[Commlist] CfP: 2026 NECS conference in|visible

*CfP: 2026 NECS CONFERENCE IN|VISIBLE*


        18-20 June 2026 at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier, France


        Cinema, in particular, and media, in general, have often been
        considered through their tensions and resolutions between the
        realms of visibility and of invisibility. This inherent duality
        – between appearance and disappearance, materiality and
        temporality, inner and outside world, ideality and imagination,
        human and non-human – has persisted, even as technologies and
        formats have evolved.The *2026 Conference of the European
        Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS)* – taking place from
        18-20 June 2026 at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier, France –
        will explore how in/visibility has been traditionally linked to
        formal and technical aspects (their aesthetics, apparatus, and
        most current actualizations), to economical choices, to
        bio-politics, and to historiographical shifts that have
        rearticulated these partitions within their socio-cultural and
        political contexts. media historiography has substantially
        reassessed the influence of marginalized and silenced groups,
        rediscovering or acknowledging the major contributions of
        minorities, peripheries, women, and racialized communities to
        filmmaking and media productions. Recent academic research has
        shed new light on the feminization of the media industry and
        their persistent discriminations, inviting us to extend this
        analysis to other underrepresented social groups or cultural
        areas. To this end, the status of archives is particularly
        challenging: incomplete and fragmented archival traces
        (including lost versions, unachieved projects, abandoned
        scenarios) raise the question of an “absent presence” and the
        efforts to recover, acknowledge, and legitimize these traces for
        historiographical purposes. Furthermore, the shift from analogue
        to digital archives, in the context of digitization of old media
        and the expansion of new digital screen media, deeply transforms
        the constructing processes of representation and memory, calling
        us to renew our vision of the representativity of the archive
        itself. Therefore, the 2026 NECS Conference will tackle more
        generally the processes through which invisibilization occurs,
        from pre-cinematographic apparatuses to contemporary screen and
        media industries, and how these dynamics concretely affect
        today’s professional landscapes. It will also consider how
        resisting and alternative spaces continue to redefine what can
        be seen, by whom, under what conditions, and how the gradual
        inclusion of new media and the reinvention of old ones have
        expanded – or restricted – the horizons of visibility.

Please submit *proposals for individual papers, panels or workshops* by 
28 January 2026, using the submission form available on the NECS 
website: https://necs.org/conference/ <https://necs.org/conference/>

*There is no conference fee*. However, kindly note that the submission 
form is only accessible to NECS members with valid membership. Every 
author of paper, panel and workshop proposals is required to be NECS 
members. Being a part of NECS gives access to a vibrant, diverse and 
engaging community of scholars and workgroups. The yearly NECS 
Conference is a privileged moment for academics from all over the world, 
at different stages of their careers, to come together to share 
knowledge and experiences and exchange ideas about the latest research 
in the areas of film and media studies. The beautiful Montpellier serves 
as the background for the NECS 2026 Conference and provides plenty of 
opportunities for socialization, informal networking and sightseeing.

If you experience any problem with registration or membership renewal, 
please write an e-mail to (support /at/ necs.org) <mailto:(support /at/ necs.org)>.

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