Dear all, not subject-specific, but hopefully of
interest to some! Best, Debbie
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> I would be grateful if you could circulate this call
> for papers
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> War, Representation and Documentary Conference.
>
> University of Sussex 11-12th July 2008.
>
> Organised in collaboration with the University of
> Brighton and the
> Centre for War, Representation and Society at the
> University of
> Sussex, this conference will combine historical and
> production based
> workshops to give researchers a better idea of both
> how documentary
> footage has and can be used and how they might
> translate their own
> research into documentary.
>
> The goals of the conference are: to encourage
> engagement with issues
> of production in documentary sources, to develop
> methodological
> approaches that historically and critically evaluate
> documentary
> evidence and to discuss the implications of
> disseminating academic
> research through the medium of documentary. The
> conference will also
> include a series of workshops on documentary
> production, research and
> presentation and an opportunity to learn more about
> the process of
> pitching research to commissioning editors.
>
> Papers are invited on topics relating to the
> representation of war in
> documentary form. Topics might include (but are not
> limited to)
> representations in documentary film and still
> photography; multimedia
> and blogging; citizen journalism; representations of
> the 'war on
> terror'; histories of documentary and war
> representation; life history
> and documentary; the individual and collective
> experience of war;
> representing violence or trauma; ethical issues
> relating to
> documentary representation. There are opportunities
> for both 20 minute
> papers and shorter 10 minute presentations on the
> use of a particular
> documentary source.
>
> Please submit an abstract of 250 words and a short
> bio to
> [log in to unmask] by 19th May 2008. For
> further information
> please see our website: www.sussex.ac.uk/history/wrd
> .
>
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