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.

As editors of a collection titled The Art of Artertainment: Nobrow, American Style , we warmly invite articles that focus on all aspects of American culture, such as literature, television, cinema, music, painting, material culture, photography, theater, and all other that are influenced by the crossovers of highbrow with lowbrow.

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,

CALL FOR PAPERS: Global Internet Television – A Media Industries special section Issue 13, September 2018 – http://www.mediaindustriesjournal.org Editors: Ramon Lobato, RMIT University – ramon.lobato@rmit.edu.au Amanda Lotz, University of Michigan – lotz@umich.edu Julian Thomas, RMIT University – julian.thomas@rmit.edu.au In recent years major over-the-top subscription services including Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have been expanding into

** This blog contains spoilers ** Firstly, apologies – this blog contains spoilers. But seeing as 13 Reasons Why was released on Netflix in the UK several months ago (and already covered in a blog by William Proctor back in May), I’m hoping this won’t be too much of a problem.

edited by Anna Viola Sborgi, Lawrence Napper and Nicoletta Vallorani This issue of Other Modernities will investigate cultural representations of contemporary London, from the viewpoint of the present historical moment, looking back at how the perception of the city’s cosmopolitan identity has developed.

It’s that time of year again. Marks have all been ratified, and the students have packed their bags and returned to families doubtless anxious to feed them up and process weeks of laundry. Many are gearing up for their graduation ceremonies (our own will be taking place around the time this goes to press), before heading out into the world to seek their fortunes. It is for us, and them, a time of reflection.

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 with the Women’s

**Call for Papers – Special Issue of Science Fiction Film and Television Guest Editors: Lorrie Palmer and Lisa Purse **“When the Astronaut is a Woman: Beyond the Frontier in Film and Television” ** With the release of Hidden Figures (Melfi, 2016), public perception of the iconic era of the space race was reconfigured.

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.