CINEMA AND TECHNOLOGY Conference April 2005 LANCASTER UNIVERSITY The Institute for Cultural Research at Lancaster University in the United Kingdom will host a major international conference around the broad theme of "Cinema and Technology". The conference will take place at Lancaster University and nearby venues from 6 to 9 April 2005. Confirmed Plenary Speakers: Marie-Luise Angerer - Kunsthochschule Medien/Kunst- und Medienwissenschaften, Köln Lisa Cartwright - Department of Communication, University of California-San Diego James Elkins - Art History and Criticism, University of Chicago Thomas Elsaesser - Department of Media and Culture, University of Amsterdam Conference aims: Our aim is to address the digitisation of the film image and the consequences of this process for theories of history, subjectivity, agency and perception. Within this general framework, participants will be encouraged to engage with the dematerialisation of the film image, the uses of digital cameras, the forms of contemporary cinematic experience, and revisionist debates about the meanings of technology. The conference will feature two major plenary sessions and a range of parallel sessions focusing on such issues as: ˇ The digital imagination ˇ Changing forms of cinematic consumption ˇ Histories of film technologies ˇ The apparatus and technologies of vision ˇ Cinema/technology/ideology ˇ Sound and light in cinema ˇ The politics of cinema technologies ˇ Technologies of new media ˇ Other related topics We are also planning a series of related events in and around Lancaster that highlight the conference themes in a more informal setting, including a public lecture by a film industry figure, a film premiere, and a tour of cinema-related venues in the Lake District. Proposals: Scholars in any discipline are invited to submit proposals for papers that address the implications of technology for cinematic practice and theory. Proposals for preconstituted panels are also welcomed. Proposal should include: provisional title, an abstract of up to 250 words, your name and contact details (including an email address), and should be sent to June Rye ([log in to unmask]) by 1 September 2004. For further details and updates, visit http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fss/cultres/events/cinematech/cinematech.php ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]