European Communication Research and Education Association
University of South Wales – Faculty of Creative Industries
Deadline: May 21, 2019
The University Of South Wales (USW) Group is a major player in UK higher education with more than 30,000 students from 120 countries. Within the United Kingdom, USW is unique in the breadth of its role, encompassing a modern university and two subsidiaries in Wales’s national conservatoire, the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, and The College Merthyr Tydfil.
The USW Faculty of Creative Industries is one of the largest providers of creative education in the UK with over 2500 students studying across a portfolio of over 30 undergraduate and postgraduate courses, all contained within a campus in the heart one of the country’s most vibrant and creative cities.
Our research culture is shaped by a collaborative approach to applied research that works closely with industry, arts organisations, and government to provide creative solutions to contemporary global challenges. This ethos of partnership for change is reflected in our REF 2014 research impact, which is ranked in the top tier for creative industries research in the UK.
Investment in Creative Economy
Working in partnership with HE and industry collaborators, the Faculty of Creative Industries has been successful in securing a Creative Cluster (https://ceprogramme.com/news/rd-investment-set-to-provide-step-up-for-creative-industries/) award from the AHRCs Creative Clusters Programme and an Audiences of the Future Demonstrator Award (https://www.ukri.org/innovation/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund/audience-of-the-future/#pagecontentid-4) from UKRI
Clwstwr (http://www.clwstwr.org.uk/) is an ambitions R& together with major industry partners including public broadcasters, the local independent production sector, screen agencies and Welsh Government. It aims to put innovation at the heart of media production in South Wales - moving Cardiff’s thriving screen sector from strength to leadership. This five-year programme builds on the phenomenal growth of Cardiff as a centre of screen production to create new products, services and experiences.
Audience of the Future is a UK Research and Innovation (Innovate UK) (https://www.southwales.ac.uk/news/news-2019/usw-joins-audience-future-collaboration-help-create-ground-breaking-immersive-experiences/) funded project that seeks to evolve content delivery and audience engagement beyond traditional broadcast, with an eye to capturing 100,000 participants (viewers/players) through the duration of this 2-year project.
As partners with developers, Tiny Rebel Games, Potato, and Sugar Creative, we will produce a sustainable and mutable platform for content delivery that will use Augmented Reality technology (mobile phone) for multi-user participatory storytelling. Story arcs may take the form of ongoing serials, singular events or a combination of the two. Events may be located in physical and thematically relevant spaces. The project will be based around an iconic and globally recognised entertainment brand.
Lecturer in Creative Industries (Grade F Full-time Fixed-term 4 years)
This post will appeal to an ambitious early career researcher committed to delivering excellent teaching on a primarily theoretical degree course. The post holder will be expected to have an emerging track-record in creative industries research with expertise in one or more of the following: television and screen studies; creative industries policy; media business; media policy. Protected time will be allocated to the post holder to develop research with impact as part of their annual workload. The post holder will work closely with the Faculty Head of Research, Professor Ruth McElroy as well as the teaching team on BA (Hons) Media, Culture and Journalism, reporting to Dr Rob Campbell (Academic Subject Manager Media and Journalism).
We welcome enquiries prior to application - for an informal discussion about either Research Fellow post, please contact Corrado Morgana (corrado.morgana@southwales.ac.uk; Tel: 01443 661838). For discussions about the Lectureship in Creative Industries, please contact Dr Rob Campbell (robert.campbell@southwales.ac.uk; Tel: 01443 668558) or Professor Ruth McElroy (ruth.mcelroy@southwales.ac.uk; Tel: 01443 668591). These positions are based at Atrium, USW’s Cardiff Campus. The terms and conditions of the post (including grade and salary) will be those of the University of South Wales.
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ECREA Communication History Section Workshop
September 11-13, 2019
Vienna, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Deadline for submissions (EXTENDED): May 15, 2019
Populism appears to be on the rise for several years now and extreme ideologies as well as radical politics strive for power in many European democracies and around the globe. Public debate and political pundits suggest that there is a link between the proliferation of radical politics, trenches of polarization between political camps and across societies on the one side and contemporary media environments on the other. The emphasis on allegedly new phenomena such as fake news, echo chambers, hate speech or digital platforms as drivers of political polarization and as vessels of agitation, often neglects that mediated communication has always played a vital role in both safeguarding democracy as well as putting it in jeopardy.
For this workshop, the ECREA Communication History Section invites scholarly presentations to shed light on political communication that fosters populist and radical politics in a historical perspective and across various political and cultural settings in Europe and beyond, to learn from the past for contemporary challenges.
The goal is to understand the role media played as potential accomplices or carriers of populist agitation (e.g. in autocratic regimes or out of commercial premises), and as amplifiers of extreme political positions or groups and populist sentiment (e.g. sensationalist and simplistic reporting or excessive coverage for populist tropes). Media and mediated communication can however also act as countering forces and adversaries of radical politics and aim to tame blatant populism or maintain forums for civilized debate. The workshop is also interested in works that help to deconstruct or re-evaluate assumptions about counter publics, alternative media, both for democratically progressive or rather revisionist and reactionary goals, and it aims to assemble a broad portfolio of perspectives on the topic covering a variety of historical periods, national or supranational settings and media involved. We are interested in research that addresses the full scope of media history from early prints to the digital age.
More specifically, this ECREA Communication History Section Workshop will be open to papers dealing with:
- Populist communication strategies over time, spreading mistrust against social, cultural or political elites. We are interested in studies of how this played out in various settings and what communicative strategies were employed by populists from different political camps and for various ends. The anti-elite stance of populist rhetoric includes antagonizing legacy media and the institution of journalism, to discredit information and critical coverage. How was “the press” or were “the media” but also “science” antagonized by populists, and how did in the contrary media portray their own role as an antidote against populism and as guardians of democracy? Did the media contribute to the rise of populism by providing a forum for populist actors or being advocates on behalf of the people, with a critical attitude toward power holders and building on the same principles as populist communication? And for what reasons (power, influence, profit, ideology…)?
- Rumours, myths, lies and conspiracy theories. All of them have a long history of being used as a pretence to spark public outrage, or moral panic, to motivate uprisings or isolate social groups as scapegoats or fall guys for political gain. The workshop is interested in popular myths, catastrophic rumours and allegations as means of political controversy and the strategies and logics of fear mongering.
- Simplistic answers for complex problems. Typically, populist rhetoric is anti-elite and advocating for an ingroup (us) which would be threatened or abused by the elites or a perilous outgroup (them). We are interested in research, highlighting the historical dimension of propaganda against vulnerable social groups, minorities, foreigners, socially weak, handicapped, anti-Semitic or misogynist agitation.
- Persistence and discontinuities in how alternative media reached out and aimed to mobilize, inform or counteract public communication. In how far were the public observation and valuation favourable to such endeavours and when was it critical? How do the features and affordances of certain media support populist agitation, and can populism be linked to specific media ensembles?
- Political extremism and mainstream politics. What is considered a “radical” position is not an absolute but relative and transient. The workshop will thus welcome contributions which address the construction of mainstreams, centres, peripheries and extremes in political debate, public discourse or academic analysis, and how these categories were used to isolate certain positions and how the boundaries of public debate have shifted over time.
- Media governance and democracy. How were media considered responsible for the preservation and defense of democracy in different historical periods and geographies? How did governance institutions and regulatory bodies address issues of media freedom, and how did authorities act against radical agitation or mute legitimate public critic?
- Theoretical reflections on how current theoretical and methodological approaches be transferred to past scenarios. Is the research into populism antagonizing legitimate political voices and critique and contributing to political hegemony by how research approaches subversive forces? How do and did media and communication scholars normalize some communication practices and pathologize others? Which myths and narratives are cultivated by media research, and how do prevalent concepts, eligible methods and accessible sources shape and foster certain understandings of problematic populism or romanticized counter-publics and civic engagement?
Abstracts of 500 words proposing empirical case studies as well as theoretical or methodological contributions should be submitted no later than 30 April 2019. Proposals for full panels (comprising 4 or 5 papers) are also welcome: these should include a 250-word abstract for each individual presentation, and a 300-word rationale for the panel.
Send abstracts to: cohecrea2019@yahoo.com. Authors will be informed regarding acceptance/rejection for the conference no later than 15 June 2019. Early career scholars and graduate students are highly encouraged to submit their work. Please indicate if the research submitted is part of your thesis or dissertation project. The organizers will aim to arrange for discussants to provide an intensive response for graduate students projects.
The conference registration fee will be 150 euros (110 euros Ph.D. and M.A. students) and participants will be asked to cover their own travel expenses. This fee includes two lunches and one conference dinner.
For more information on the workshop please visit: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/cmc/detail/event/ecrea-communication-history-section-workshop-2019/
Local organizer:
Josef Seethaler, josef.seethaler@oeaw.ac.at
Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC)
Austrian Academy of Sciences
For the section management team:
Gabriele Balbi, gabriele.balbi@usi.ch
Institute of Media and Journalism
USI Università della Svizzera italiana (Switzerland)
Deadline: June 30, 2019
We are offering 2 PhD scholarships (1 based in Sydney and 1 in Perth) as part of the Australian Research Council (ARC) funded project: "The African Diaspora and Pentecostalism in Australia: New Perspectives on Materiality, Media and Religion"
This project investigates the new African Diaspora in Australia and its embrace of Pentecostalism, particularly after arrival. The African community in Australia has often been associated with poor settlement outcomes, and has also been on the receiving end of a racialised moral panic. The project aims: to understand the range of challenges African-Australian communities faces; to determine why so many of their members join Pentecostal churches; to investigate how Pentecostal churches support these communities' translocal and transnational mobility and sense of belonging, and; to contribute to policy efforts to improve outcomes for African new arrivals in Australia.
Within this larger project, the PhD candidates will conduct ethnographic research with Pentecostal churches and African Diasporas in Australia. Both projects will investigate questions such as: how do Pentecostal churches support/hinder processes of settlement and ‘integration’? How do some Pentecostal megachurches generate transnational religious fields – ones which may harness resources from branches elsewhere in the world? And what impact does all of this have on Australian cities’ post-secular social landscapes?
We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds: anthropology, sociology, religious studies, cultural studies, African studies, Migration studies or a related field. In particular, the project is suitable for candidates with strong interests in the intersections of migration and religion. Applications from students of African heritage are especially welcomed.
For more details, see:
Psychology, Western Sydney University, Sydney:
https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/graduate_research_school/grs/scholarships/current_scholarships/current_scholarships/ssap_the_african_diaspora_and_pentecostalism_in_australia
http://www.scholarships.uwa.edu.au/search?sc_view=1&id=8941
Deadline: May 31, 2019
http://www.bdcmuseum.org.uk/
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at the University Exeter, UK, is both a public museum and a rich research resource for scholars of moving image history. The museum is named after the renowned filmmaker Bill Douglas and was founded on the extraordinary collection of material he put together with his friend Peter Jewell. In the twenty years since its opening, the museum has received donations from many sources and now has over 80,000 artefacts on the long history of the moving image from the seventeenth century to the present day.
Thanks to the support of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Fund we are delighted to again be able to offer a small number of stipends for 2019-2020 to enable research using the collections at The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum. We are inviting applications for two categories of award:
UK stipends - available to academics, postgraduate students and other researchers based in the UK, and are worth up to £500 each.
International Stipends – available to scholars and other researchers from outside the UK and are worth up to £1500 each.
The monies are to be used for travel and accommodation costs incurred while visiting the Museum to undertake significant research that will be enhanced by access to its collections. Proposed research should contribute to publication or other demonstrable outcomes, such as films or artworks. Successful applicants will be required to write a blog post for the museum’s website about their research following their visit. You will find details of previous years’ stipends and the blogs that stipend holders contributed at http://www.bdcmuseum.org.uk/research/research-at-the-bill-douglas-cinema-museum/stipends-at-the-bill-douglas-cinema-museum/ The monies must be spent by April 30th 2020.
The museum’s collections are very diverse, and have the potential to enrich research in histories of film, media and visual culture, cultural and social history, audience and fan studies, media production history, and technological and labour histories of cinema. The collections have particular strengths in ‘Pre-cinema’ optical media, cinema ephemera and material culture and we also hold some production papers relating to key British independent filmmakers: Bill Douglas, Don Boyd, James Mackay and Gavrik Losey. Recent acquisitions include The Pamela Davies Collection of photographs related to the career of one of the British film industry’s leading continuity supervisors and The Townly Cooke Collection of silent film stills and ephemera. We are particularly keen to receive applications for the study of areas of distinctive strength in the collections, such as the following:
To apply:
Please email bdc@exeter.ac.uk with a one page CV covering key academic achievements or publications or previous research and a proposal of up to 1,000 words outlining:
1) Your planned use of the museum’s collections
2) The expected outcomes from the research and its contribution to the field of study, including publication plans.
3) An outline of the expected costings of your visit.
The deadline for applications is 31 May 2019. Applicants will be informed of the decision of the assessment panel within one month and will be expected to undertake their research before the end of April 2020.
Digital Media Research Centre
Deadline: September 1, 2019
We are looking for promising PhD candidates to undertake projects starting in 2020 that align with the DMRC’s overarching mission to conduct world-leading research for a creative, inclusive and fair digital media environment. Applicants with excellent academic track records or equivalent professional research experience may be eligible for competitive PhD scholarships in QUT’s Annual Scholarship Round to undertake study with us.
We welcome expressions of interest for projects that directly address the DMRC’s research priorities of creativity and innovation, inclusion and diversity, and trust and fairness. We are also calling for projects that specifically address the following priority PhD topics linked to funded DMRC research projects:
How to apply
All applications must go through an Expression of Interest (EOI) process, which closes on 1 September 2019. The purpose of the EOI process is to identify whether we can match prospective applicants and proposed projects with supervisors, and begin the process of developing the full application. To submit an EOI,
Expressions of Interest close: 1 September 2019
Final applications due to QUT: 30 September 2019
Supervisors and supervisory interests
Questions?
Contact rtc-soc@qut.edu.au for further information.
Find us on Twitter and Instagram as @qutdmrc, or on Facebook at http://facebook.com/qutdmrc
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Commons Journal, Vol. 8. No. 2 (December 2019)
Deadline: July 1, 2019
Throughout the world it is possible to find undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes that include modules pertaining to the so-called ‘Communication for Social Change’ (CSC) phenomenon. The sociocultural contexts, academic cultures, institutionalisation processes, etc., through which CSC has been incorporated into university curricula are extremely varied. But we now have more than enough experience to take stock of the ground covered to date.
By incorporating CSC in university curricula, students and PhD students completing traineeships can approach research focusing on the efforts of social movements, NGOs and citizen networks to implement social and communication actions aimed at achieving social justice.
Under the rather broad label of CSC, this call for papers focuses on broaching the following curricular issues:
Looking back on the progress made, we could beg the following question: is the incorporation of these topics into university curricula leading to critical theoretical research and to transforming practices or, on the contrary, are we witnessing a strict disciplining of a number of issues that, constrained by bureaucratic rationales, lose their critical and transforming capacity? Are authors like Paulo Freire being studied to pass the exam or rather to learn how to transform reality?
This dilemma reflected in the title (disciplining the field /or/ indisciplining universities) allows for other combinations (i.e. disciplining the field /and/, at the same time, indisciplining universities) which we would like contributions to this monograph to examine.
The aim of this number of /Commons /is to map ongoing processes in the largest number of social, geographical and institutional contexts possible.
Papers, which should be submitted before 1 July 2019, should deal with some or other of the aforementioned aspects.
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Freire, Paulo (1970). Pedagogía del oprimido [Pedagogy of the oppressed]. Montevideo, Uruguay. Nueva Tierra.
Gumucio-Dagron, Alfonso and Tufte, Thomas (Eds.). (2006). /Communication for social change anthology: Historical and contemporary readings/. New Jersey, EE.UU.CFSC Consortium.
Kaplún, Gabriel. (2005). Indisciplinar la universidad [Indisciplining universities], in /Walsh, Catherine.(comp), Pensamiento crítico y matriz (de) colonial: reflexiones latinoamericana/ [Critical thinking and the (de)colonial matrix: Latin American reflections]/. /Quito, Ecuador. Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar/Abya-Yala.
Marí, V. M. (2018). Análisis de los movimientos-red contemporáneos desde una perspectiva comunicacional y freiriana. Desbordamientos, transformaciones y sujetos colectivos. [Analysis of Contemporary Networked Movements from a Communicational and Freirean Perspective. Overflows, Transformations and Collective Subjects], /Utopía y Praxis Latinoamericana/, /23/, 140-147. Disponible en: (PDF) Análisis de los movimientos-red contemporáneos desde una perspectiva comunicacional y freiriana. Desbordamientos, transformaciones y sujetos colectivos.
Walsh, Catherine, Shiwy, Freya and Castro-Gómez, Santiago (eds.) (2002). Indisciplinar las ciencias sociales. Geopolíticas del conocimiento y colonialidad del poder. Perspectivas desde lo andino [Indisciplining social sciences. Geopolitics of knowledge and coloniality of power. Andean perspectives]. Quito, Ecuador. 2002.
Call for papers for edited book
The editors are in talks with John Benjamins Publishing Company (Amsterdam) and plan to publish the edited volume in the Benjamins’ Discourse Approaches to Politics, Culture and Society series (edited by Jo Angouri and Andreas Musolff). This book series is peer-reviewed and indexed in Scopus.
Discourse Analysis and Conflict Studies
Interest in the broad subject of conflict studies by linguists and language scholars has increased over the years with the growing incidents of conflicts, wars and political violence around the world. There have also been increasing and interesting studies that applied linguistic and discourse approaches to the study of violent protests, activism and political struggles. These studies have given significant insights to the role of language use or discourse in conflict initiation and conflict resolution. From these burgeoning studies, it is clear that there is a strong connection between how what is said or written and how conflict may develop and escalate.
Discourse theorists generally believe that oral or written discourse produced by different people vary with recognizable patterns, depending on their social domains of life (see, for example, Laclau & Mouffe, 1985). The work of a discourse analyst is to analyze these patterns and identify their significance and consequences. Critical discourse analysis (CDA) for example, shows how language works in sociocultural and political contexts, focusing on power relations and ideological perspectives reflected in discourse texts, and their wider implications for the society.
Hence, a critical discourse study of subtle texts such as news reports (or “fake news”), editorials, propaganda, social media publications, etc. in the form of writing, visual or multimodal/video streaming will be very important in contemporary times.
This collection of essays will aim to show the synergy between discourse analysis and conflict studies by showing how topics in conflicts studies and conflict resolution may be researched using methods and approaches in discourse analysis (e.g. CDA, multi-modal discourse analysis, conversation analysis etc.)
This study will attempt to cover all conflict-related topics within the fields of political science, international relations, sociology, media studies, applied linguistics etc., which will include:
Contributors are invited to submit chapter proposals (about 200 words) not later than 30th June 2019. Kindly send Abstracts or questions as email attachment to Innocent Chiluwa: innocent.chiluwa@covenantuniversity.edu.ng
IAMCR 2019 Pre-conference
July 5, 2019
Valencia, Spain
Deadline: May 15, 2019
Confirmed key-note speaker:* Dr. Gianpietro Mazzoleni (Università degli Studi di Milano).
The IAMCR 2019 pre-conference *Misinformation and political processes: media strategies and audience attitudes* aims to reflect on the concept of misinformation and its multiple dimensions, as well as the strategies and practices developed around them, particularly those linked to political contexts and electoral processes.
The Oxford Dictionary declared post-truth word of the year in 2016, highlighting a historical and political moment in which disinformation strategies, fake news and lies are exponentially spread through social networks: facilitating, among others, Trump’s rise to power and having an impact also in Brexit debates (Jankowski, 2018). Since then, the role of manipulative messages has increased (Baudrillard, 1981; Wardle, 2017) – rising concern about their effects in political decisions, particularly in times of crisis (Spence, Lachlan, Edwards, & Edwards, 2016).
The potential role of social networks in disseminating misinformation (Woolley & Howard, 2016) grows in importance if we take into account that they have become the main source of information (Shearer & Gottfried, 2017), especially during electoral processes (Allcott & Gentzkow, 2017). Considering that misinformation takes advantage of the increasing polarization of public opinion (Lewandowsky, Ecker & Cook, 2017; Horta et al,. 2017), its pernicious effects on decision-making and political debate demand a greater knowledge of the motivations behind the dissemination of misinformation (Flynn, Nyhan & Reifler, 2017).
Topics of interest for the conference may be related, but not limited, to the following:
Call for proposals:
Submissions should include the name(s) and institutional affiliation of the applicant(s), email address and abstracts no longer than 500 words (including references), and a short bio (100 words) in English or Spanish (public presentation will be in English)
Abstracts must be submitted before May 15, 2019 at: misinformation2019iamcr@gmail.com
Participants will be notified about acceptance by June 10.
Participation and registration: Registration will be required.
Registration fee: 20€
The registration fee includes attendance to all events of the conference, coffee breaks & snacks, and lunch.
For more information about the call, click here
The School of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds
Deadline: June 10, 2019
Are you an outstanding academic with passion and enthusiasm for your research? Do you want to be part of a thriving media and communication school in a Russell Group University? Are you an experienced academic leader looking for a challenging senior leadership position?
The School of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds is a vibrant and highly ranked department with a commitment to excellence in both research and teaching. We are ranked in the top three in the UK for Communication and Media Studies (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018) and 22nd in the world (QS World University Rankings by Subject). In the 2014 REF exercise we were placed in the top ten departments in the UK with 82% of our research judged to be either ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.
We are looking to appoint a Professor or Associate Professor to join us to provide leadership across the range of the School’s activities. The successful candidate will be expected to enhance the School’s research and teaching activities and work with colleagues to build on the School’s reputation for excellence in political communication. We are seeking applicants who can contribute to world-leading research on the relationship between the media and politics, broadly conceived. This may include (but is not limited to): the relationships between communication and political attitudes/behaviour; the civic roles of the media; emerging technologies and forms of political participation; and the significance of news for politics and civil society.
The School is keenly interested in diversifying its staff and welcomes applications from candidates belonging to groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in media and communication, including but not limited to ethnic minorities.
To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:
Dr Kate Nash, Head of School
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 4443, email: K.Nash@leeds.ac.uk
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September 12-14, 2019
Portland, Oregon, USA
Keynotes: Amanda Ann Klein, East Carolina University, and Matt McCormick, Gonzaga University
In holding this year’s conference in downtown Portland, one of the most environmentally conscious cities in the United States, we invite attendees to consider the themes of “repurpose” and “recycle,” broadly conceived. What function—socially, politically, and economically—do sequels, remakes, and reboots serve in media culture? How do reboots and remakes allow creators and audiences to not only revisit, but reimagine familiar narratives? What historical precedents might we return to in our attempts to better understand the nature and influence of series, serials, and (trans)media franchises today? And how might adaptation studies play a vital role in these critical discussions? While we welcome papers on any aspect of adaptation studies, we are especially interested in presentations that address one or more of the following concerns (or similar topics):
The LFA also welcomes work in media studies, more broadly. We have significant interest in broader studies of American and international cinema, film and technology, television, new media, and other cultural or political issues connected to the moving image. In addition to academic papers, presentation proposals about pedagogy or from creative writers, artists, and filmmakers are also welcome.
We are excited to feature two outstanding keynote speakers this year:
Amanda Ann Klein, Associate Professor of Film Studies in the English Department at East Carolina University, is author of American Film Cycles: Reframing Genres, Screening Social Problems, & Defining Subcultures (University of Texas Press, 2011) and co-editor ofMultiplicities: Cycles, Sequels, Remakes and Reboots in Film & Television (University of Texas Press, 2016). Her manuscript, Identity Killed the Video Star: A Cultural History of MTV Reality Programming, is under contract with Duke University Press. Her scholarship has appeared in Quarterly Review of Film and Video, Jump Cut, Film Criticism, Flow, Antenna, Salon, The Atlantic, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, and The New Yorker.
Matt McCormick has for many years been a key figure in the Portland art and film scene and is currently Assistant Professor of Integrated Media & Art at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA. Matt’s work crosses mediums and defies genre distinctions to fashion witty, abstract observations of contemporary culture and the urban landscape. His films, which include The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal, Some Days Are Better Than Others, The Great Northwest, and Buzz One Four, have screened in venues ranging from the Sundance Film Festival to the Museum of Modern Art, and have been critically acclaimed by The New York Times, Art Forum, and many other media outlets. Matt has also directed music videos for bands including The Shins, Sleater-Kinney, and Broken Bells.
Please submit your proposal via this Google Form by May 15, 2019. If you have any questions or concerns, contact Pete Kunze atlitfilmconference@gmail.com. Accepted presenters will be notified by June 1.
All sessions will be held at the University of Oregon in Portland, located at 70 NW Couch St. in downtown Portland. Limited travel grant support is planned to be available for select graduate students, non-tenure-track faculty, and/or independent scholars and artists. Details for an added application process for such support will be shared following proposal acceptances.
The conference registration fee is $200 ($150 for students and retirees) before August 1, 2019 and $225 ($175 for students and retirees) thereafter. All conference attendees must also be current members of the Literature/Film Association, and all presenters must be registered by September 1 to appear on the final conference program. Annual dues are $20. To register for the conference and pay dues following acceptance of your proposal, visit the Literature/Film Association website at http://litfilm.org/conference and use our PayPal feature.
Presenters will be invited to submit their work to the Literature/Film Quarterly for potential publication. For details on the journal’s submission requirements, visit http://www.salisbury.edu/lfq
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