[ecrea] CFP - Media and History Revisited Indiana University

*CALL FOR PAPERS*

*XXVI Conference of the International Association for Media and History*


       *Media and History Revisited*

*Indiana University <http://www.iub.edu/>(Bloomington, IN, USA), 17-20 
June 2015*

*Closing date for proposals (extended): before March 1, 2015*

*Confirmed Keynote-Speakers: Gary Edgerton <http://garyedgerton.com/> 
and Robert Rosenstone <http://www.rosenstone.com/>*

Papers are invited for the biennial IAMHIST (International Association 
of Media and History <http://iamhist.org/>) Congress, to be held at 
Indiana University (Bloomington, IN, USA) on the theme of "Media and 
History Revisited." We welcome paper proposals on film, radio, 
television, and new media of all eras and nationalities shedding new 
light on longstanding or recent media historical topics. Themes to 
explore might include (but are not limited to):

   * Production, Distribution, and Reception Histories
   * Censorship
   * Adaptation
   * Economics and marketing
   * Media and National Identity
   * Transnational collaboration and conflict
   * Media as political and social discourse
   * Genre-based inquiry
   * The emergence and impact of new technologies / special effects
   * Conservation and archiving
   * Representation

Proposals for papers should be sent to prof Brett Bowles 
((bowlesb /at/ indiana.edu) <mailto:(bowlesb /at/ indiana.edu)>).

*Special areas CFPs of the 2015 conference:*

*The Digital Archive and Historical Media Research 
<http://iamhist.org/2015/01/cfp-xxvi-conference-international-association-media-history-special-area-digital-archive-historical-media-research/>*

*Media and Nostalgia <http://iamhist.org/2015/01/2432/>*

Please include an abstract of no more than 300 words and a cover sheet 
with a brief biographical note, your institutional affiliation (where 
relevant) and your contact details (including your email address).

We welcome proposals either for individual papers or full panels of 3-4 
papers. We anticipate sessions of 90 minutes (20 minutes per paper plus 
30 minutes of questions / discussion).

Closing date for proposals: * 1 March 2015*

You will be notified of the acceptance of your paper *by 20 March 2015.*

It is expected that the conference fee will be approximately $150. Day 
rates and reduced rates for postgraduate students will be available. All 
participants are expected to be IAMHIST members. Membership includes 
several benefits, including a subscription to the /Historical Journal of 
Film, Radio, and Television/. Details about IAMHIST membership can be 
found on our website <http://iamhist.org/membership-2/>.

Accommodations will be available at the Indiana University Memorial 
Union <http://www.imu.indiana.edu/> (single, en-suite hotel rooms) and 
in a nearby university dormitory at a discount rate.

For more information: consult the IAMHIST website <http://iamhist.org/>.

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