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FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS: PROPOSALS DUE 15 February The Poetics of Asian Cinemas Conference, Lancaster University, July 10-12, 2017 Participants are invited to present papers on any aspect of Asian cinema, though proposals engaging with the conference theme are encouraged. The conference theme may be summarized by the term “poetics” – chiefly, a concern with Asian films as aesthetic objects, their artistic functions and effects, and their techniques of staging, composition, editing, sound design, and storytelling. This emphasis marks a departure from the so-called Grand Theories of Asian cinema, and encourages “bottom-up” approaches and “piecemeal theorizing” of films from within and across Asian territories. Papers and panel proposals are invited for the 12th Asian Cinema Studies Society Conference: The Poetics of Asian Cinemas. With the support of the Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA) at Lancaster University, in conjunction with the Asian Cinema Studies Society, the conference is planned for July 10-12, 2017, at Lancaster University, UK. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following areas: Asia Cinema studies Asian Media studies Asian Popular Culture studies Asian Cultural Studies Cosmopolitan cinemas Creative/Cultural Industries Cross-media formats Cultural and Media Ecologies Cultural Policies Genders and Sexualities Global Communication Identities and Representations Media Communication Nationalism and Transnationalism New Media studies Postcolonial Theories and Criticisms Postmodern cultures Print media Sinophone Communication TV studies Language: English Please send proposals of 200-300 words in WORD format. For all proposals, be certain to include the title, author(s) name(s), institutional affiliation, mailing address, and email contacts, as well as a brief biography of each contributor. For panel, workshop, and group submissions, be certain to provide a brief description (100 words) of the contribution of each participant. Sessions will be 1 ½ hours in duration, and time limits will be strictly enforced. The deadline for submission of proposals is 15th February 2017. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by early March 2017. Selected papers will be published in the peer-reviewed biannual Asian Cinema. Published by Intellect Press (UK), this seminal journal has long been the flagship publication of the Asian Cinema Studies Society. http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=219/ Registration fee*: Regular rate: GDP £150 Discount rate: GDP £125. This applies to participants from developing countries in Asia such as India, Indonesia, Philippines, People’s Republic of China (except Hong Kong) and Thailand, as well as full-time students (with proof of identification). * The registration includes access to all sessions, one-year ACSS membership, tea/coffee breaks, and an opening conference dinner. Please submit your proposals to ACSS Conference 2017: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ACSS website: http://www.umac.mo/fss/comm/acss/ Queries about the conference and the abstract submission process should be sent to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Principal organizing members: Gary BETTINSON (University of Lancaster): [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. TAN See Kam (University of Macau): [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> -------------------------------------------------------- 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/ --------------------------------------------------------