Call for Papers

Media in Motion:
The Challenge of Preservation in the Digital Age

October 29, 2008

McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
Canada


The DOCAM (Documentation and Conservation of the Media Arts Heritage)
Research Alliance and
Media_at_McGill invite submissions of abstracts for the presentation
of papers at the inaugural
Media in Motion Symposium. The interdisciplinary event aims to bring
together graduate
students across the sciences, humanities, and social sciences in order
to explore the many facets
of media art preservation. To that end, submissions related to the
conference theme, "The
Challenge of Preservation in the Digital Age," are strongly
encouraged. Possible topics include,
but are not limited to:

- Archival Practices
- Challenges of Audio, Film, Video, and Digital Media Preservation
- Cultural Influences, Impacts, and Considerations
- Cultural Property Law
- Digital Preservation and Cultural Memory
- Digitization of the Humanities
- Effects on Artistic Practices
- Ethical, Social, and Philosophical Concerns
- Preservation Strategies and Techniques
- Future Trends and Directions

As the symposium will be held in conjunction with the Annual
International DOCAM Summit (on
October 30-31, 2008, at McGill University), preference will be given
to proposals that address
issues related to the alliance's activities. For more information on
DOCAM and its mandate,
please visit http://www.docam.ca/en.

All presented papers will be considered for publication in an edited
volume of the proceedings.
Additional information will be provided upon acceptance.

Proposals should include a title; the name, affiliation, and e-mail
address of the author; an
abstract of 300 words; and a brief statement explaining how the paper
fits within the research
priorities of DOCAM. Submissions in English or French are welcome.
Please send proposals by
May 31, 2008 to Marilyn Terzic at docam.symposium_at_mac.com.

DOCAM is an international research alliance on the documentation and
the conservation of the
media arts heritage, initiated by the Daniel Langlois Foundation for
Art, Science, and Technology.
Its main objective is to develop new methodologies and tools to
address the issues of preserving
and documenting digital, technological, and electronic works of art.

Media_at_McGill is a hub of research, scholarship, and public outreach
on issues and controversies
in media, technology, and culture. Based in the Department of Art
History and Communication
Studies at McGill University, Media_at_McGill is supported by a range
of sources, most notably a
generous gift from the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation. For more
information, please visit
http://media.mcgill.ca.



-- 
Iain Robert Smith
Institute of Film and Television
School of American and Canadian Studies
University of Nottingham
University Park
NG7 2RD

Head of Communications,
MeCCSA Post-Graduate Network
website: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/pgn/

Articles Editor,
Scope: An Online Journal of Film and Television Studies
website: http://www.scope.nottingham.ac.uk/