[ecrea] BAFTSS First Annual Conference April 2013

Call for Papers



BAFTSS 1st Annual Conference 2013

(British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies)

University of Lincoln, April 19-21 2013



Critics & Criticism: Writing on Audiovisual Media



Submissions are invited for the first annual BAFTSS conference at the 
University of Lincoln, 19-21 April 2013. The theme of the conference is 
‘Critics and Criticism: Writing on Audiovisual Media’. The unrelenting 
expansion of digital cultures, including social networking and blogging, 
forces us to revise the role of the critic, including the academic, the 
journalist and the amateur. In particular, political pressures on 
Humanities research and calls for open-access research publication will 
affect the place and style of academic writing. Within this context, 
further investigation is needed into the histories and likely 
developments of audiovisual criticism and critical schools.



•       As well as papers addressing this theme, the conference will 
consider relevant proposals on any area of film, television and screen 
studies, including their learning and teaching, from A-levels to Higher 
Education, and any other developments pertaining these disciplines.



Pre-constituted Panel proposals are preferred, but proposals can be made 
for individual papers or workshops. If proposing a panel or workshop, 
please indicate a panel title in your proposal. If proposing a workshop, 
please include details of your workshop aims and your target audience. 
We also encourage proposals from media professionals, postgraduate 
students as well as academics and independent scholars.



The conference will include

•       BAFTSS’ General Meeting,

•       presentations by the first BAFTSS book and essay prize winners 
(awarded in September 2012),

•       conference dinner (Saturday night)

•       publishers’ stands

•       postgraduate students’ session(s)



A Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented during at the conference 
dinner to Professor Laura Mulvey, who will also be the keynote speaker 
(Friday afternoon) and a panel of critics will discussion issues in 
contemporary criticism (Saturday afternoon, specific critics being 
confirmed)



BAFTSS was established in 2011 as the new professional organisation to 
represent the interests of Film, Television and Screen Studies in and 
beyond the UK.  Our mission is to



•       promote the recognition of the discipline and represent the 
academic and professorial interests of those engaged in it to the 
academy, government, funding agencies, the cultural industries and the 
public;

•       encourage best teaching and research practice;

•       promote the training of postgraduate students in research.



Proposals for individual papers (with or without a panel proposal) 
should be 250 words long, plus a brief biography (100 words) including 
affiliation details. Proposals should be submitted to the conference 
committee (at (eac14 /at/ le.ac.uk), (j.m.andrew /at/ keele.ac.uk) and 
(BWinston /at/ lincoln.ac.uk)) by Monday, 17 December 2012. Proposers will be 
notified by 1 February 2013. There will be an ‘early-bird’ discount when 
booking before 15 February but our aim is to make an affordable 
conference experience for all participants and there are a number of 
conference fee options available (from full conference fee of £161 
excluding accommodation to a session fee – morning or afternoon - of 
£20). If you are not a member of BAFTSS, attending the conference will 
activate your membership.





Dr E. Anna Claydon

Director of IDeoGRAMS and PG Senior Tutor

Department of Media and Communication

University of Leicester

Bankfield House

132 New Walk

Leicester

LE1 7RH

0116 252 2089

(eac14 /at/ le.ac.uk)/(e.anna.claydon /at/ gmail.com)



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