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[ecrea] CFP - Screen Studies South West Animation and Computer Games Symposium

Wed Oct 28 15:35:54 GMT 2009




CALL FOR PAPERS

Screen Studies South West

Animation and Computer Games Symposium

30 March 2010

Arts University College at Bournemouth


Proposals are invited for 20 minute presentations on topics related to the broad field of Animation and Computer Games. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Techniques and technology
Pedagogy/teaching/learning
The (inter)disciplinary nature of the field
      Philosophical and theoretical debates
Historical case studies
Methodological issues (e.g. the relationship to cognate areas such as film, digital media)
Hybridity and convergence (animation, games, digital effects)
Audiences and fans
Communities of practice; the relationship between theory and practice

The symposium will consist of panels chosen from accepted proposals, along with some invited presentations from academics, practitioners and industry insiders.

Submissions can be:

1. Individual

All presenters should provide their name and institutional affiliation (where applicable), along with the title of their presentation, an abstract of 300 words, 3-5 keywords, 3-5 key bibliographical references, any specific technical requirements for their presentation.

2. Pre-constituted panel

Pre-constituted panels on specific topics are also welcome. Panels may consist of 3- 4 speakers with a maximum of 20 minutes speaking time each.

Each pre-constituted panel should have a Chair, who co-ordinates the submission of their panel proposal which should include: a panel title, a short description (up to 100 words) of the panel and information on all the papers and presenters as listed above under 1.

Please note that all presenters must be affiliated to the South West region ? either working, studying or living in the region ? in order to present. (Research students who are from the South West, but studying elsewhere, are eligible).

Attendance at the symposium is free and open to all however.

All proposals for papers and panels should be submitted by email to Dr. Paul Ward ? <mailto:(pward /at/ aucb.ac.uk)>(pward /at/ aucb.ac.uk)

Deadline for individual paper and panel proposals: 8 January 2010.




Phil Wickham

Curator
The Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture
University of Exeter
Old Library
Prince of Wales Road
Exeter
Devon
EX4 4SB

01392 264321
<mailto:(P.J.Wickham /at/ exeter.ac.uk)>(P.J.Wickham /at/ exeter.ac.uk)



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