[ecrea] CFP: 25 Years of Jurassic Park Symposium

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*25 Years of /Jurassic Park/ (1993): An Interdisciplinary Symposium on 
the Palaeontological Imagination *

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Friday 8^th June 2018

School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies

Cardiff University

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Keynote speaker: *TBA*

Released in the summer blockbuster season of 1993, /Jurassic Park 
/(Spielberg 1993) achieved an opening weekend box office of $50m in the 
US and is currently estimated to be the 24^th highest grossing film of 
all time. An adaptation of Michael Crichton’s novel of the same name, 
the years since its release have seen the movie become both a cultural 
phenomenon that has achieved multiple cinematic re-releases and a 
transmedia franchise that includes (to date) four sequels as well as 
multiple computer games and a theme park ride. The franchise has, 
however, also had far-reaching cultural impact by impacting upon how we 
think about broader issues such as dinosaurs, the prehistoric era, and 
those that study this.

This one-day symposium, hosted by the School of Journalism, Media and 
Cultural Studies at Cardiff University, seeks to bring together scholars 
from disciplines including (but not limited to) Media and Cultural 
Studies, Film Studies, Literary Studies and the Natural Sciences to 
critically interrogate /Jurassic Park/’s multiple legacies and its role 
in shaping the palaeontological imagination in popular culture.

We invite proposals for twenty minute presentations around any topic 
concerning /Jurassic Park/’s impact and enduring reputation. These might 
include:

·/Jurassic Park/and the historical development of the Hollywood blockbuster

·/Jurassic Park /and filmic form

·/Jurassic Park /and special effects histories (e.g. CGI)

·Music and/or sound design in the/Jurassic Park /franchise

·/Jurassic Park/’s industrial contexts

·/Jurassic Park/’s transmedia incarnations

·/Jurassic Park/and marketing

·/Jurassic Park/, stardom and celebrity

·Representations of race and gender across the franchise

·Popular and/or fan memories of the franchise

·/Jurassic Park/, childhood and nostalgia

·Fan transformative works and readings of the franchise

·Adaptation studies

·/Jurassic Park/’s impact on other popular media (e.g. children’s 
television, documentary etc.)

·/Jurassic Park/’s impact on popular imaginings of dinosaurs and other 
palaeontological issues

·/Jurassic Park/and the philosophy of science

·/Jurassic Park /and scientific ethics

·Interventions discussing the film from natural science perspectives

·Any other issues related to the film’s impact and legacy

Proposals should be 300 words maximum and include an additional author 
biography (50 words). Please submit these to Dr Ross Garner 
((GarnerRP1 /at/ Cardiff.ac.uk)) and Dr Lucy Andrew ((L.Andrew /at/ Chester.ac.uk)) by 
*_Friday 12^th January 2018_*.

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