Society for Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference, Chicago, March
6-10, 2013.
The SCMS Middle East Caucus is sponsoring the following call for
papers. Please send a 200-word proposal and a brief bio by August 5.
The “New” Middle East? Implications for Film and Media Studies
Rapid and often revolutionary in recent years, ongoing changes in the
Middle East have catalyzed new debates about how to approach this
geopolitical region’s past and present politics, media, and cultural
productions. While some accounts have declared the start of a new era
that requires eschewing old frameworks for analysis, others have
cautioned against hasty and celebratory claims. Similarly, these
shifts raise a range of practical and theoretical questions about the
production and reception of various forms of media within and about
the Middle East. For example, what are the implications for archives,
curations, as well as local, regional, and international festivals?
How are gender and sexuality functioning in the media texts of dueling
parties in the landscape of the “new” Middle East? How are diasporas
exerting their influence as active media consumers and participants?
Are there new modes of post-colonialism or Orientalism in film
studies? How are interdisciplinary, independent, institutional, and/or
state sponsored users expanding their reach and influence by deploying
convergent media spaces? What is the current state of television
channels as sites for constructing and re-imagining political
alliances and social formations? Are some of these channels creating
new models of representations?
Papers that engage these or other questions relevant to assessing the
media and media scholarship on the Middle East are encouraged to
submit to this call. Other related topics may include but are not
limited to:
-The popularity of non-American shows and films on Middle Eastern
television (e.g. Turkish series, Latin American Soap Operas, etc.)
-The anatomy and function of Television channels based in or
broadcasting primarily to the Middle East
-The appearance of the Middle East in the Indian subcontinent's film industries
-Media and conflict/Media and War
-The consequences of Non-local funding for media and cultural productions
-Commercial and political advertising
-Representations of labor, specifically migrant and domestic labor
-New forms of Documentary and documentation
-Minorities in the media of the Middle East
Please send your proposals to the Middle East Caucus Co-Chairs, Nezar
Andary ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) and Niki
Akhavan ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) by August 5.
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