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Registration is open for The Legacy of Watership Down: Animals, Adaptation, Animation, taking place at the University of Warwick on Saturday 10th November. To register click here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/film/research/graduate_research/fsrnab/watershipdown40/bf Registration is £15 (£10 concessions) and includes lunch and refreshments. Registration closes Friday 26th October. This is an interdisciplinary symposium marking the 40th anniversary of the release of the 1978 animated film Watership Down (dir. Martin Rosen), adapted from Richard Adams' 1972 novel. This event seeks to foster academic discourse on this landmark of British animation which continues to resonate with audiences 40 years after its first release due to its socio-political allegory, shocking representation of death and violence, and moving depiction of the plight of animals and the importance of preserving our natural environment. In addition to these these themes, the panels will also focus on music and genre, animated aesthetics, and the production and reception contexts of the film. The keynote address will be delivered by Dr Chris Pallant of Canterbury Christ Church University. He will be joined by Nigel and Klive Humberstone, sons of Watership Down senior animator Arthur Humberstone. A key figure in the landscape of British animation, Humberstone also worked on landmark films including Yellow Submarine (1968) and Animal Farm (1954), and his sons will be able to provide a unique perspective on the film's artistry and production. We will also be joined by a representative from the BBFC, Emily Fussell, who will shed light on the reasoning of the film's controversial 'U' certificate. For the full programme and further information about the event, including travel and accommodation advice, please visit https://watershipdown40.wordpress.com/ This event is jointly funded by the Society for Animation Studies and the Humanities Research Centre, University of Warwick. Please send any queries to Dr Catherine Lester [log in to unmask] Best regards Dr. Catherine Lester Lecturer in Film and Television, University of Birmingham / Associate Fellow in Film and Television, University of Warwick Forthcoming event: The Legacy of Watership Down: Animals, Adaptation, Animation 10th Nov 2018, University of Warwick watershipdown40.wordpress.com<watershipdown40.wordpress.com/cfp> -------------------------------------------------------- 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/ --------------------------------------------------------