[csaa-forum] 2017 CFP Bridging Gaps: Where is the film scholar in Hollywood filmmaking?

[Dr Samita Nandy]

*The following conference might be of interest to CSAA forum scholars
examining the impact of Hollywood on Australian cinema. Details of the
conference are available here: **http://cmc-centre.com/conferen*
*ces/losangeles/* <http://cmc-centre.com/conferences/losangeles/>*.
Abstract Deadline: October 31, 2016*


*Bridging Gaps: Where is the film scholar in Hollywood filmmaking?*

*Performance Café, University of Southern California*

*Los Angeles, USA*

*March 17-19, 2017*

There have been significant debates on gaps between filmmakers and film
scholars. Film scholars have been critical of dominant representations that
tend to overlook classist, sexist, speciesist, and ethnocentric trends in
the production of films and glamorous images in Hollywood. Yet, scholarly
views in academic writing are not adequately addressed in film production
and in journalism. Scholars can address the issues through journalism and
moving image practices in which filmmakers are trained. CMCS sponsored
*Celebrity
Chat *is an example of this trend. Can a new form of film ‘critic’ be
situated in journalistic and scholarly discussions and screenings? Can the
critiques become a new form of ‘activism’ that is different yet supports
ideals of celebrity activism in Hollywood and beyond?

The Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) *Bridging Gaps* conference
series, in association with sponsors Centre for Ecological, Social, and
Informatics Cognitive Research (ESI.CORE) and WaterHill Publishing, invites
papers and audiovisual material that explore the relationship among four
key themes related to Hollywood – theory, production, criticism, and
activism. We invite academics, filmmakers, journalists, publicists, and
guests to present and connect cutting-edge research areas from a range of
interdisciplinary fields and address social justice issues in moving image
practices.

We also invite people to send in videos for the *Celebrity Chat* Award. The
best video/documentary will be selected based on its ability to draw
attention to a significant matter, be relevant to the conference theme and
inspire change. Extended versions of selected papers will be invited for
publication.

*Registration includes*: Your printed package for the complete conference,
professional development workshops, coffee / tea breaks, access to evening
reception, complimentary evening drinks, and consideration for publication
and the CMCS $100 best paper and $100 screen awards.

*Submission guidelines:*

·       250-word abstract or workshop / roundtable proposal

·       Include a title, your name, e-mail address, and affiliation if
applicable

·       Submit to conference Chair Dr Samita Nandy at email address:
*celeb.studies2017 at gmail.com
<celeb.studies2017 at gmail.com>*

·       *Deadline for abstract submission*: October 31, 2016

·       *Notification of acceptance:* December 2, 2016

·       *Full text due:* February, 17, 2017

·       *Conference reception and presentations*: March 17-19, 2017

*Celebrity Chat** Video Submissions:*

·       Video length should be 10-20 minutes

·       Include a title, your name, e-mail address, and affiliation if
applicable

·       Submit to *Celebrity Chat *producer Dr Jackie Raphael at email
address: *celeb.studies2017 at gmail.com
<http://cmc-centre.com/conferences/losangeles/celeb.studies2017@gmail.com>*

·       *Deadline for submission*: October 31, 2016

·       *Notification of acceptance*: December 2, 2016

·       *Conference reception and screenings:* March 17-19, 2017

*Topics include but are not limited to:*

   - Hollywood and non-Hollywood films
   - Mass media and social media
   - Journalism and interviews
   - Public relations, persona and branding
   - Endorsements
   - Social advocacy
   - Celebrity activism
   - Activists as celebrities
   - Human rights and animal rights
   - Environment and climate change
   - Entertainment industry
   - Film, video, and television
   - Cinematic adaptations of novels
   - Photography
   - Glamour and beauty
   - Audiences and fandom
   - Laws and Policies
   - Theory and Methods
   - Research Agenda
   - Business Models
   - Ethics and Morality
   - Cognition and Memory
   - Media Literacy
   - Social Innovation and Change
   - Education and Advocacy
   - Community Building
   - Business and Community Partnerships

*Conference Committee Members*: Jackie Raphael, Nicole Bojko and Kiera
Obbard

*Conference URL*: www.cmc-centre.com/losangeles

*Twitter @celeb_studies <http://www.twitter.com/celeb_studies>*#BGCS17


*The Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) is an international
organization and research network that helps coordinating academic research
and media commentaries on celebrity culture. CMCS carries a pedagogical
philosophy that inspires integration of research and media skills training
in academic and public discourses of fame.  The centre believes in
intellectual, aesthetic, and ethical values of bridging gaps in higher
education and media. With this view, CMCS facilitates research,
publications, creative productions, and media commentaries to restore
artistic and ethical acts for social change.*
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