[ecrea] ‘You Talkin’ to Me?’: Dialogue and Communication in Film

*Call for Papers: IFVCR Network Conference**‘You Talkin’ to Me?’: 
Dialogue and Communication in Film*

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*5^th –6^th June 2017*


You are invited to submit a proposal to the conference ‘You Talkin’ to 
Me?’: Dialogue and Communication in Film, organized by the 
Interdisciplinary Film and Visual Culture Research (IFVCR) Network. The 
conference will take place at Cardiff University in the School of 
Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies on 5^th –6^th June 2017.

The aim of the conference is to provide a platform for researchers and 
practitioners to present new research and developments relating to the 
comparatively underrepresented areas of dialogue and communication in film.

We are interested in language-centered readings of films and we 
encourage novel theoretical perspectives and methodologies for the 
analysis of film dialogue.

All are welcome to submit proposals, but we are particularly keen to 
receive submissions from PhD students.

Topics may include but are not limited to:

· Tools for film dialogue analysis

· Functions of dialogue in film

· Characterization through dialogue

· Film dialogue and gender stereotypes

· Film dialogue economy

· Improvisation

· Dialogue as a means to increase realism

· Differences between real conversations and dialogue in film

· Philosophy of communication through film

· Teaching and learning communication through film

· Communication in mainstream versus independent cinema

· Miscommunication and misunderstanding in film

· Intercultural and multilingual communication in film

· Mediated communication in film

· Written communication in film

· Non-verbal communication and body language in film


*Confirmed Speakers *

Prof. John Mowitt

Dr. David Sorfa


*Guide for Authors*

Presentations will be 20 minutes.

Proposals of 200 words and a biographical note of 100 words should be 
sent to (ifvcr /at/ cardiff.ac.uk) <mailto:(ifvcr /at/ cardiff.ac.uk)>


*Important Dates*

Deadline for submission: 28^th February 2017

Notification of acceptance: 7^th March 2017

Conference date: 5^th –6^th June 2017


For any enquiries regarding the conference, please contact Evelina 
Kazakevičiūtė: (kazakeviciutee /at/ cardiff.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(kazakeviciutee /at/ cardiff.ac.uk)>



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