[ecrea] call for papers - 6th Annual Association of Adaptation Studies Conference

> 6th Annual Association of Adaptation Studies Conference,
> Yeni Yüzyıl University, İstanbul, Turkey,
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> 29-30 September 2011
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> Title: The Intellectual Silk Road: Cross-Media and Cross-Cultural Adaptations
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> The topic of this year's Association of 
> Adaptation Studies conference will focus on 
> adaptation as a site for cultural exchange, 
> reflecting the importance of trading activities 
> along the Silk Road as sites for the 
> transmission not just of goods but of ideas and 
> cultures. Possible issues to be addressed in 
> this conference might include:
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> Cross Cultural Theories of Adaptation: does the 
> term 'adaptation' have different significances in different cultures?
> Filming Shakespeare or other western canonical authors in nonwestern cultures
> Adaptation as Transmission Between Cultures and 
> Forms (e.g. print, radio, theatre, television, 
> films, and video games, as well as cross-cultural stage and film adaptations)
> The Pedagogy of Cultural Exchange: 
> Interdisciplinary or Cross-disciplinary approaches to teaching adaptation
> Occident and Orient: Adaptations across 'east' and 'west'
> Travel Adaptations, both fictional and 
> nonfictional (documentaries, feature films as well as shorts)Â Â
> Adaptation as a form of cultural (re-)negotiation
> The Mass Media and Cultural Exchange: globalization vs. localization
> Autobiography and Cross-Cultural Adaptation
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> It is hoped that this conference might underline 
> the potential of adaptation studies to create 
> new intellectual Silk Roads across cultures as 
> well as across disciplines. However, we also 
> welcome more general papers on the subject of 
> adaptation studies, focusing on any kind of 
> adaptation ­ film, television, video game, as well as other media.
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> Proposals
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> Proposals for presentations (20 minutes max + 
> 10 minutes for questions) are invited to 
> address the issues outlined above, either 
> through individual case-studies or through more 
> general theoretical approaches.
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> Please send proposals BY APRIL 30, 2011 at the latest to both addresses below:
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> Prof. Dr. Günseli Sönmez Ä°Å?çi,
> Dean, Faculty of Science and Letters
> E-Mail (gunseli.isci /at/ yeniyuzyil.edu.tr)
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> Laurence Raw
> BaÅ?kent University, AnkaraE-Mail (l_rawjalaurence /at/ yahoo.com)

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