Animation Unlimited 

The 20th Society for Animation Studies Annual Conference 
Arts Institute at Bournemouth, UK 
17-20 July 2008 


CALL FOR PAPERS 

The Society for Animation Studies will hold its 20th annual conference at the 
Arts Institute at Bournemouth, 17-20 July 2008. Proposals are invited for 
individual papers and themed panels on topics related to the diverse field of 
Animation. Possible themes and topics might include, but are not limited to: 


* Teaching animation/animation pedagogy 
* TV animation - specific shows, TV as an institution, advertising, franchises 
etc 
* Philosophies and methodologies in animation research 
* The role of new technology in animation production 
* Relationships between animation and live action 
* Case studies of specific animators or national movements 
* Animation and representation 
* Animation and audiences/spectatorship 
* Animation and sound/image relations 
* Animation and other media (comics, literature, film, videogames) 


1. Interested individuals should submit an abstract of 250 words along with 
contact information as follows: 


* Presenter's title & name 
* Institutional affiliation 
* Full postal address 
* Email address 
* Contact telephone number(s) 


Deadline for individual submissions: 11 January 2008 

2. Alternatively, panel proposals of 3/4 speakers each are also encouraged. 
One individual should act as the Chair of the panel and collate abstracts and 
contact information for all panel members before submission. Please include the 
following information: 


* Overall panel title/theme 
* Name and contact information for the panel Chair (clearly identified) 
* Titles and abstracts of each paper 
* Contact information for each presenter (mail, email, phone) 


All presenters and panel members must be members of the Society for 
Animation Studies and must register for the Conference 

Deadline for panel submissions: 11 January 2008 


Email proposals as an attachment (in MS Word or RTF format) to: 

Dr. Paul Ward 
Animation 
School of Media 
Arts Institute at Bournemouth 
Poole 
Dorset 
BH12 5HH 

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All submissions will be blind-reviewed by a panel of readers before acceptance. 

A schedule and further details of the conference will follow in due course. 

If you have any questions regarding the conference or submission of a 
proposal, please contact Paul Ward. 

Please circulate this CFP to anyone you think might be interested.

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