[Commlist] Panels for the Journal of Italian Cinema & Media Studies Conference in Rome

*/Journal of Italian Cinema & Media Studies/*

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*Conference in Rome: 16-18 June 2022*

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*Panels*

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*Panel: Narratives of violence and activism: Plurimedial constellations 
of memory between Italy and Latin America*

Organizers: Maria Bonaria Urban (Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome)and 
Monica Jansen (Utrecht University)

With the conception of ‘plurimedial constellations of memory’ (Erll 
2014), this panel starts from the assumption that narratives of violence 
and activism are mediated by cultural practices and productions that 
interconnect Italy and Latin America in time and space. Both post-World 
War II geographies are characterized by specific configurations of 
cultural memory, ‘divided’ between fascist and anti-fascist legacies in 
the case of Italy, and modelled on the counter-narrative of testimony in 
that of Latin America. Furthermore, transnational contacts and 
mobilities between both continents in different historical periods have 
promoted a hybridization of local, national and international memories 
and cultural practices. This panel aims therefore to shed light on how 
plurimedial constellations of memory can foster a critical reflection on 
the transnational impact of national cultures and policies of violence 
and activism across the Atlantic. Narratives to be analyzed could be 
related, but are not limited to, memories of golpe and revolución and 
their aftermath, ranging from the Cuban revolution to Peronism in 
Argentina, to the Mexican Dirty War and to the ‘Desaparecidos’ in 
different Latin American countries. Contributions could focus on: 
imageries, genres and discourses; ideologies (fascism, nationalism, 
communism, Maoism, anarchism, populism, democracy, colonialism…); 
subjectivities (victims, perpetrators, martyrs, activists, politicians, 
militaries, priests, women, indigenous people, migrants, Jews, ...); 
transgenerational and diasporic memory practices; different aspects of 
transnationalism (cultural production, reception, displacement, 
translation, multilingualism, …).

Please send a 250-word proposal including your name and last name, 
academic affiliation, email address and a 100-word bionote.

Please send your proposal to: Maria Bonaria Urban ((M.B.Urban /at/ uva.nl) 
<mailto:(M.B.Urban /at/ uva.nl)>) and Monica Jansen ((m.m.jansen /at/ uu.nl) 
<mailto:(m.m.jansen /at/ uu.nl)>) by *5 December 2021*. Notification of 
acceptance of abstracts will be sent out to authors by *30 December 2021.*

The languages of the conference are English and Italian

*Proposals for virtual papers will not be considered.*

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*Panel: Italian Television Past, Present and Future*

Organizer: Flavia Brizio-Skov (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville)

Chair: Annachiara Mariani (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville)

Since its inception, television has evolved into a key form of cultural 
expression that reflects and influences people’s attitudes and behavior, 
portraying their tensions and anxieties, hopes and desires, and 
incarnating social and cultural variables. Our panel is looking for 
contributions that address one or more of the following six topics that 
have shaped the establishment of Italian television studies as a 
distinct academic discipline and keep driving television study today:

Italian Television’s Past, Present, and Future
Television and the Italian Nation in an Era of Globalization
Italian Television and Politics
Television, Text, and Identity

Television and Italian History - Mediation and Remediation

Digital Television

Please send a 250-word proposal including your name and last name, 
academic affiliation, email address and a 100-word bionote.

Please send your proposal to: Flavia Brizio-Skov ((fbrizio /at/ utk.edu) 
<mailto:(fbrizio /at/ utk.edu)>)and Annachiara Mariani, ((amariani /at/ utk.edu) 
<mailto:(amariani /at/ utk.edu)>) by *5 December 2021*. Notification of 
acceptance of abstracts will be sent out to authors by *30 December 2021.*

The languages of the conference are English and Italian

*Proposals for virtual papers will not be considered.*

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*Roundtable: 90 Years of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome*

Organizers: Flavia Laviosa (Wellesley College) and Jim Carter (Boston 
University)

On 26 March 1932, Italy’s first and most prominent film school opened 
its doors to students. Two years later, the Scuola Nazionale di 
Cinematografia was renamed the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia 
(CSC). On the occasion of its 90th anniversary (26 March 2022), this 
roundtable intends to both reflect on the history of the CSC and to 
trace new lines of research. It takes its cue from a series of recent 
articles and interviews about the CSC published in the /Journal of 
Italian Cinema & Media Studies/, especially “International Students at 
the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia” by Flavia Laviosa, Alfredo 
Baldi, Jim Carter and Diego Bonelli (9.2.2021). This article set forth a 
list of about 400 names of international students enrolled at the CSC 
between 1935 and 2020. Contributions to this roundtable may aim to 
engage with this list, reflect on the global history of the CSC or 
propose goals for future research.

Please send a 250-word proposal including your name and last name, 
academic affiliation, email address and a 100-word bionote.

Please send your proposal to: Flavia Laviosa ((flaviosa /at/ wellesley.edu) 
<mailto:(flaviosa /at/ wellesley.edu)>)  and Jim Carter  ((jcarter /at/ bu.edu) 
<mailto:(jcarter /at/ bu.edu)>) by *5 December 2021*. Notification of 
acceptance of abstracts will be sent out to authors by *30 December 2021.*

The languages of the conference are English and Italian

*Proposals for virtual papers will not be considered.*



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