[spectre] CFP: Future Histories of the Moving Image, Nov 2007

[Andreas Broeckmann]

Future Histories of the Moving Image

An international conference to be held at University of Sunderland

16-18 November 2007

**** Due to growing interest and new confirmed speakers we have ****

extended the submission deadline: 30 June 2007

Keynote Speakers: Professor Patricia Zimmermann (Ithaca College, New 
York), and Holly Aylett (Vertigo Magazine and Independent Film 
Parliament, UK)

As is now widely acknowledged, with the advent of digital technology 
the nature of moving image production, distribution and exhibition 
has changed dramatically. In particular, a rapidly increasing number 
of people are now accessing an increasing volume and range of moving 
image material online. This technology is also changing the way in 
which we analyse and document current and historical moving image 
practices, as there has been a recent proliferation of digital 
archive and database projects relating to film, video and television 
practices. It is timely therefore to examine the changing ways in 
which we are circulating and interrogating all areas of our moving 
image culture.
We would particularly welcome papers that address the following areas:

- What impact does the increasing reliance on database resources have 
on the nature of the histories we produce and write?

- History as database vs history as narrative.

- Implications of the proliferation of online critical writing (from 
refereed academic journals through to personal blogs) and its 
dissemination, with the blurring of the traditional distinction 
between professional and amateur writer.

- The role and implication of immediate online distribution/exhibition of works

- What impact is digital distribution having on theatrical exhibition?

- Issues arising from the perceived need on the part of major 
producers/broadcasters to develop content for multiple platforms.

- The implications of multiple producers being able to disseminate a 
wide range of material to multiple niche audiences (giving the idea 
of 'narrowcasting' a new meaning).

- Revival/development of found footage production practices with the 
availability of digital archives such as Library of Congress Internet 
Archive (including the Prelinger Archive) and BBC Open Archive 
initiative.

- Questions relating to the increasing accessibility online of moving 
image material in relation to intellectual property and the 
development of the Creative Commons copyright licence.

- The creative influence of database logic on film structure.

The conference will also host an open workshop - with participation 
by the Arts Council England, the Tate, the British Film Institute, 
Marcel Schwierin (Cinovid Database, Germany) and Gaby Wijers 
(Netherlands Media Art Institute, Montevideo/Time Based Arts) - which 
will address the issues of securing the sustainability and maximising 
the use/visibility of the growing number of film and video 
database/online research resources. The workshop is funded by the 
AHRC Networks and Workshops Scheme.
Check out our blog regularly for latest news: 
myblogs.sunderland.ac.uk/blogs/futurehistories/
Please send proposals of 200-300 words for papers of approx. 20 
minutes, together with a brief biographical note by 30 June 2007 to 
the conference organisers (Steven Ball, Julia Knight and Stephen 
Partridge) at 
<mailto:futurehistories at sunderland.ac.uk>futurehistories at sunderland.ac.uk
Future Histories of the Moving Image is a joint conference organised 
by the University of Sunderland, the British Artists' Film and Video 
Study Collection (University of the Arts, London) and the Visual 
Research Centre REWIND project DJCAD at the University of Dundee, in 
collaboration with Convergence: The International Journal of Research 
into New Media Technologies. All papers delivered at the conference 
will be considered for publication in the journal.

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Julia Knight
Reader in Moving Image/Co-editor, Convergence
School of Arts, Design, Media & Culture
University of Sunderland
Media Building
The Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's
St Peter's Way
Sunderland. SR6 0DD
Tel: 0191 515 2653 (direct line)
Tel: 0191 515 2634 (switchboard)
Fax: 0191 515 3807
email: <mailto:julia.knight at sunderland.ac.uk>julia.knight at sunderland.ac.uk
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Convergence: The Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
Editors: Julia Knight and Alexis Weedon
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Associate editors: Jeanette Steemers (Europe), Rebecca Coyle (Western 
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