Could you please post this to the Screen-L list?
Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Susan Mains.
British Film Institute
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***FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS***
Global Village or Global Image?
Representing Diversity and Difference
24-27 July 2001, London, UK.
Increasingly, we are faced with the notion that media
images are part of a process of globalisation, but to what
extent are different people, places and political
viewpoints linked together? Who is being excluded from
these representations? Are we moving towards a global
village or simply a global image? This conference offers a
unique forum for addressing the above questions and
encouraging discussions examining cultural diversity and
media between internationally recognised academics, film
makers, institutions, policy makers, and the wider
community.
Key Themes:
Media, Identity and Place
Murder, (Mis)Adventure and Making News
Media, Community and Social Inclusion
Representing Development
Governments, MNCs and Regulation
The Politics of Old and New Media
Learning and Creativity
Keynote Speakers:
bell hooks
Renowned author on gender, race and cultural politics, with
extensive writings including, Yearning: Race, Gender, and
Cultural Politics (1990), Black Looks: Race and
Representation (1992), Killing Rage: Ending Racism (1995),
and All About Love: New Visions (2000).
Sorious Samura
Acclaimed documentary film maker whose intense and thought
provoking work has drawn attention to conflict in, and
media representations of, various regions of Africa. Samura
has won many international awards for his unflinching
coverage of controversial and often harrowing scenes, e.g.,
Cry Freetown (2000), Exodus (2000), and Walking on Ashes
(2000).
(Additional speakers to be announced.)
Individual 250 word presentations and/or special panel
proposals (of up to 5 presenters per panel) are due by 1
February, 2001 electronically via
http://www.bfi.org.uk/education/globalimage/ or by mail and
disk to Susan Mains, Inaugural International Media
Conference, British Film Institute, 21 Stephen Street,
London W1P 2LN, UK. For further information please check
updates on the BFI website (above) or email
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Registration Information:
http://www.bfi.org.uk/globalimage
The conference will be held at the Institute of Education,
University of London.
£100.00 / £60.00*
Conference fee only, advance rate
£125.00 / £85.00*
Conference fee only, late rate
£50.00 / £30.00*
Daily rate, 1 day
£80.00 / £40.00*
Daily rate, 2 days
* Concessionary rate, proof of status required with
registration
Co-Organised by:
British Film Institute
Broadcasting Standards Commission
Independent Television Commission
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Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite
http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite
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