*With apologies for cross-posting* ECREA Film Studies section FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS !Deadline: 28 February 2010! ECREA 2010 -- 3rd European Communication Conference Transcultural Communication -- Intercultural Comparisons Hamburg, Germany, 12-15 October 2010 www.ecrea2010hamburg.eu. The Film Studies section of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) invites paper, panel and poster proposals within the broad area of film studies for the forthcoming conference in collaboration with the Hans Bredow Institute, and the University of Hamburg and the Hamburg Media School in Hamburg, Germany from 12 to 15 October 2010. The general theme of the conference is 'Transcultural Communication -- Intercultural Comparisons'. Ranging from early cinema experiences in European metropolis, to the contemporary blockbuster multiplexes, film has always been at the forefront of European popular culture. The film studies section invites contributions that deal with film in a broad variety of aspects: film as content, as cultural artefact, as commercial product, as lived experience, as cultural and economic institution, as symbolic field of cultural production, as media technology, etc. We strive towards methodological openness and multilevel approaches on the study of historical and contemporary cinema: film text, context, production, representation and reception. Cultural studies perspectives, historical approaches, political economy, textual analysis, audience research all find its place within the section. We hope to see you in Hamburg! Philippe Meers, chair and program coordinator Film Studies section Vinzenz Hediger & Mark Jancovich, vice-chairs Film Studies section GUIDELINES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS AND PROPOSALS We accept proposals for individual papers, panels as well as poster presentations. All proposals must be submitted through the conference website: www.ecrea2010hamburg.eu. Abstracts should be written in English and should contain a clear outline of the argument, the theoretical framework, and where applicable methodology and results. The preferred length of the individual abstracts is between 400 and 500 words (the maximum is 500 words). Panel proposals --which should consist of five individual contributions-- combine a panel abstract with five individual abstracts, each of which are between 400 and 500 words. Participants may submit more than one proposal, but only one paper or poster by the same first author will be accepted and programmed. First authors can still be second (or third, etc.) author of other papers or posters, and can still act as chair or respondent of a panel. All proposals should be submitted through the website no later than 28 February 2010. Please note that this submission deadline will not be extended! Proposals should be submitted through the conference website. Please go to: www.ecrea2010hamburg.eu. Timeline 28 February 2010: Deadline for online submission End of April 2010: Notification of acceptance 15 September 2010: Deadline for submission of full papers (for online publication) For more information, please visit the website: www.ecrea2010hamburg.eu _____________________________________ Philippe Meers (PhD) Associate Professor Visual Culture Research Group Department of Communication Studies University of Antwerp Sint-Jacobstraat 2 BE-2000 Antwerp tel: **/32/3/275.55.85 fax: **/32/3/275.57.87 e-mail: [log in to unmask] website: http://www.ua.ac.be/visuelecultuur <http://www.ua.ac.be/visuelecultuur> http://www.ua.ac.be/philippe.meers <http://www.ua.ac.be/philippe.meers> ECREA film studies section http://sections.ecrea.eu/FS/ <http://www.ecrea.eu/FS> _____________________________________ ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org