Space and Place in European Cinema
European Cinema Research Forum
Annual Conference
Huston School of Film & Digital Media
National University of Ireland, Galway
7th – 8th July 2015
The 15th European Cinema Research Forum invites proposals exploring any aspect of space and place in European cinema. Contributions from the realm of practice-based research are particularly welcome.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the practice or representation of space and place in European cinema in relation to questions of:
· Architecture and environment
· Genders, sexualities and/or ethnicities
· National/transnational cinemas
· Film aesthetics and the production of place
· Film production/technologies and/or media policy
· Soundscapes
· Changing spaces of reception/exhibition
Proposals may be in the form of an abstract for an individual paper or a panel suggestion (3×20 minute papers).
Please send abstracts (individual paper max. 200 words; panel max. 400 words) accompanied by a short bio-bibliography (max. 150 words per presenter) to Dr Conn Holohan
conn.holohan@nuigalway.ie
Abstract deadline: February 20th 2015.
Please note: selected conference proceedings will be published in a Special Issue of the peer-reviewed journal, Studies in European Cinema (Taylor and Francis).