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RESEARCHING NATIONAL AND REGIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION
29
April 2004
University of Ulster, Coleraine
Portrush Campus
followed by the Irish Postgraduate Film Research Seminar on 30 April
The
day will consider the conceptual and methodological issues involved in researching
regional and national cinemas and speakers will include:
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Professor John Caughie, University of Glasgow
- Professor Ian Christie, Birkbeck,
University of London - Professor John
Hill, University of Ulster, Coleraine - Professor Martin
McLoone, Univeristy of Ulster, Coleraine - Valentina Vitali,
Univeristy of Ulster, Coleraine
to arrive no later than 26 March 2004
Download application form as Word Document (.DOC)
The training day coincides with the Irish Postgraduate Film Research Seminar,
a collaborative venture between Trinity College, Dublin and the Centre for Media
Research at the University of Ulster designed to provide a platform for the presentation
of new research by film scholars in Irish third-level institutions and those working
on Irish film topics in non-Irish universities and colleges. Professor Meaghan
Morris of the University of Hong Kong will deliver the keynote address on the
evening of 29 April and the conference presentations will take place on the 30
April.
Details
Research students currently enrolled at British and Irish Universities can apply
for free admission to the Postgraduate Training Day (and also the Irish Postgraduate
Film Research Seminar). A number of small bursaries will also be available to
support travel and accommodation costs. Applications are invited from UK and Irish-based
postgraduate students working in film and television studies, giving details of
current enrolment in a higher education institution, an academic CV and a brief
statement of reasons for wishing to apply for a bursary. The application should
include an indication of approval from the applicant's supervisor.
Applications to and further details from:
Ann Jones
Administrator
AHRB Centre for British Film and Television Studies
Birkbeck, University of London
43 Gordon Square
London WC1H 0PD
