Would you please draw the attention of relevant research
students to the following information on the AHRB Centre
for British Film and Television Studies Training Day on
'Researching National Film and Television Cultures' on
21 April (followed by the Irish Postgraduate Film Research
Seminar on 22 April).
Please note that a limited number of bursaries will be
available to contribute towards travel and accommodation
costs.
The event will take place in Dublin.
http://www.bftv.ac.uk
http://www.bftv.ac.uk/events/natregtd2.htm
RESEARCHING NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION CULTURES
21 April 2005
Trinity College, Dublin
followed by the Irish Postgraduate Film Research Seminar on
22 April
The day will consider the conceptual and methodological
issues involved in researching regional and national
cinemas and speakers will include:
- Professor Ian Christie, Birkbeck, University of London
- Professor Sylvia Harvey, University of Lincoln
- Professor Martin McLoone, Univeristy of Ulster,
Coleraine
- Professor Maire Messenger-Davies, Univeristy of Ulster,
Coleraine
The training day is designed for research students with an
interest in national film and television cultures and there
will be an opportunity for students to present their
projects, meet scholars attached to the Centre and to
contribute to discussions.
The training day coincides with the Irish Postgraduate Film
Research Seminar, a collaborative venture between Trinity
College, Dublin and the Centre for Media Research at the
University of Ulster designed to provide a platform for the
presentation of new research by film scholars in Irish
third-level institutions and those working on Irish film
topics in non-Irish universities and colleges.
Details:
Research students currently enrolled at UK and Irish
Universities can apply for free admission to the
Postgraduate Training Day (and also the Irish Postgraduate
Film Research Seminar). A limited number of bursaries will
also be available to contribute towards travel and
accommodation costs.
Applications are invited from UK and Irish-based
postgraduate students working in film and television
studies, giving details of current enrolment in a higher
education institution, an academic CV and a brief statement
of reasons for wishing to apply for a bursary. The
application should include an indication of approval from
the applicant's supervisor.
Applications to and further details from:
Ann Jones
Administrator
AHRB Centre for British Film and Television Studies
Birkbeck, University of London
43 Gordon Square
London WC1H 0PD
to arrive no later than noon on 13 April 2005
Application forms are available from:
http://www.bftv.ac.uk/events/natregtd2.htm
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Ann Jones
Administrator
AHRB Centre for British Film & Television Studies
020 7631 6137
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