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Conference call NECS Vienna conference 2007 - Call for Papers NECS. The Vienna Conference Perspectives and Challenges for Cinema and Media Studies. Vienna, Austria June 21 - 23, 2007 Founded in February of 2006, NECS, the European Network for Cinema and Media Studies, brings together scholars and researchers in the field of cinema, film and media studies with archivists and film and media professionals who share a common interest in academic film study and the preservation, distribution and programming of film and media art and the film heritage. The first NECS workshop held in Berlin on the occasion of the network¹s founding provided an overview of the current state of cinema and media studies in Europe, taking stock of the respective situations in the various institutions (universities, archives, museums). Now the NECS Vienna conference, hosted by SYNEMA and the University of Vienna Film Studies Department and scheduled to take place on 21-23 June 2007, provides a platform for developing new perspectives and future agendas for film study in Europe. With the new digital culture of the moving image in full swing, scholars, archivists and filmmakers alike need to reflect on the state of cinema and its future, as well as on the development of film studies at the tertiary education level in Europe. The conference will bring together contributions that provide insight into ongoing research with panels and roundtables on the state of the discipline and current issues in research, teaching, archiving, presenting and programming. The aim of the conference is to widen and sustain a burgeoning network of film and media scholars that will promote new research and teaching initiatives on a European level. Scholars from all areas of film study, whether previously attached to NECS or new to the initiative, are invited to submit proposals for contributions to the conference committee before January 31st, 2007. Confirmed keynote speakers include Prof. Tim Bergfelder, University of Southampton, UK; Prof. Elisabeth Büttner, University of Vienna. In order to provide a thematic framework, we propose a number of focal issues in the field of film study. Proposals for the NECS Vienna conference must not be limited to, but may concern any of the following topics: a. The impact of global media conglomeration on film cultures and film programming in Europe b. The digitization of film archives and its impact on the visibility and consumption of European films, in conjunction with the emergence of new interfaces of consumption (home entertainment, satellite channels, Video On Demand services); c. The transnationalisation of film cultures in Europe, both on the level of individual films and on an institutional level, i.e. in film festival and their surrounding critical discourses; d. European cinema aesthetics in the digital age and the future of auteur cinema in an environment of film styles driven by digital imaging and special effects. We would like to invite proposals for short, incisive papers of 15 to 20 minutes and/or panels by January 31st, 2007, to the following address: [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ) or NECS c/o Susanne von der Heyden Institut für Medienwissenschaft Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 D-44780 Bochum Germany Notification will follow shortly thereafter. The conference language is English. Conference attendance is free. Participants will have to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses. Travel information as well as a list of affordable hotels and other accommodations will be posted on the NECS website in early 2007. Detailed information on NECS and a report on the first workshop can be found at http://www.necs-initiative.org/ For the conference organizers: The NECS steering committee: Alexandra Schneider, Malte Hagener, Vinzenz Hediger, Patrick Vonderau SYNEMA Society for the Theory of Film, Brigitte Mayr University of Vienna, Andrea Braidt * * Film-Philosophy Email Discussion Salon. After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to. To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon. **