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POSTGRADUATE TRAINING DAY and THE WORLD IN 1900 STUDY DAY
24
January 2003, Birkbeck, University of London and
25 January 2003, National Film Theatre, London
Postgraduate
Research Training Day This training
day is designed for research students (MPhil/PhD) with an interest in either
film and television studies or an aspect of the relationship between the moving
image and other subjects. It will provide an opportunity for students to present
their projects, meet academics attached to the Centre and contribute to a discussion
on research methods and tools. During the day the Centre's various strands of
activity will be outlined (archives, the British avant-garde, television in
the 1960s, early cinema and pre-cinema, television in the regions, film and
television policy) and particular emphasis will be placed on the use of archives
in research. The day will be chaired by the Centre's Principal Associate Director,
Professor Sylvia Harvey of Sheffield Hallam University. Also contributing will
be: Frank Gray, Director, South East Film & Video Archive, University of
Brighton; Professor Laura Mulvey, Birkbeck, the Centre's Director; Dr John Plunkett,
Junior Research Fellow, AHRB Centre for British Film and Television Studies,
Bill Douglas Centre, University of Exeter. The World in
1900 study day The World in 1900
is a journey around the world with films made between 1894 and 1900. It features
work by many of the greatest film pioneers (Lumière, Méliès,
Paul, Dickson, Smith, Williamson) and provides a unique introduction to the
beginnings of the moving image and its representation of the world at the end
of the Victorian era. The show is presented by Frank Gray and Luke McKernan
with music by Neil Brand. To accompany this special screening is a study day
on pre-cinema, early cinema and the use of archive material designed for postgraduate
students but is open to all with an interest in this subject. The day will focus
on the use of sources and archives and address such issues as historiography,
film exhibition in the pre-cinema period and the representations of class, race,
empire and travel in the late Victorian world. The day will consist of individual
sessions on: Application
details Twenty places
are available. The closing date for applications is 15 January 2003. For those whose
institutions are unable to offer financial support, a number of small bursaries
will be available to assist with travel and accommodation costs. Download
application form as PDF Applications
to and further details from: Ann Jones,
Centre Administrator. The World in 1900
is open to all, tickets can be purchased from the NFT box office (020 7928 3232).
The AHRB Centre for
British Film & Television Studies has organised two events for UK-based research
students in late January in London.
Birkbeck, University of London, 12-4pm, Friday 24 January 2003
A BFI/AHRB Centre for British Film & Television Studies Special Event
National Film Theatre, London, 11-5pm, Saturday 25 January 2003
- 'Screen Practice Before Film and the Representation of the World', Dr John
Plunkett, Junior Research Fellow, AHRB Centre for British Film and Television
Studies, Bill Douglas Centre, University of Exeter
- 'Programming Victorian film', Luke McKernan, Head of Information, British
Universities Film and Video Council
- 'The Brighton School and the Archaeology of Early Cinema', Frank Gray, Director,
South East Film and Video Archive
- 'Playing for Silents', Neil Brand, composer and author of Dramatic Notes (ACE,
1998)
Research students currently enrolled at British universities can apply for free
admission to either the Postgraduate Training Day or the Postgraduate
Training Day and The World in 1900 Study Day. Free admission to the
The World in 1900 is conditional on attending the Training Day.
Download application form as RTF
