[ecrea] CFP: Technologies of Transmediality

>TECHNOLOGIES OF TRANSMEDIALITY
>
>Thursday 6th ­ Saturday 8th January 2011
>University of Bristol, Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television
>
>What happens when films, television programmes 
>or live performances adapt, translate or 
>incorporate material which originates in a 
>different medium, migrating across media or 
>involving combinations of media?  Technologies 
>of Transmediality explores the impact of a range 
>of different technologies on performance and 
>screen media in the broadest sense, involving 
>film, television and theatre histories, but also 
>literature and language studies, historians of 
>technology as well as researchers in digital 
>technologies from computer sciences and 
>engineering. Theoretical, practical and 
>interpretative contexts will be deployed in 
>relation to the theme, provoking dynamic 
>comparisons and the sharing of different 
>disciplinary insights and perspectives.
>
>The symposium brings together researchers from 
>the World University Network institutions from 
>the USA and UK in an intensive three-day event 
>focused around four keynote addresses from Prof 
>Mike van den Heuvel (Wisconsin), Prof Jeff Smith 
>(Wisconsin), Prof Sarah Street (Bristol), and 
>Prof Phillip Thurtle (Washington).  There will 
>also be a performance by Bodies in Flight 
>exploring the use of photography in live 
>performance, directed by Prof Simon Jones 
>(Bristol), and a screening of extracts from 
>films and television programmes which involve 
>the import/impact of popular music as 
>transmedial experience, compiled and introduced 
>by Dr Kevin Donnelly (Southampton).
>
>The discussion will be developed through four 
>themed panels on transmedial forms and texts in screen and performance:
>
>"      Historical and contemporary examples
>
>·      Comparative issues arising from multiple frames of reference
>
>·      Theoretical models for technologies and transmediality
>
>·      The practice of transmedial art and technologies
>
>
>Paper presentations are invited for the above 
>panels.  Abstracts should be between 150 and 200 
>words in length, plus full contact details and 
>any affiliation, and emailed to 
>(Deborah.gibbs /at/ bristol.ac.uk) by Friday 29th 
>October. In order to keep the event focused and 
>maximize dialogue, numbers will be limited to 
>panel presenters only, who will be notified by 
>8th November.  There is a registration fee of 
>£50 which includes lunches, an evening meal and refreshments.
>
>For further information: 
>http://www.wun.ac.uk/events/technologies-transmediality
>
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>Einar Thorsen, PhD
>Lecturer in Journalism and Communication
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>The Media School, Bournemouth University
>Talbot Campus, Poole, BH12 5BB, UK
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