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'Whodunit', and how have they 'dunit'? Investigating Agatha Christie's works and their adaptations SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS Agatha Christie is the best-selling author of all time. She has sold over two billion books worldwide and has been translated into over 45 languages. She has written over 80 novels and a number of plays. Her work has been adapted for cinema, television, animation and, more recently, computer games. The characters she created have assumed the status of 'fictional celebrities'; Poirot and Miss Marple have become transnational phenomena, and are the protagonists of Japanese animations series and video games for various platforms. To investigate the work of the Queen of Crime, the Department of Film and Media Studies at the University of Derby will host a one-day Conference on September 12, 2011. The event will emphasize the numerous adaptations of her works across different media and different production contexts. The confirmed Keynote Speaker of the event is Prof Sarah Street (The University of Bristol) Papers are invited on, but are not limited to, the following topics: - The process of detection in Agatha Christie - Agatha Christie's detectives - Popularity of the 'whodunit' genre in the 20th and 21st century - Television and/or Cinematic adaptations - The country house, the detective, the murders - how contemporary crime genre has been inspired by Christie - Agatha Christie and the Theatre - Animation and Computer games adaptations of Christie's novels We welcome proposals from both established scholars and early career researchers including postgraduate students. The conference aims to bring together Agatha Christie scholars for a day of celebration of her work and of the works she continues to inspire. Abstract of 250 words (deadline 10 June 2011) should be sent to: Dr Serena Formica ([log in to unmask]) or to Dr Rhona Jackson ( [log in to unmask]) Dr Serena Formica Associate Lecturer in Film Studies Faculty of Arts, Design and Technology The University of Derby Kedleston Road DE22 1GB Derby, UK ________________________________________ From: Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Serena Formica [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 08 March 2011 13:25 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: CFP - 'Whodunit', and how have they 'dunit'? Investigating Agatha Christie's works and their adaptations 'Whodunit', and how have they 'dunit'? Investigating Agatha Christie's works and their adaptations FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS Agatha Christie is the best-selling author of all time. She has sold over two billion books worldwide and has been translated into over 45 languages. She has written over 80 novels and a number of plays. Her work has been adapted for cinema, television, animation and, more recently, computer games. The characters she created have assumed the status of 'fictional celebrities'; Poirot and Miss Marple have become transnational phenomena, and are the protagonists of Japanese animations series and video games for various platforms. To investigate the work of the Queen of Crime, the Department of Film and Media Studies at the University of Derby will host a one-day Conference on September 12, 2011. The event will emphasize the numerous adaptations of her works across different media and different production contexts. Keynote speakers TBA Papers are invited on, but are not limited to, the following topics: - The process of detection in Agatha Christie - Agatha Christie's detectives - Popularity of the 'whodunit' genre in the 20th and 21st century - Television and/or Cinematic adaptations - The country house, the detective, the murders - how contemporary crime genre has been inspired by Christie - Agatha Christie and the Theatre - Animation and Computer games adaptations of Christie's novels We welcome proposals from both established scholars and early career researchers including postgraduate students. The conference aims to bring together Agatha Christie scholars for a day of celebration of her work and of the works she continues to inspire. Abstract of 250 words should be sent to: Dr Serena Formica [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> (Deadline for abstracts is 10 June 2011, though earlier submissions are welcome!) _____________________________________________________________________ The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was sent to you in error, please notify the sender and delete this email. 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