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[ecrea] CFP: Radical Film Geographies (SCMS 2017)

Fri Jul 15 04:57:15 GMT 2016



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*_Radical Film Geographies: Global Circulation of Noncommercial Film Practices_* Society for Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference (Chicago, March 22-26, 2017)
Deadline for submissions: August 10, 2016.

This panel aims to trace connections between two key moments of radicalization of international noncommercial film practices: the late interwar period (c. 1929-1939) and the “Long 1968” (c. 1968-1978). Both periods stand out as intense moments of social unrest, and revolutionary potential. They also saw extraordinary developments in the theory, practice, and international circulation of radical noncommercial film practices (e.g. amateur cinema, propaganda films, third cinema, militant paradigms). Interestingly, radical film practices in the Long 1968 often turned the gaze back to utopian and revolutionary noncommercial film projects from the 1920s-1930s. Such experiences trigger compelling anachronistic dialogues among both historical periods.

Our discussion is inspired by recent reevaluations of the relevance of noncommercial and nontheatrical film cultures (Acland and Wasson, Streible). At the same time, it echoes recent research (Eshun and Gray, Hagener, Salazkina) that accounts for the way film culture circulated internationally throughout the 20th century. Instead of merely looking at particular national contexts around the recurrent theme of commercial cinema, these contributions take into account how noncommercial film cultures circulated globally from very early on. In the process, they blended different political, aesthetic, and social approaches to the medium.

Following these scholarly developments, this panel explores unaccounted networks of radical noncommercial film culture from different international contexts. We particularly encourage comparative analyses between both revolutionary nodes (1920s-1930s/1960s-1970s) in noncommercial film theory, practice, and historiography. We are especially interested in papers that engage with overlooked geographies (e.g. Global South, peripheral Western countries, etc.) and noncommercial film genres neglected in traditional film history.

Possible paper topics might include but are not limited to the following:

   * Radical film culture exchanges in the 1920s-1930s and/or the
     1960s-1970s.
   * Dialogues in radical film history between the late interwar period
     and the Long 1968 (i.e. revival of utopian and revolutionary
     practices, new approaches to early film theory and practice).
   * Overlooked nodes, circuits and transcultural exchanges in
     international noncommercial film history (congresses, festivals,
     journals, institutions, etc.).
   * Global film circulation beyond the commercial screen.
   * Translation of film theory in different geographical and historical
     contexts.

Please submit a 250-word abstract, 5 bibliographic sources (articles or books), and a brief bio (2-3 sentences) to both *Pablo La Parra-Pérez* (atpablo.laparra /at/ nyu.edu) <mailto:(pablo.laparra /at/ nyu.edu)>and *Enrique Fibla-Gutiérrez* (atenrique.fibla /at/ concordia.ca) <mailto:(enrique.fibla /at/ concordia.ca)>. *_Deadline:_**__**_August 10, 2016_*.

The panel dovetails with a proposed special issue on ‘International Radical Film Culture Circulation’ that aims to fill this gap in scholarship. If you are interested in being considered, please indicate it and send an expanded 500 word abstract for the special issue and a CV. We will notify those who submitted abstracts for the volume of a decision by December 15, 2016. Articles will be due by April, 2017.


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