[ecrea] Announcement: Symposium 'Transnational Cinemas', Centre for Cultural and Creative Research, University of Portsmouth, 13 Feb. 2010

> TRANSNATIONAL CINEMAS
> Inaugural symposium of the Centre for Cultural and Creative Research (CCCR),
> University of Portsmouth
>
> Marking the launch of the journal Transnational Cinemas
>
> Saturday 13 February 2010
>
> Explorations of transnational exchanges in film culture have emerged in
> response to an increasing awareness of the limitations of conceptualising
> cinema within strictly national boundaries. This symposium brings together
> some of the most respected scholars working in the field of transnational
> cinema studies. Speakers explore the transnational dynamics of cinema from a
> range of perspectives, including historical investigations of 
> transnationalism,
> critical analysis of contemporary theory, and the reception and 
> distribution of
> blockbusters from East Asia.
>
> Speakers:
> Dr Will Higbee (University of Exeter)
> Professor Andrew Higson (University of York)
> Dr Song Hwee Lim (University of Exeter)
> Professor Dina Iordanova (University of St. Andrews)
> Paul Kerr (London Metropolitan University)
> Michael Pokorny (University of Westminster)
> Professor John Sedgwick (London Metropolitan University)
> Dr Niamh Thornton (University of Ulster)
>
> For the full details including the programme and online registration,
> visit 'Conferences and Symposia' at http://www.port.ac.uk/research/cccr/

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