Apologies for cross-posting.
Dear All,
A reminder that registration is open for the Centre for Film Studies symposium ‘Texture in Film’, 9th March, 2013, University of St Andrews.
To register for the event: http://onlineshop.st-andrews.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&catid=68&modid=2&prodid=298&deptid=28&prodvarid=0
Texture is more commonly discussed in relation to visual art and design, music and literature than film. In these other disciplines, texture may refer to the tactile quality of a surface, the way a surface is changed by light, paint or other materials, the composition of fabric or narrative (as in the root of the word, to make/weave), the pattern of sound (rhythm and register) and the ‘concrete' properties of language (metre, diction, syntax). Texture also has an important sensory dimension: it expresses the feel of an object, surface or material, and thus offers a way of acknowledging the importance of decisions around formal properties to our responsiveness to film, and to its patterns, to its overall shape. Considering texture in relation to film involves attention to the fine detail of a film's realization, and offers the potential to enrich discussions of form and sensation in film.
This symposium will seek to explore ways in which thinking about texture can reinvigorate discussion of film form across a variety of cinematic contexts, as well as research practices (such as archival or practice-based approaches); with particular emphasis on approaches drawn from understandings of texture originating in study of visual art, music and literature.
The day will close with a roundtable event with an interdisciplinary panel, designed to extend the discussion of the day.
Panelists: Alex Clayton (University of Bristol), Sarah Dillon (University of St Andrews), Ian Garwood (University of Glasgow) & Alistair Rider (University of St Andrews)
For the programme and more information:http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/filmstudies/events.php?eventid=178
Please contact me if you have any queries about the event ([log in to unmask]).
Best wishes,
Lucy
Dr. Lucy Fife Donaldson
Teaching Fellow in Film Studies
Department of Film Studies
University of St Andrews
99 North Street
St. Andrews, KY16 9AD
Scotland, UK
Tel: 01334 4677483
The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland, No: SC013532
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