Archives and Auteurs - Filmmakers and their archives

University of Stirling, 2nd – 4th September 2009



Call for papers



A reminder that the deadline for submission of abstracts for conference papers 

is Friday 20th February 2009. 



Abstracts should be no more than 300 words in length and should be sent in a 

MS Word file to Professor John Izod ([log in to unmask]). 



This conference will bring archivists, academics, curators and researchers 

together to discuss the ways in which the study of the archives of filmmakers 

and the film industry can provide new perspectives and insights into the 

history of cinema. 



Proposals for papers of 20 minutes in length are welcomed in the following 

areas: 

- archives, authorship and the directorial impulse 

- the transition from page to screen – evidence in the archives for artistic 

challenges and compromised visions 

- new perspectives on classic films 

- practical issues relating to the management and preservation of the archives 

of filmmakers 

- personal experiences of working with the archives of filmmakers 

- current issues, projects and initiatives in the field of cinema history



Papers on other related topics are welcome; and in addition proposals for 

panels will be considered (please provide full details of subject and speakers). 

We shall also be glad to review proposals for contributions to a poster session 

which will be held on Thursday 3rd September. Abstracts will be reviewed 

externally and contributors will be informed of the outcome by Friday 13th 

March 2009.



More details about the conference can be found at:

http://www.is.stir.ac.uk/libraries/collections/anderson/Conference.php



Full conference registration details will follow shortly.



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