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Hi Lucy, Do I need to register for this? Sarah On 19/02/2013 10:42, "Lucy Fife Donaldson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Apologies for cross-posting. > >Dear All, > >A reminder that registration is open for the Centre for Film Studies >symposium ŒTexture in Film¹, 9th March, 2013, University of St Andrews. > >To register for the event: >http://onlineshop.st-andrews.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&catid=68 >&modid=2&prodid=298&deptid=28&prodvarid=0 > >Texture is more commonly discussed in relation to visual art and design, >music and literature than film. In these other disciplines, texture may >refer to the tactile quality of a surface, the way a surface is changed >by light, paint or other materials, the composition of fabric or >narrative (as in the root of the word, to make/weave), the pattern of >sound (rhythm and register) and the Œconcrete' properties of language >(metre, diction, syntax). Texture also has an important sensory >dimension: it expresses the feel of an object, surface or material, and >thus offers a way of acknowledging the importance of decisions around >formal properties to our responsiveness to film, and to its patterns, to >its overall shape. Considering texture in relation to film involves >attention to the fine detail of a film's realization, and offers the >potential to enrich discussions of form and sensation in film. > >This symposium will seek to explore ways in which thinking about texture >can reinvigorate discussion of film form across a variety of cinematic >contexts, as well as research practices (such as archival or >practice-based approaches); with particular emphasis on approaches drawn >from understandings of texture originating in study of visual art, music >and literature. > >The day will close with a roundtable event with an interdisciplinary >panel, designed to extend the discussion of the day. > >Panelists: Alex Clayton (University of Bristol), Sarah Dillon >(University of St Andrews), Ian Garwood (University of Glasgow) & >Alistair Rider (University of St Andrews) > > >For the programme and more >information:http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/filmstudies/events.php?eventid=178 > >Please contact me if you have any queries about the event >([log in to unmask]). > >Best wishes, > >Lucy >Dr. Lucy Fife Donaldson >Teaching Fellow in Film Studies >Department of Film Studies >University of St Andrews >99 North Street >St. Andrews, KY16 9AD >Scotland, UK >Tel: 01334 4677483 > >The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland, No: >SC013532 > >-- >To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the Film-Philosophy list, >please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/film-philosophy.html >-- >Film-Philosophy Journal: http://www.film-philosophy.com/ >Film-Philosophy Conference 2013 (Amsterdam 10-12 July): >http://www.film-philosophy.com/conference/ >-- -- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the Film-Philosophy list, please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/film-philosophy.html -- Film-Philosophy Journal: http://www.film-philosophy.com/ Film-Philosophy Conference 2013 (Amsterdam 10-12 July): http://www.film-philosophy.com/conference/ --