Dear colleagues,
Apologies for cross-posting.
This is to inform colleagues that there is only one week left to register on
the early bird fee for the conference Television without Borders at the
University of Reading on 27-29 June. For more details and a registration
form see the message below. Also, there are only very few rooms left to be
booked on campus, so if you are planning to come and stay on campus, I can
recommend you register soon,
If you have any questions or would like further information, please dont
hesitate to contact me or visit the website:
http://www.reading.ac.uk/ftt/research/ftt-televisionwithoutborders.asp
Elke Weissmann
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Television Without Borders: Transfers, Translations and Transnational
Exchange
An International Conference at the University of Reading, 27-29 June 2008
In the last few years, critics have proclaimed the end of television, but
television has responded to challenges relatively quickly. Globalisation has
increased the revenues of many national broadcasting institutions, created
new export markets and fostered international co-productions, while digital
technologies have been adapted and exploited to entice those audiences back
that appeared to turn to other media, most notably the internet. The
conference will explore some of these issues with papers investigating, for
example, the role of YouTube and similar sites for the dissemination of
foreign, and in particular, American product. Some speakers will discuss
economic issues at stake in relation to transnational television, whilst
others will investigate television in the age of globalisation by examining
cultural questions such as language or music. Papers will analyse television
and other media in the UK and continental Europe, New Zealand, Australia,
Asia, and the Americas.
Confirmed Speakers:
* Prof. Michele Hilmes, University of Wisconsin, Madison
* Prof. Jeffrey Miller, Augustana College
* Dr Stephanie Marriott, University of Stirling
* Prof. Jonathan Bignell, University of Reading
Other confirmed speakers include:
Dr Cathy Johnson, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
Prof. John Sinclair, University of Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Jeanette Steemers, University of Westminster, UK
Prof. Richard Kilborn, University of Stirling, UK
Prof. Lothar Mikos, University Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany
Dr. Paul Rixon, Roehampton University, UK
Dr. Darrell Newton, Salisbury University, USA
Prof. Sonje De Leeuw, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Prof. Jason Jacobs, University of Queensland, Australia
Prof. Graeme Turner, University of Queensland, Australia
Dr Andreas Fickers, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Workshops and Other Events:
The conference will host a book event where Dr Andreas Fickers and Prof.
Jonathan Bignell will introduce their new edited collection A European
Television History, to be published in Autumn 2008 by Blackwell, New York.
Written with international colleagues in the European Television History
Network, the book is the first truly comparative history of television in
Europe. At the conference, Bignell and Fickers will discuss some of the
methodological challenges of comparative television history and how the book
has addressed them.
There will also be a workshop on Making Lists: Developing Catalogues to
Study Television where academics currently attempting to expand the canon
by compiling lists of specific television genres or production contexts will
discuss their work and its usefulness for our subject. Scholars include Dr
Pat Holland (University of Bournemouth), Dr Lez Cooke (Manchester
Metropolitan University), Dr Julia Hallam (University of Liverpool) and Dr
Elke Weissmann (University of Reading).
Registration Form
1. Personal Information
Name
Institution
Address
Telephone
Email
2. Fees
The conference fees include coffees and lunches, a wine reception and a
conference dinner. The early fee is available until 15th May 2008.
Please tick the appropriate box:
Early fee/ late fee
Three-Day Attendance
£130/ £170 _________
One-Day Attendance £
50/ £60 _________
Student
Three-Day Attendance £
80/ £120 _________
One-Day Attendance £
30/ £40 _________
If you would NOT like to attend the
conference dinner (three-day attendees
only), please tick here
- £ 20 _________
Accommodation
Please tell us how many nights you
require accommodation (0, 1, 2) one night/
two nights
(£ 41/night for Bed and Breakfast)
£41/ £ 82 _________
Total
_________
3. Requirements
Dietary Requirements:
none vegetarian other (please specify)
Please tick here if you require a parking space.
Please tick here if you need a receipt.
If you are a presenter, which audiovisual aids will you need?
Powerpoint DVD Video other
(please specify)
.
..
Any requirements regarding access to buildings or form of conference
material (audiovisual or print):
..
4. Payment Method
We accept both card payments (excluding American Express) and payments by
cheque. If you are paying by cheque, please make the cheque out to
University of Reading. Otherwise please fill in the following details:
Card Number:
Card Type:
Expiry Date:
Issue Number (if applicable):
Name as on the Card:
Authorisation Number (last 3 digits on the signature strip):
Please complete this form and send it to: Elke Weissmann, University of
Reading, Film, Theatre and Television, Bulmershe Court, Woodlands Avenue,
Reading, RG6 1HQ
Or send it by fax to: +44 (0) 118 931 8873
Or send it by email to: [log in to unmask]
