Call for Papers
Image 2.0: Digital Media Futures
Interdisciplinary Conference
University College Falmouth
Tremough Campus
Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
Date: Septber 10th-11th September 2009
Proposal (250-500 words) deadline: 10th March 2009
Rationale:
This interdisciplinary conference aims to
examine intersections between digital
technologies and visual media. Organised by
Falmouth?s School of Media, the conference
will provide a space for debate on the present
state and the future of visual media as
they enter a new stage of development, where
established boundaries between disciplines
and practices, as well as between producers and consumers, are dissolving.
We invite both traditional academic research
papers and practice-based presentations to
promote cooperation and exchange of experience
between scholars, media practitioners
and media teachers (A-Level teachers are invited
to send proposals of papers based on
their experience. The fields and disciplines
that the conference will focus on include film
studies, photography, web design, advertising
and digital animation. Other academic or
creative fields will be considered insofar as
the exploration of their modes of practice
refers to (or relies on) digital technologies.
Call for papers:
We invite established scholars, emerging
researchers and graduate students to present
papers on a wide variety of topics but are
particularly interested in theoretical and
practice-based approaches to the following:
? Textual/genre analysis (how digital
media affects visual storytelling in film,
photography and animation genres);
? Distribution/production/exhibition of
creative visual work in the global (or national)
context (Internet film exhibition, web
publishing, accessibility, interactivity, new forms of
leisure and media consumption. Media 2.0, Web 2.0);
? Representations (digitally based
minority creative groups and subcultures, digital
media in relation to gender, sexuality, race,
immigration, and visibility within the
dominant culture);
? The changing nature of the moving image
(reception and audiences of digitally
based film and animation, YouTube, MySpace,
video streaming, digital archiving);
? Art vs. commerce (the blurring
distinction between the two, photography and
creative advertising);
? Learning and Teaching (digitally based
research and methodologies for analysing
visual media, vlogging, digital archives);
? Alternative cinema (digital technologies
and their impact on producing animation,
documentary, pornography, experimental films, music videos, etc.);
? Legal and ethical aspects of digitally
based visual media (control, censorship,
pressure groups, copyrights).
Submission guidelines (paper proposals):
Please email the title of your proposed
presentation and 250-500 word abstract with a
100 word biographical statement. Please note
that long CVs will be rejected. All proposals
must be included in the body of a single email.
There is no application form to fill out.
Email: (image2conference /at/ falmouth.ac.uk)
Deadline for paper proposals:
10th March 2009
If your proposal is accepted we will notify you by the end of March.
Call for creative work:
As a part of the event, we intend to put up an
exhibition of digital photography and
illustration, as well as a space with facilities
for streaming videos. Therefore, we
encourage entries of photographic, illustration,
poster, and film work from media
practitioners, artists, graduate and
undergraduate students. Any piece of original work is
invited as long as the images and films are
digitally based. Those submitting will be fully
responsible for any copyright clearance related
to their work (including music).
Submission guidelines (creative work):
Photographs, illustrations and posters: Please
send your works as email attachments (jpg
files) and once your work is accepted we will
ask you to forward either prints or high-
resolution files to us. Limit: 5 pieces per entrant.
Email: (image2conference /at/ falmouth.ac.uk)
Short films and video installations (up to 10 minutes):
Please send a clearly marked DVD to:
Anna Misiak
Image 2.0 Conference
Film
Tremough Campus
University College Falmouth
Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9EZ
England
Deadline for creative work:
1 May 2009
If your work is accepted we will notify you by 18th June 2009
University College Falmouth and Cornwall:
University College Falmouth nurtures a culture of excellence, exploration and
collaboration that compels our students to
produce groundbreaking work. This unique
combination provides a backdrop that will fire
your imagination. UCF has a reputation
across the art, design, media and performance
industries locally, nationally and
internationally as a place to find innovation
and the industry stars of the future. UCF is a
member of Skillset Academy.
To find out more about our university and its
location please visit: www.falmouth.ac.uk
and www.visitcornwall.com/site/tourist-attractions
