MAPPING, MEMORY AND THE CITY
An International Interdisciplinary Conference
University of Liverpool, 25-26 February 2010
School of Architecture / School of Politics and Communication Studies
INITIAL CALL FOR PAPERS
This conference invites a re-evaluation of the role of maps and mapping
practices in cultural explorations of urban space and memory. We invite
contributions from across a broad interdisciplinary field, drawing
together scholars and practitioners working in film and cultural
studies, architecture, geography, urban studies, as well as those with
interests in social and cultural memory, archival practice and urban
heritage. Of special interest are contributions addressing the role of
film and film historiography in relation to place, landscape and urban
memory. Scholars, filmmakers and designers engaged in all forms of
moving image practice are particularly encouraged to submit proposals
relevant to the conference theme. While the trope of ‘mapping’ has
remained a prominent fixture in the lexicon of recent cultural criticism
and debate, studies which seek to go beyond exclusively metaphorical
applications of maps and mapping, and which engage more actively with
cartographic practices and resources (such as, for example, Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) technology) remain comparatively
under-developed. This conference will draw on current developments in
this and other areas of research and practice. Suggested themes include:
*
GIS & digital mapping in urban cultural studies
* Psychogeography, memory and urban form
* Cinematic and moving image cartographies
* Digital cartography and architectural and urban design practice
* Landscape and memory in amateur film practice
* Maps, memory and pedagogic practice
* Maps, memory and archival practice
* Movie Mapping: film, place-marketing and urban tourism
* Movie Mapping for architecture and urban design
* Urban geographies of film production
* Mapping audience and film reception
Confirmed keynote speakers:
Professor Robert C. Allen, Department of History, University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill
Professor Mark Neumann, School of Communication, Northern Arizona University
For enquiries and further details contact Dr Les Roberts
([log in to unmask]) or Dr Ryan Shand
([log in to unmask]). Please submit proposals for papers (300 words
maximum) by e-mail to [log in to unmask] . We also welcome
proposals for panels and exhibits.
Initial deadline for paper proposals: 30 June
2009
Deadline for panel and exhibit proposals: 30 June 2009
Final deadline for paper proposals: 15
September 2009
Notification of acceptance:
October 2009
Date for Registration:
December 2009
Final submission deadline for full papers: 7 January
2010
* A full programme of screenings, social events and city visits will
be included in the conference programme.
* Information on booking and registration will be posted to the
website shortly: www.liv.ac.uk/lsa/cityinfilm
* Selected papers and abstracts will be published in the conference
programme.
Supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
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Dr Les Roberts
Research Associate
School of Architecture
University of Liverpool
Leverhulme Building
Abercromby Square
Liverpool
L69 3BX
T: +44 (0)151 794 2631
F: +44 (0)151 794 2605
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http://www.liv.ac.uk/lsa/cityinfilm/
