CFP: Workshop on Extras, bit-players, and historical consultants in media history

The first IAMHIST challenge winner’s CFP: here
Under the guidance of the research and teaching assistant Anna Luise Kiss, a group of nine postgraduate students of the Film University Konrad Wolf currently do research on the way, extras and bit-players were employed during the period of the UFA (Universum Film AG founded in 1917), DEFA (German Film AG of the GDR) and the Studio Babelsberg, the latter still existing nowadays. To present the results of the research project and enable high level scientific exchange and a hands-on perspective on this field of research, the students furthermore organize a workshop. It will take place in Potsdam (Germany) in July, 2017. Submissions from advanced scholars, early-career researchers and doctoral students are welcome. Artists are also encouraged to participate with videos or films. To broaden the perspective, submissions on historical consultants are highly welcome as well. As for historical consultants, in general they are treated like bit players, or as nothing more than window-dressing.