[ecrea] Television Narrative Symposium - University of York

The Department of Theatre, Film and Television at the University of York is

pleased to open registration for the Television Narrative Symposium on
Saturday the 28th of May.

The Keynote will be delivered by Dr Matt Hills of Cardiff University and is
entitled: Reimagined Cult Television: Remakes, Reboots and Narratives of
Neo-cult.

A full schedule is included in the text below.

Please contact either Martin Zeller-Jacques ((maz500 /at/ york.ac.uk)) or
Christopher Hogg ((crh113 /at/ york.ac.uk)) with any questions, or to express your
interest in attending.

We look forward to seeing you all there.


Television Narrative Symposium
Programme

Panel 1 - (9:30am - 11:00am)

Anthony Smith (University of Nottingham) Putting the Premium into Basic:
Slow-Burn Narratives and the Loss-Leader Function of AMC's Original Drama
Series

Catherine Oakley (University of York) "I live in the moment, everything is
nothing": Mad Men's Liminal Narratives

Douglas McNaughton (Queen Margaret University) Regenerations of a Brand:
Audience Response to the Television Revival of Doctor Who


	Break (11:00am - 11:15am)


Panel 2 - (11:15am - 12:45)

Heather McLendon (University of York) Setting the Stage for Lost: A
Deconstruction of Complex Television Narrative

Manel Jiminez-Morales (University of Pompeu Fabra) Narrative Complexity in
Apocalyptic Series: The Paradox of the Infinite End

Martin Zeller-Jacques (University of York) We Are All Prophets Now: Ending
it All with Apocalyptic Television


	Lunch (12:45am - 1:45pm)

Keynote Address (1:45pm - 3:00pm)

Matt Hills (Cardiff University) Reimagined Cult Television: Remakes,
Reboots and Narratives of Neo-cult

	Break (3:00pm - 3:15pm)

Panel 3 - (3:15pm - 4:45pm)

Joanne Knowles (Liverpool John Moores University) Alternative Lives?
Postfeminism, Romance and the Serial Form in Recent UK/US TV Drama

Eszter Fürth (University of Szeged) "Mind the Gap": Narrative Complexity,
Focalization and the Role of Narrative Gap in Contemporary Television
Series

Christopher Hogg (University of York) Playing the Small Screen: Actor
Training and Performance Strategy for British Television Narratives

	Break (4:45-5:00)

Panel 4 - (5:00pm - 6:30pm) James Russell (DeMontfort University) Major
Problems in the History of The Clone Wars - Reforming the Star Wars
Universe for Television

Catalin Brylla (University of Newport) The Aesthetics of the Paratext: A
Cognitive-phenomenological Approach to the Title Sequence of Dexter

Maria Glombek (University of York) The Serial Genius: Powerful Characters
in American Television Drama


	Wine Reception (6:30pm)


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