[ecrea] Creative Industries conference in Wales July 2014

Call for Papers - 10th Anniversary Cyfrwng Conference.

Creative industry: Bridging theory and practice

24th and 25th of July, 2014

Bangor, Wales, UK


Conference Theme

Over the past decade, Cyfrwng has worked to build bridges between the 
scholarly community and the creative industries in Wales. The aim of 
this conference is to examine the relationship between theoretical and 
practical approaches to the media, film, performance, writing, music and 
the creative industries more generally. Proposals are invited from both 
academics, practitioners and those who seek to combine both roles.

Areas of interested may include, but are not limited to

?    The development of the creative industries in Wales and beyond
?    Practice-led approaches to research and scholarship
?    Production studies as an academic discipline
?    The theory and practice of cultural work
?    Media education and training
?    Partnerships between industry and academia

Proposals which focus on Wales, the Celtic nations, minority and 
lesser-used languages and smaller nations will be prioritised when 
selecting participants. However, proposals that examine the conference 
themes from all nations and regions will be considered.

Cyfrwng's 10th Anniversary

Cyfrwng is the Welsh association for media studies and associated 
disciplines. Formed at Bangor in 2004, Cyfrwng has spent the past decade 
working with academics and media professionals both in Wales and beyond. 
As Cyfrwng enters into its second decade, it is keen to expand the scope 
of its activities, and to increase its engagement with both academics 
and practitioners the world over.

Keynote speakers

Prof. Mike Pearson (Aberystwyth University) Confirmed

Prof. Pearson is a highly respected academic who has written extensively 
on the relationship between performance and place. His books include a 
history of the Mickery Theatre in Amsterdam and a highly influential 
work on site-specific theatre. In addition to his scholarly work, Prof. 
Pearson remains active in the field of performance, most recently 
working as dramaturg and co-director on the National Theatre Wales / 
Royal Shakespeare Company's site-specific production of Coriolan/us that 
formed part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

Prof. Joram ten Brink (University of Westminster) Confirmed

Prof. Ten Brink is the director of the Centre for Production and 
Research in Documentary Film (CPRD) at the University of Westminster. He 
has worked as a director and writer of film and TV in the UK, Holland, 
Israel, Austria and other European countries. His films and videos have 
been shown internationally on broadcast television and at major film 
festivals , film venues and galleries. He recently worked as a Producer 
/ Executive Producer on award winning documentary film The Act of 
Killing (Oppenheimer and ten Brink, 2012), which has been short-listed 
for the 2014 Best Documentary Feature Oscar.

Betsan Powys (BBC) Invited

In May 2013 Betsan Powys was appointed to the role of Radio Cymru Editor 
of Programmes. Before her appointment, she had worked as BBC Cymru 
Wales’ Political Editor since 2006, Betsan led the BBC Wales politics 
team in both an editorial and management role. She’s also part of the 
wider BBC Wales news management team. Betsan has a vast amount of 
experience reporting and presenting in both English and Welsh on a wide 
range of subjects on news and current affairs programmes, including 
Panorama, Week In Week and Y Byd ar Bedwar. She was also BBC Cymru 
Wales’ Arts and Media correspondent and presented Mastermind Cymru on S4C.


Submissions

Cyfrwng invites submissions for individual papers, panels, screenings, 
readings or performances related to the conference theme. Papers, panels 
and readings may be delivered through the medium of Welsh or English. 
Proposals for performances and screenings in languages other than Welsh 
or English will be considered.

Proposals for panels and individual papers  can be submitted by email to 
(dyfrig.jones /at/ bangor.ac.uk)

Abstracts should be written either in English or Welsh and contain a 
clear outline of the argument, the theoretical framework, and, where 
applicable, methodology and results. The preferred length of the 
individual abstracts is between 250 and 400 words. Panel proposals, 
which should consist of three individual contributions, should combine a 
panel abstract with five individual abstracts, each of which are between 
250 and 400 words.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2014
Notification of Acceptance: 15 March 2014





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