We are seeking proposals for a symposium to be hosted by the School of Arts and Creative Industries at Edinburgh Napier University on May 5-6, 2018.

International conference hosted by the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King’s College London Jointly organized by: Media Industries Scholarly Interest Group, Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) Media Industry Studies Interest Group, International Communication Association (ICA) Screen Industries Work Group, European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS) Media Industries and Cultural Production Section,

Co-organised by the Media Research Group of the Schools of Creative Arts and Humanities REGISTRATION NOW OPEN:  http://store.herts.ac.uk/conferences-events/conferences-events/conferences/creative-arts/game-of-thrones-an-international-conference The University is in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, which 25 minutes, by train, from central London.

REVISITING NOSTALGIA AND THE HYPERREAL A Symposium at Oxford Brookes University Saturday January 13th 2018 This one day symposium aims to re-examine the discourse, debates, and products of the hyperreal in the light of contemporary media culture’s nostalgic impulses.

Preoccupation with theories and practices of representation and othering, across the breadth of various genres and disciplines, has moved forward debates about positioning in research and modes of constructing and producing knowledge.

We are delighted to announce that from March 12th to 15th , 2018, the School of Humanities, Communication and Library Science, University Carlos III de Madrid, will host the International Interdisciplinary Conference: THE CITY: IMAGES AND IMAGINARIES. This conference aims to offer a diverse view of representations of cities, including the artistic dimensions, as well as the technical, historical, or urban perspectives.

We invite paper proposals for: Cine Excess XI: Fear and the Unfamiliar: Wrong Time, Wrong Place, Wrong Crowd Birmingham City University (and related screening venues) 9th-11th November 2017 www.cine-excess.co.uk Over the last 11 years, the Cine-Excess International Film Conference and Festival has brought together leading scholars and critics with global cult filmmakers for an event comprising a themed academic conference with plenary talks,

Doing Women’s Film and Television History IV: Calling the Shots – Then, Now, and Next University of Southampton, May 23 – 25, 2018 Organising team: Shelley Cobb, Linda Ruth Williams, and Natalie Wreyford As researchers of the AHRC-funded project Calling the Shots: Women and Contemporary UK Film Culture 2000-2015 we are proud to host the fourth International Doing Women’s Film and Television History conference in association

Media Convergence Research Centre and Centre for Culture and Creative Industries Bath Spa University, Corsham Court Campus One-Day Academic-Industry Workshop: Friday 24th November 2017 Confirmed Industry Speakers: Alison Norrington, Creative Director at StoryCentral Ltd.

Digital Violence: A Symposium. Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom Saturday, November 4 ^th 2017 Keynote Speakers: Caetlin Benson-Allott (Georgetown University) Eugenia Siapera &