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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)
