CALL FOR PAPERS:

The Sixth Australian International Documentary Conference:
Critical Perspectives

November 2-6, 1999, Hilton Hotel, Adelaide, Australia

The Sixth Australian International Documentary Conference will bring
together academics, practitioners, and industry leaders from Australia and
around the world for a series of lectures, seminars, workshops, and events
focussing on the documentary.  This year, the Conference highlights three
critical strands affecting contemporary societies and us as documentary
viewers and practitioners: Globalization; Ethics; and Future Directions of
the documentary form.  Papers are invited on range of subjects, including
but not limited to:

… ethical issues pertaining to documentary
… the audiences for documentary
… documentary rhetorics
… global trends in production and broadcasting
… distribution - mainstream and alternative markets
… indigenous forms and practices
… cross-cultural approaches to documentary
… ethnography - concepts and developments
… biographical documentaries
… documentary representation of specific communities
… changing boundaries between drama and documentary
… politics of interventionist documentary
… future developments

You will need to submit the following:


1) a 250 word proposal
2) your email address or alternative contact details and any institutional
affiliation

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All proposals must be received by e-mail, or postmarked, by 30th July, 1999
Send proposals to:

Critical Perspectives, AIDC
Department of Screen Studies
Flinders University
GPO Box 2100
Adelaide, 5001
AUSTRALIA

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