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We are very pleased to announce that the keynote speaker for the
forthcoming event '**25 Years of *Jurassic Park* (1993): An
Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Paleontological Imagination**' will
be **Dr Steve Brusatte** from the University of Edinburgh. Dr Brusatte
is a paleontologist who is also passionate about education and
communicating science to the public. He was a consultant on the
blockbuster motion picture *Walking With Dinosaurs 3D* (2013) and is a
"resident palaeontologist" for the BBC's Walking With Dinosaurs program.
He also presents science videos for BBC's Earth Unplugged YouTube
channel and is a frequent guest on radio and television programs.
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Additionally, we have responded to a few enquiries and decided to
**extend the deadline for abstracts to 31st January 2018** to cover the
Christmas break and marking period.
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The symposium will take place on Friday 8th June 2018 at the School of
Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University.

Keynote speaker: Stephen Brusatte (University of Edinburgh)

Released in the summer blockbuster season of 1993, Jurassic Park
(Spielberg 1993) achieved an opening weekend box office of \$50m in the
US and is currently estimated to be the 24th highest grossing film of
all time. An adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel of the same name,
the years since its release have seen the movie become both a cultural
phenomenon that has achieved multiple cinematic re-releases and a
transmedia franchise that includes (to date) four sequels as well as
multiple computer games and a theme park ride. The franchise has,
however, also had far-reaching cultural impact by impacting upon how we
think about broader issues such as dinosaurs, the prehistoric era, and
those that study this.

This one-day symposium, hosted by the School of Journalism, Media and
Cultural Studies at Cardiff University, seeks to bring together scholars
from disciplines including (but not limited to) Media and Cultural
Studies, Film Studies, Literary Studies and the Natural Sciences to
critically interrogate *Jurassic Park*'s multiple legacies and its role
in shaping the paleontological imagination in popular culture.

We invite proposals for twenty minute presentations around any topic
concerning *Jurassic Park*'s impact and enduring reputation. These might
include:
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- *Jurassic Park* and the historical development of the Hollywood
  blockbuster
- *Jurassic Park* and filmic form
- *Jurassic Park* and special effects histories (e.g. CGI)
- Music and/or sound design in the *Jurassic Park* franchise
- *Jurassic Park*'s industrial contexts
- *Jurassic Park*'s transmedia incarnations
- Jurassic Park and marketing
- *Jurassic Park*, stardom and celebrity
- Representations of race and gender across the franchise
- Popular and/or fan memories of the franchise
- *Jurassic Park*, childhood and nostalgia
- Fan transformative works and readings of the franchise
- Adaptation studies
- *Jurassic Park*'s impact on other popular media (e.g. children's
  television, documentary etc.)
- *Jurassic Park[/]{.moz-txt-tag}*'s impact on popular imaginings of
  dinosaurs and other palaeontological issues
- *Jurassic Park* and the philosophy of science
- *Jurassic Park* and scientific ethics
- Interventions discussing the film from natural science perspectives
- Any other issues related to the film's impact and legacy

Proposals should be 300 words maximum and include an additional author
biography (50 words). Please submit these to Dr Ross Garner
([GarnerRP1@Cardiff.ac.uk](mailto:GarnerRP1@Cardiff.ac.uk){.moz-txt-link-abbreviated
target="_blank"}) and Dr Lucy Andrew
([L.Andrew@Chester.ac.uk](mailto:L.Andrew@Chester.ac.uk){.moz-txt-link-abbreviated
target="_blank"}) by Wednesday 31st January 2018.


We are very pleased to announce that the keynote speaker for the forthcoming event ‘

 25 Years of
 
 Jurassic Park
 
 (1993): An Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Paleontological Imagination

’ will be

 Dr Steve Brusatte

from the University of Edinburgh. Dr Brusatte is a paleontologist who is also passionate about education and communicating science to the public.

extended CfP: 25 Years of Jurassic Park (1993): An Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Paleontological Imagination. June 8, 2018 @ Cardiff University (UK).Deadline: Jan 31, 2018.

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extended CfP: 25 Years of Jurassic Park (1993): An Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Paleontological Imagination. June 8, 2018 @ Cardiff University (UK).Deadline: Jan 31, 2018.