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?Aesthetics/Politics/Activism/Art: What is Radical Now? Are you radical? What does that mean? Venue: Bush House (rear of Arnolfini Gallery), 64 Prince Street, Bristol, BS1 4QD Time: 11.00 - 16.00 Date: Friday 19th September 2014 Admission: £5 The Centre for Moving Image Research (CMIR) and Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, in association with the Radical Film Network and Arnolfini Gallery, invite all those with an interest in radicalism in the moving image to discuss, debate and explore exactly what that word has, does, could or should mean. From newsreel, documentary and fiction film to artists' film and video and gallery installation, the word 'radical' has been used to describe a variety of practices that may be broadly grouped under the banner of the moving image. From its long association with the politics of the radical left and grass-roots activism to its more general usage to describe fundamental or profound departures from the norm (whatever that is), 'radicalism' is a word with a variety of competing and sometimes contradictory meanings. This event is dedicated to exploring radicalism in the moving image using the Open Space Technology (OST) format (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology). In contrast to the traditional mode of conference organisation, the OST format allows participants to self-organise the event on the day: collectively forming the agenda, electing facilitator/s and deciding the nature and duration of each of the processes that comprise the symposium. A CMIR representative will talk through the OST process at the start of the day and there will be a loose schedule to fall back on, but the idea is to design the day together and encourage free-thinking within a safe, yet 'live', environment. In addition to this free-form, 'unconference' approach, we are open to proposals for brief, Pecha Kucha-style presentations to stimulate and inform the discussions. Feel free to be as provocative, playful and/or straight-forward as you like. Contact us if you want to present one of these. To register for the event please email Steve Presence at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by September 1st 2014 (you could be 'radical' and just turn up, but places are limited and we would really like to keep track of numbers so please let us know). ________________________________ ?This symposium is part of a weekend of events exploring radicalism in the moving image during Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival. Saturday sees the Bristol leg of 'Vienna-Bristol-Riga: a journey in radical filmmaking': three sessions of short films curated respectively by Encounters and the Bristol Radical Film Festival, Vienna Independent Shorts, and 2Annas International Film Festival in Latvia; while Sunday hosts a variety of workshops, screenings and live performances with 8mm film. Events on both days take place at the Cube Microplex. -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid “engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list.” For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------