival will explore the theme of ‘Decentralization as the Practice of Freedom’ through audio conversations, social […]
As part of the Besides the Screen 10th Anniversary programme of events, the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, King’s College, London and Queen’s University will be co-hosting the hybrid conference ‘Geographies, Spaces, and Places Outside the Screen’ from 10-12 June 2021. With an interest in how space and place intersect with sites of production, circulation […]
From 16-17 September 2021, the Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy, will be hosting the international conference ‘Postcolonial Italian Cinema’. Aimed towards a reconsideration of postcolonial Italian Cinema in film and history, the conference – organized by Damiano Garofalo (Sapienza, Rome) and Luca Peretti (Warwick, United Kingdom) – will synthesise multiple points of view into a […]
Taking place from 30 September – 1 October 2021 in a hybrid format, the conference ‘Television Histories in Development’ will explore the histories of television from a broad cultural and societal perspective. Coinciding with 70 years of television in the Netherlands, the event (organized by Prof. Huub Wijfjes, University of Groningen, and Dr. Josette Wolthuis, […]
On 28 May 2021, Studies in Eastern European Cinema will be hosting an online conference on the topic of ‘Eastern European Film and Screen Media’ at the University of Central Lancashire. Organized by Ewa Mazierska, Eva Naripea and Laszlo Strausz, the conference is envisioned as a platform to discuss current research and exchange ideas in […]
From 15-18 December 2021, the Institute for Theatre, Film and Media Studies (TFM) at Goethe University Frankfurt will be hosting the ‘Visible Evidence XXVII’ conference. Taking place in a hybrid format, the conference will bring together scholars and practitioners to explore how documentary responds to the current crisis of democracy. Special themes – under the […]
On 26 March 2021, Maud Ceuterick will be hosting the third and final panel discussion in the ‘Affirmative Feminism Seminar Series’ via Zoom. Bringing together researchers and professionals of the film and screen industry, the series explores possible futures through affirmative statements and initiatives to go beyond lamenting the status quo within contemporary screen culture. […]
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Martine Beugnet
University of Paris 7 Diderot
Greg de Cuir Jr
University of Arts Belgrade
Malte Hagener
Philipps-University Marburg
Skadi Loist
Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf
Toni Pape
University of Amsterdam
Francesco Pitassio
University of Udine
Belén Vidal
King’s College London