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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Kerry Gough <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
> The final programme for the Science Fiction(s) Event to be held at The
> University of Nottingham on Friday, 19th August 2005 is detailed as
> follows. Registration for this event is open until 12th August 2005 and
> registration forms can be found at the event website:
> www.nottingham.ac.uk/film
>
> Many thanks,
> Kerry Gough
>
>
>
> Science Fiction(s): A Study Day on Science Fiction Film, Television,
> Literature and New Media
>
> Institute of Film and Television Studies, University of Nottingham
> 8.45am – 6.45pm, Friday 19th August 2005
> www.nottingham.ac.uk/film
>
> 0845-0910 Coffee and Registration Trent Senate Chamber
>
> 0910 Introduction to Science Fiction(s) with Prof. Roberta Pearson
> Institute of Film and Television Studies, University of Nottingham
>
> 0920-1010 Keynote 1: Sara Gwenllian-Jones (Cardiff University)
> Trent Senate Chamber
> ‘What If…?’
>
> 1015-1200 Strand A (Panels 1,2 & 3)
>
> 1015-1200 Panel 1:
> ‘Defining SF? Breaking the Boundaries of Science Fiction’
> Trent Senate Chamber
>
> 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, Bedford): Returning to the
> Coliseum: “Reality” TV, Elite Sport, and the Very Real Possibility of
> Science Fiction Futuresports
>
> Panel 2:
> 1015-1200 ‘Playing with Yourself: Gaming and Console Creativity’
> Trent LG19
>
> Angelina Karpovich (University of Wales, Aberystwyth): “Imagine
> Ghostbusters in Chernobyl”: Stalker From Art-house to Computer Game
>
> Gérard Kraus (University of Liverpool): Interactive Narratives: Gaming,
> Genre and Stereotype
>
> Andrew Losowsky (Independent Scholar, Madrid): Alternative Reality 
> Gaming
>
> Panel 3:
> 1015-1200 ‘Using the Force: Corporate Power and Reality Bending’
> Trent C55
>
> 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
>
> 1200-1300 Lunch
> Trent Senate Chamber and Ante Chamber
>
>
> 1300-1340 Keynote 2: Cathy Johnson (Royal Holloway, University of 
> London)
> Trent Senate Chamber
> Telefantasy, Genre and the Aesthetics of Television
>
> 1345-1530 Strand B (Panels 4 & 5)
>
> Panel 4:
> 1345-1530 ‘Science Fiction, Science Fact’
> Trent Senate Chamber
>
> 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 ‘Constructing Cult Fictions’
> Trent LG19
>
> Donna Peberdy (University of Nottingham): Donnie Darko: “A Cult Movie 
> in
> the Making” … Literally
>
> Kerry Gough (University of Central England, Birmingham):
> 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
>
> 1530-1600 Tea
> Trent Senate Chamber and Ante Chamber
>
> 1600-1730 Strand C (Panels 6 & 7)
>
> Panel 6:
> 1600-1730 ‘Infinite Encounters: The Omnipresent Franchise in SF’
> Trent Senate Chamber
>
> Niki Lyraki (University of Nottingham): Give in to the Dark Side: Darth
> Vader and the Fascination of a Very Unusual Monster
>
> 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 7:
> 1600-1730 'Resistance is Futile: Mapping SF and Resistance'
> Trent LG19
>
> Mark Williams (University of East Anglia): War On Monsters: Genre and
> Satire in Ken Hollings’ Destroy All Monsters
>
> Iain Robert 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
>
> 1745-1845 Keynote Session 3: Invisible Force Field Experiments
> Senate Chamber
> With IFFE artists Simon Hollington and Kypros Kyprianou and Andy Sawyer
> (Science Fiction Foundation, Liverpool)
>
> 1930   Evening Meal (at additional cost)