Dear friends and colleagues


Apologies: a correction needs to be made to the venue of the 3rd symposium of Art, Culture & Ethics in Black & White: 100 Years of The Birth of a Nation: the venue is the International Slavery Museum.

Details as follows:

Art, Culture and Ethics in Black and White: 100 Years of The Birth of a Nation

 The third and final symposium of the network, Art, Culture and Ethics in Black and White: 100 Years of The Birth of a Nation, takes place on Friday 13th November 2015 at the International Slavery Museum, Liverpool. Entitled ‘The Birth of a Nation: New Perspectives in Art and Visual Culture,’ our focus will be on the film itself, its heritage yesterday and today and its preservation and its influence upon contemporary visual culture. We are particularly interested in exploring the film’s significance in today’s political and racial climate.

Keynote speakers:

Associate Professor Paul McEwan                           Professor Robert Burgoyne

Muhlenbuerg College                                                  University of St. Andrews

Author of BFI Film Classics                                       Author of Film Nation: Hollywood

The Birth of a Nation (BFI).                                        Looks at U.S. History (University of

 Minnesota Press).

To register your place at this symposium please email Jenny Barrett: [log in to unmask]

We actively welcome proposals for 20 minute papers or presentations from artists, writers and cultural commentators as well as scholars from academic disciplines including history, film, literature, media, politics and more. Deadline for proposals: Wednesday 30th September 2016. Enquiries and 200-word proposals to:

Jenny Barrett, Edge Hill University  [log in to unmask]
Ian Scott, University of Manchester  [log in to unmask]

Book an appointment with Jenny here: https://jennyleebarrett.youcanbook.me/ 

 

Dr Jenny Barrett

Reader in Film Studies and Popular Culture

Director of Quality, Department of Media

Edge Hill University

St Helens Road

Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4QP

01695 584093

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