[ecrea] CFP--ASIAN CINEMA STUDIES SOCIETY CONFERENCE

CALL FOR PAPERS

ASIAN CINEMA STUDIES SOCIETY CONFERENCE

With the Support of

THE CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF GLOBALIZATION AND CULTURE and

THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPARATIVE LITERATURE at

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

MARCH 18-20, 2012

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Hong Kong and Asian Cinema: Creativity and Culture in an Era of 
Globalization

This meeting of the Asian Cinema Studies Society welcomes paper, poster, 
workshop and panel proposals covering all aspects of Asian film and 
media. Although proposals related to the conference theme of Hong Kong 
and Asian cinema in the era of globalization may be given priority, 
proposals on all aspects of Asian film and media are welcome.

Please send proposals of 200-300 words as RTF or WORD attachments to Dr. 
Natalie Wong at (siulamwong /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(siulamwong /at/ gmail.com)>. For 
all proposals, be certain to include the title, author(s) name(s), 
institutional affiliation, mailing address, and email contacts, as well 
as a brief biography of each contributor. For panel, workshop, and group 
submissions, be certain to provide a brief description (100 words) of 
the contribution of each participant. Sessions will be 1 ½ hours in 
duration, and time limits will be strictly enforced.

Deadline for proposals: December 31, 2011

Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by the end of January 2012.

We regret that we cannot offer any funds for travel or accommodation. 
However, there will be NO registration fee for those presenting papers, 
serving as panel chairs, or participating in workshops, poster sessions, 
or in any other official capacity. Registered guests are welcome to 
attend as well; however, some conference events/meals may only be 
available for those presenting papers or serving in other official 
capacities.

About the Asian Cinema Studies Society (ACSS):

Inaugurated in 1984, ACSS has been dedicated to fostering research in 
Asian film and related media. It publishes _Asian Cinema _twice yearly, 
and features all types of Asian film, including full-length movies, 
documentaries, animation, and experimental. Nine ACSS conferences have 
been held since 1988, including five in the United States and one each 
in Australia, Canada, South Korea and China. Many of the papers 
presented at ACSS conferences have been published in Asian Cinema and 
other journals and books.

For more information on ACSS and for membership details, visit its 
website at http://astro.temple.edu/~jlent/asiancinema/acss.html 
<http://astro.temple.edu/%7Ejlent/asiancinema/acss.html>

About the Centre for the Study of Globalization and Culture:

The Center for the Study of Globalization and Cultures (CSGC), set up in 
1999, is an interdisciplinary center based in the Department of 
Comparative Literature. The focus of its work is on issues of culture 
and globalization with special reference to Asia, China and Hong Kong. 
Major research themes include: the cultures of capitalism; global flows 
of culture, media and technology; cities and globalization; new 
communities, publics, and identities; and post-colonialism and 
neo-liberalism.

For more information on CSGC, visit its website at

http://www0.hku.hk/complit/csgc/

Please direct all inquiries to Dr. Natalie Wong at (siulamwong /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(siulamwong /at/ gmail.com)>.

Program committee members: John A. Lent (Chair, ACSS), Tan See-Kam 
(Macau), Natalie Wong (HKU), Staci Ford (HKU), Mirana Szeto (HKU), 
Winnie Yee (HKU), Ang Sze-wei (HKU), Gina Marchetti (HKU).