Upcoming conferences Intellect is attending this Autumn:
EUROPEAN STUDIESUACES: Exchanging Ideas on Europe 2008, Rethinking the European Union. The 38th University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) Annual Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, is an opportunity to interact with delegates from a broad range of European-related disciplines. As well as plenary sessions there will be a large number of research papers presented at this event. The conference is hosted by the
Edinburgh Europa Institute who celebrate their 40th birthday in 2008.
To find out more visit:
http://www.uaces.org/index.htmThe conference takes place between the 1st and 3rd September 2008.
THEATRETAPRA, The University of Leeds
The Theatre and Performance Research Association (TAPRA) conference takes place from 3rd to 5th September 2008 at the University of Leeds. The conference is jointly hosted by the
Workshop Theatre and the School of Performance and Cultural Industries. For 2008, there will be an open themed exchange to facilitate discussion across TaPRA working groups. For more information, visit the TAPRA website:
http://www.tapra.org/Come and see all the theatre book and journal titles we have to offer at our conference stand, including several new and forthcoming titles.
EDUCATION
BERA Annual Conference, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
Between 3rd and 6th September 2008, we'll be attending the
The British Educational Research Association (BERA) annual conference. This is the largest educational conference in the UK with a focus on research. Its key aims are to provide research students with the opportunity to present papers to an audience of fellow research students; offer sessions on research processes led by experienced researchers e.g. on interviewing, data analysis, writing skills, presentation techniques and to help research students develop a network of contacts. Intellect's presence at the event will be a brilliant opportunity for research students to find out what we have to offer!
To find out more info:
http://www.beraconference.co.uk/index.htmlFILMContinuity and Innovation Conference at The University of Reading At the same time, Intellect will be in attendance at this international conference in Reading. This conference seeks to consider the critical challenges contemporary film form poses for film critics and theorists, in an approach rooted in the detail of the film text itself.
Confirmed keynote speakers include: Dr Adrian Martin, Senior Research Fellow, Monash University, Australia, Professor Gilberto Perez, Sarah Lawrence College, USA and Douglas Pye, Visiting Fellow in Film, University of Reading, UK. The conference takes place from 5th to 8th September 2008 and will be held at The University of Reading, UK.
MEDIA
Media@lse Fifth Anniversary Conference
Later in the month, we'll be in London for the 2008 Media@lse conference, Media, Communication and Humanity, to celebrate the department's fifth anniversary. For more information on this exciting conference, visit the website: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/media@lse/Conference/Default.htm
The event is being held in the Department of Media and Communication at LSE, London, UK, 22nd and 23rd September 2008.
MEDIACreating Second Lives: Reading and Writing Virtual Communities, Bangor University, Wales
In October we'll be heading to North Wales for the Creating Second Lives: Reading and Writing Virtual Communities. This interdisciplinary conference will shed light on how virtual communities are constructed through linguistic and semiotic en- and decoding, by producers and receivers of video and multiplayer online games as well as virtual worlds such as Second Life. Of particular relevance for delegates at this conference is our forthcoming
Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds.For more information and to register, visit:
http://nieci.bangor.ac.uk/conf/?q=en/content/registrationThis event is being run by the
National Institute for Excellence in the Creative Industries, Bangor University, Wales, on 24th and 25th October 2008
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