I would be grateful if you could circulate this call for papers
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War, Representation and Documentary Conference.
University of Sussex 11-12th July 2008.
Organised in collaboration with the University of Brighton and the
Centre for War, Representation and Society at the University of
Sussex, this conference will combine historical and production based
workshops to give researchers a better idea of both how documentary
footage has and can be used and how they might translate their own
research into documentary.
The goals of the conference are: to encourage engagement with issues
of production in documentary sources, to develop methodological
approaches that historically and critically evaluate documentary
evidence and to discuss the implications of disseminating academic
research through the medium of documentary. The conference will also
include a series of workshops on documentary production, research and
presentation and an opportunity to learn more about the process of
pitching research to commissioning editors.
Papers are invited on topics relating to the representation of war in
documentary form. Topics might include (but are not limited to)
representations in documentary film and still photography; multimedia
and blogging; citizen journalism; representations of the 'war on
terror'; histories of documentary and war representation; life history
and documentary; the individual and collective experience of war;
representing violence or trauma; ethical issues relating to
documentary representation. There are opportunities for both 20 minute
papers and shorter 10 minute presentations on the use of a particular
documentary source.
Please submit an abstract of 250 words and a short bio to
[log in to unmask] by 19th May 2008. For further information
please see our website: www.sussex.ac.uk/history/wrd .
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