[csaa-forum] CFP: Asians in Asian and non-Asian Cinema

[Melissa Gregg]

[FYI: The conference organiser has advised that the date for submissions
for this conference can be extended for those interested, but do
register interest ASAP, Cheers, Melissa]
 
 

Whither the Orient:

Asians in Asian and non-Asian Cinema

 

Call for Papers

 

Issues of representations and self-representations will be the concern
of "Whither the Orient," a conference sponsored by Asia's Future
Initiative and Asia Culture Academy in coordination with the Institute
for Communication Arts & Technology, Hallym University.  The event will
be held in the city of Gwangju, Korea, on October 28-29, 2006, as part
of the larger event titled Asia Culture Forum (October 26-30).

 

"Whither the Orient" aims to provide a healthy and open forum for
academicians and professionals with shared interests to meet and
interact with each other.  The conference will invite a few
representative figures in the field to serve as keynote speakers.  It
also warmly welcomes film academicians and professionals from all over
the world to propose papers for presentation.  The official language of
the conference will be Korean and English, so the conference will
provide simultaneous translation between Korean and English.

 

Registration Fee

 

Each participant is expected to cover her or his own transportation cost
only.  The conference will pay for the printing cost of the proceedings,
three meals, two nights' accommodation, and sightseeing activities.
Papers will be reviewed by peers and three outstanding papers will be
awarded Asia Culture Forum Travel Grants worth up to US$1,000 each.

 

Topic Areas

 

* Re-thinking and re-writing histories of Asian cinemas

* Writing the history of film Orientalism:  methodology, ideology, and
dilemmas

* Studies of the Asian film industries

* Film policies and their influences on film practices

* National cinema(s) in transnational and global context

* Cross-cultural analysis and the clash of Western & Eastern
perspectives

* Case studies and genre studies

* Film auteurs and their legacies

* Asian cinemas in the global market:  strategies and consumption

* Western cinemas in the Asian market

* The future of the medium from an Asian perspective

 

Submission Guidelines

 

Abstracts and paper submissions should be submitted electronically via
e-mail to joeldavid at hallym.ac.kr or to this message's return address.
Any contribution will be acknowledged within 48 hours of receipt.
Submissions shall imply that at least one author will register for the
conference and be present at the time designated in the conference
program.

 

Further Correspondence

 

Please check our website for news and information:
http://www.asiacultureforum.org/.

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