Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce that the registration for Science Fiction(s) at
the University of Nottingham, Friday 19th August 2005 is now open. A
Provisional Timetable is as follows and a registration form can be
downloaded from the conference website at: www.nottingham.ac.uk/film/scifi/
If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact
me on: [log in to unmask]
It would be much appreciated if you could forward this on to any interested
groups or parties.
Many thanks,
Kerry Gough
Science Fiction(s): A Study Day on Science Fiction Film, Television,
Literature and New Media
University of Nottingham
9am – 6.30pm, Friday 19th August 2005
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0900-0930 Coffee and Registration
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0930-1010 Keynote 1: Sara Gwenllian-Jones (Cardiff University)
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1015-1200 Strand A (Panels 1,2 & 3)
Panel 1: 1015-1200 Room tbc
Dr Ian Q. Hunter (De Montfort University, Leicester): Exploitation,
Adaptation and Parody in Erotic Science Fiction Films
Eve Smith (Liverpool John Moores): Funny Sci Fi or Fantastic Comedy
Fred Mason (De Montfort University, Leicester): Returning to the
Coliseum: “Reality” TV, Elite Sport, and the Very Real Possibility of
Science Fiction Futuresports
Panel 2: 1015-1200 Room tbc
Angelina Karpovich (University of Wales, Aberystwyth): “Imagine
Ghostbusters in Chernobyl”: Stalker From Art-house to Computer Game
Giuliano Bettanin (University of Padua, Italy): The Possible Worlds of
Videogames: Virtual Reality, SF, and Simulacra
Andrew Losowsky (Independent Scholar, Madrid): Alternative Reality Gaming
Panel 3: 1015-1200 Room tbc
Mariano Paz (University of Manchester): Corporate Power in Contemporary
Science Fiction Film
Jim Burton (University of Nottingham): The Future of Television? Cyberpunk,
Scientology and Dystopian LA in ‘Oliver Stone’s’ Wild Palms.
Ed Ruppenthal (University of Leicester): Encryption and Holography: The
Fictile Worlds of Philip K. Dick
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1200-1300 Lunch
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1300-1345 Keynote 2: Cathy Johnson (Royal Holloway, University of London)
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1345-1530 Strand B (Panels 4,5 & 6)
Panel 4: 1345-1530 Room tbc
Dr Mark Erickson (University of Brighton): Small Stories, Tall Tales:
Nanotechnology, Science Fiction and the Social Construction of Science
David Kirby (University of Manchester): Envisioning Science: Scientists’
Role in the Production of Visual Science Fiction
Dr Brigitte Nerlich (University of Nottingham): From Nautilus to Nanobots:
An Iconography of Incredible Voyages in Science and Technology
Panel 5: 1345-1530 Room tbc
Fiorella Cotrina (University of South Carolina): Mechanized Dreams:
Encountering the (Fe-)male in J.K. Huysman’s Against the Grain, Villiers De
L’Isle-Adam Eve of the Future, and Philip K. Dick’s Minority Report
Koren Kwan Wing Ki (University of Hong Kong): Between Machines and Human
Being: Exploring the Boundaries of Self and Body in Ghost in the Shell
Niki Lyraki (University of Nottingham): Give in to the Dark Side: Darth
Vader and the Fascination of a Very Unusual Monster
Panel 6: 1345-1530 Room tbc
Donna Peberdy (University of Nottingham): Donnie Darko: “A Cult Movie in
the Making” … Literally
Kerry Gough (University of Nottingham): Alien(h)ating Alien 3: Pretensions
of a Cult Cinema Consumable
Lorcan McGrane (University of East Anglia): Whatever Happened to the Man of
Steel? The Births and Rebirths of Superman and Science Fiction
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1530-1600 Tea
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1600-1730 Strand C (Panels 7 & 8)
Panel 7: 1600-1730 Room tbc
Jon Snodgrass (California State University, Los Angeles): Reel War in Cinema
Lincoln Geraghty (University of Portsmouth): Playing with the Force:
Politics, Cult Fandom, and Collecting Star Wars Toys
Michael Duffy (University of Nottingham): “Blow Up the Damn Ship!”:
Production Re-design and Special Effects Re-use in the Star Trek Films
Panel 8: 1600-1730 Room tbc
Mark Williams (University of East Anglia): War On Monsters: Genre and
Satire in Ken Hollings’ Destroy All Monsters
Iain Smith (University of Nottingham): Between Mimicry and Resistance: The
Production and Distribution of Turist Omer Uzay Yolunda, a ‘Turkish’ Star
Trek Film
Dr Michelle Reid (University of Reading): Postcolonial Science Fiction:
Domesticating Technology
1745-1830 Keynote Session 3: Invisible Force Field Experiments
With IFFE artists Simon Hollington and Kypros Kyprianou and Andy Sawyer
(Science Fiction Foundation, Liverpool)
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1930 Evening Meal (at additional cost)
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Science Fiction(s) Committee
The Institute of Film and Television
School of American and Canadian Studies
The University of Nottingham
Trent Building
University Park
Nottingham NG7 2RD
E-mail Kerry Gough: [log in to unmask]
Science Fiction(s) Website
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/film/scifi/
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