How did you come to write Screen education: from film appreciation to media studies?
I had been very involved in the Society for Education in Film and Television (SEFT) in the 1960s when serious consideration of film and television took place only at the margins of educational establishments. Yet by the start of the 21st Century the study of the media in all their variety was everywhere. It was such a startling denouement that I was intrigued and determined to investigate. What surprised me was that no-one had yet taken up the challenge. For the many film and media studies graduates seeking doctorates, it was research that offered tremendous scope. I did subsequently come across other researchers looking into related areas like aspects of the film society movement or local film and cinema history. Perhaps it was simply that media teaching was now such an integral part of institutions that its graduates had no more curiosity about its provenance than an English or History graduate would have had about the institutional establishment of their respective studies.
Why does your account of the history start so early in the 20th Century?
The momentum of the movement picked up greatly in the 1970s and most of the brief introductory historical accounts that do exist tend to make only the scantest reference to preceding decades. But the huge investment of energy that took place in the 1970s was only possible because of the structures created by what had gone before. I was aware of this because I had known - and in some cases worked with - those who had been pioneers in the 1930s and 1940s. Subsequently much of the momentum in the 1950s had come from the ‘emergency trained’ teachers who had attended the one-year courses for ex-service personnel in the immediate post war period. They continued to play important roles as volunteers in the movement when I first became involved. They established the Society of Film Teachers (SFT), which subsequently became SEFT. Fortunately there is surviving and accessible evidence of their involvement to be found in the publications of the period: Film Teacher, The Film Teacher’s Handbook, Screen Education, Screen Education Yearbook.
What were your sources?
When I first proposed my project I had worked on the assumption that the two key organisations, the Education Department of the British Film Institute (BFI) and SEFT would have left substantial archives. Unfortunately this was not so. There were partial archives which were now being stored and maintained with proper recognition of their importance. But the current host archiving bodies had only been in a position to receive the material passed to them; they had had no control over what constituted the incoming documentation. I was particularly disappointed that the SFT/SEFT records from the 1950s and 1960s had disappeared, since I had acted as custodian of these documents when I was the Honorary Secretary of SEFT up till 1967. For me the process of research was rather different from that encountered by most researchers. Since so much of my enquiry depended on personal recollection I found myself interviewing people whom I had known or worked with some thirty five years ago. The response of my interviewees was a very positive one, since many were aware of the key period in which they had been involved and understandably thought having an account of it was a good idea. Many were prepared to share with me not only their recollections but their personal media teaching archives.
Apart from your involvement with SEFT you worked in the Education Department of the British Film Institute in the late 1960s and early 1970s. What are your recollections of that period?
The key figure at that time was Paddy Whannel who headed the Department. Like several of the SEFT activists, he had been trained as a teacher in the immediate post war period. While encouraging the members of his staff to develop their specialist areas of film criticism, he was committed to finding ways of introducing film and television study into schools. When he and Stuart Hall produced their ground-breaking book The Popular Arts, in order to give credibility to their enterprise, the dust jacket emphasised that each author had been a teacher in secondary modern schools. Unfortunately BFI Governors demonstrated more concern at Whannel’s drive for intellectual rigour among his colleagues than to his commitment to curriculum development in schools.
Why did you leave the BFI and return to teaching?
It is important that those whose careers have been consequent on their earning degrees in film or media to be aware there was no such career structure for teachers or lecturers until film and media studies began to be established in higher education in the late 1970s. For most of us ‘screen education’ was a phase we went through before returning to a more conventional career path in order to achieve promotion in teaching in school teaching or further education. Subsequently, once in post in a school, I always endeavoured to find ways to introduce aspects of film and media study into the curriculum.
How do you view the current situation around the delivery of media education?
It is curious, to say the least, that there was such a long gap of almost twenty years after SEFT disappeared before any comparable subject association was created for film and media teachers in schools, with the setting up of the Media Education Association in 2006. Of course there had long been an organisation for those teaching in higher education: Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA). This body had responded to the rapid and widespread expansion of media and associated subjects in the universities. The situation in schools was different. Essentially the years of collaboration between the BFI and SEFT had been the pioneer years with only limited developments in the curriculum and much teacher energy directed to establishing the credibility of media education. However, once there was scope within the secondary schools for students to sit public examinations in film and media, the focus for teachers became their own institutions. Their priorities were now set by Examining Boards. Government has subsequently thrown in a further complication by stressing the importance of ‘media literacy’ and giving responsibility for its implementation to a national regulatory body: Ofcom. In 1964 there was established the first course on which students might train and qualify as a teacher of Film and Television Studies; in 2009 there is now no s
imilar provision for would-be media teachers. Consequently the teaching in schools of examination subjects in film and media is delivered by those who are usually drafted in from other disciplines.
Screen education: from film appreciation to media studies by Terry Bolas,
ISBN 9781841502373 is available now, visit:
www.intellectbooks.co.uk/books/view-Book,id=4630/
for further information and to buy your copy.
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Interview with author Terry Bolas about his new book Screen education: from film appreciation to media studies
Monday, 6 October 2008
Author of 'Performing the Dark Arts: A Cultural History of Conjuring' speaks at film festival
As part of the Compass of Mystery Festival in Bristol, author of Intellect's book Performing the Dark Arts: A Cultural History Michael Mangan is concluding an exciting evening of magic and illusion events by discussing and introducing Christopher Nolan's film The Prestige:
Screening of The Prestige (12) (Nolan, 2006, 130min) & Introduction
A dark drama about two rival magicians (Christian Bale & Hugh Jackman), so committed to their art that they will fight for supremacy to the death, or so it seems... This adaptation of Christopher Priest‘s novel is a murky and mysterious tale that twists and meanders through the dark streets of late-19th Century London, skirting stranger horizons before winding back to its perplexing, terrifying finale. The film will be introduced by Michael Mangan, academic expert on magic, magicianship and conjury.
This event takes place on Saturday 11 October, 18.30–22.30, £4 / £3 at Mivart Street Studios, Mivart Street, Easton, Bristol.
Directions can be found here:
Wednesday, 1 October 2008
Book Launch
The Iris Prize Festival, Cardiff's International Gay and Lesbian Short Film Prize 2008, takes place this week During the course of the launch, Robin Griffiths will discuss his new edited book, Queer Cinema in Europe with Ceri Sherlock, Commissioning Executive, Arts BBC Wales in a one hour Q & A session. Copies of the book will be available to buy from Intellect's stand at the event - there will also be information about Intellect and promotional material at the stand - so come and say hello!
The new book, edited by Griffiths, draws together a number of accessible and insightful essays that explore, for the first time, an exciting new area of academic analysis and debate. Through case studies of key films and film-makers, the contributors to this volume resituate discussions of queer representation and desire within a diverse and divergent European context. The book raises many provocative questions about understandings of gender, sexuality and identity in film that spill across a variety of national borders, cultures and traditions.
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Autumn Conferences update!
So far this September we've already attended 4 conferences in a variety of subject areas:Between 1st-3rd September we were at the University of Edinburgh for UACES, an annual media and politics conference. This year's theme was Rethinking the European Union. See right for a striking shot of Intellect's stand at the event.
We also set up stand at the fourth annual TAPRA (Theatre and Performance Research Association) conference held at the University of Leeds between 3rd and 5th September. This conference was a chance for a themed open discussion across small working groups and was also a great opportunity for post-graduate students to gain confidence and exchange their ideas with other theatre and performance scholars. The conference included workshops from expert academics, the TAPRA AGM and a public presentation by Ukrainian theatre director Andriy Zholdak.
In the same week, we attended the BERA (British Educational Research Association) Annual Conference at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. This large, international conference was a superb chance to promote our art and design education titles. Left is a photo of Intellect's stand in theexhibition space.
Finally, we headed down to the University of Reading to attend the Continuity & Innovation Contemporary Film Form and Film Criticism held at the University of Reading over 5–7 September. This conference aimed 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. Filmmakers Stephen Frears and Birgit Grosskopf also attended the conference and spoke about their work.
Here is a photo of the Intellect stand in the foyer outside the Myra McCulloch Lecture Theatre at Bulmershe Campus.
Upcoming conferences include the Media@LSE fifth anniversary conference, Media, Communication and Humanity in London 22-23rd September and in October we'll be heading to Bangor in North Wales for the Creating Second Lives: Reading and Writing Virtual Communities.
To see all recent posts about related conferences and attendance, please click on the link ‘Conference’ on the sidebar under ‘Categories’.
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Film International at Borders
Volume 6 Issue 4 of the bi-monthly, full colour magazine will be available at the special offer price of just £3!
Film International covers all aspects of film culture in a visually dynamic way. This new breed of film publication brings together established film scholars with renowned journalists to provide an informed and animated commentary on the spectacle of world cinema. The latest issue features articles on international film festivals, reviews of The Strangers and My Blueberry Nights, a look at travelling projectionist films and open-air screenings. Get down to your nearest Borders store today to buy your copy!
Tuesday, 5 August 2008
Autumn Conferences!
EUROPEAN STUDIES
UACES: 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.htm
The conference takes place between the 1st and 3rd September 2008.
THEATRE
TAPRA, 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.html
FILM
Continuity 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.
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.
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/registration
This event is being run by the National Institute for Excellence in the Creative Industries, Bangor University, Wales, on 24th and 25th October 2008
Read more!
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
The social network revolution....
John Berra, author of Declarations of Independence: American Cinema and the Partiality of Independent Production has formed his own group on the hugely popular social networking site Facebook.
Visit: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8593674129 to view the 'Declarations of Independence - Alternative Cinema Discussion Group.'
If you're an author or editor of one of Intellect's books or journals why not think about setting up your own Facebook group related to your publication?
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
MECCSA PGN and SCREEN conferences
Intellect recently attended the 6th annual MECCSA PGN conference, held at the University of Sussex, over 1st–2nd July 2008. The conference offers the opportunity for postgraduate students to present their work to like-minded individuals in a supportive and productive environment. The conference included workshops from expert academics on contemporary topics such as publishing, teaching, the RAE and many other issues. MeCCSA-PGN is supported by the Art Design Media Higher Education Academy Subject Centre (ADM-HEA).
Between 4th–6th July Intellect also exhibited at the 17th International Screen Conference, held in Glasgow, Scotland. The conference was based around the theme of ‘Sound and music in film, TV and video’, and consequently The Soundtrack journal proved very popular.
Below is a photo of Intellect’s stand in the theatre at the Gilmorehill Centre where the publishers' exhibition was held, and an outside shot of the Gilmorehill Centre, a converted church in the West End of Glasgow.
To see all recent posts about related conferences and attendance, please click on the link ‘Conference’ on the sidebar under ‘Categories’.
Monday, 16 June 2008
Full Backlist Catalogue
We now have a complete list of all our available book titles all in one place – our full backlist catalogue!Our ongoing commitment is to publish in new and emerging academic subject areas related to popular culture. We publish approximately 35 books and 46 journals a year in creative media. Topics range from film studies, theatre and performance, music, television, art and design, education, language, gender study and international culture. This catalogue details all of our available titles published from 1987 to 2008 and features a selection of our books from each subject area.
Follow the link below to download the backlist catalogue as a PDF document:
www.intellectbooks.co.uk/Backlist_catalogue.pdf
Friday, 13 June 2008
July conferences!
Upcoming conferences we are attending this July:
MeCCSA Postgraduate conference
Intellect will be in attendance at the 5th Media Communications and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) Postgraduate Network conference. The conference is an opportunity for postgraduates to showcase their own research and discuss these ideas in an intellectual environment. Intellect’s presence at the event will be a brilliant opportunity for postgraduates and other academics to find out what Intellect has to offer!
To find out more visit the MeCCSA website: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/pgn
The conference takes place from Tuesday 1st July to Wednesday 2nd of July 2008 and will be held at The University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
Screen Studies Conference
Following the MeCCSA conference Intellect will be hotfooting it to Glasgow for the Screen Studies Conference taking place from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th of July 2008. Screen journal organize the conference as a forum for debate on areas of cinematic and televisual interest. The theme for the 17th international conference will be ‘Sound and Music in Film, TV and Video’ and keynote speakers include: Claudia Gorbmann, Stan Link and Will Straw. For more information on this exciting conference, visit the website: http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/screen/conference
The event is being held at The Gilmorehill Centre, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Friday, 30 May 2008
From Shakespeare to Seinfeld – new book reflects on the past 40 years of TV culture
Solange Davin and Rhona Jackson's new edited volume, Television and Criticism unites a distinguished body of scholars to challenge the traditional boundaries between high and low TV culture. Through a theoretical lens, this volume addresses such topics as the blurring of genres, television and identity, and the sophistication of television audiences by examining examples from soap operas, televised adaptations of classic novels, film noir, and popular shows like Queer as Folk, Seinfeld, and Ally McBeal. Ranging from Shakespeare to Dragnet, this comprehensive study will interest all those with an interest in the history of TV culture.
CHAPTERS INCLUDE:
* Our Common Cultural Heritage: Classic Novels and English Television (Len Platt)
* Aspects of the Soap Opera and Other Stories (Dorothy Hobson)
* Shakespeare on American Television and the Special Relationship between the UK & the USA (Curtis Breight)
* Television as History: History as Television (Ann Wales)
* ‘The story you are about to see is true’: Dragnet, Film Noir and Postwar Realism (R. Barton Palmer)
* The Skilled Viewer (Rhona Jackson)
* The Culture of Post-Narcissism: Post-Teenage, Pre-Midlife Singles Culture in Seinfeld, Ally McBeal and Friends (Michael Skovmand)
* Television’s Vanishing Terms? Traditional Aesthetics and Television Drama in the Age of Reality TV (Felix Thompson)
* ‘I’ve been searching my soul tonight’: the Ally McBeal Effect (Jill Barker)
Title Info: Television and Criticism
Editors: Solange Davin and Rhona Jackson
ISBN: 9781841501475
Paperback: 230x174mm
Price: £19.95 / $40
For more information, and to order the book direct from us, visit:
http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/ppbooks.php?isbn=9781841501475
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
2009 Journals
We have now finalized our list of journals for 2009, and we are pleased to announce the following upcoming journals:
FILM
Journal of African Cinemas ISSN 1754-9221
Journal of Japanese & Korean Cinema ISSN 1756-4905
Studies in South Asian Film & Media ISSN 1756-4921
THEATRE & MUSIC
Journal of Dance & Somatic Practices ISSN 1757-1871
Performing Ethos ISSN 1757-1979
ART & DESIGN
Journal of Arts & Communities ISSN 1757-1936
MEDIA & CULTURE
Catalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies ISSN 1757-1898Empedocles: European Journal for the Philosophy of Communication ISSN 1757-1952
Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture ISSN 1757-2681
Journal of African Media Studies ISSN-17517974
Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds ISSN 1757-191X
Intellect is seeking editors to start new journals. We commission journals that strengthen our existing portfolio in the arts and humanities. We look for editors with exceptional leadership qualities. The most successful editors are those who encourage and inspire their community to submit articles, conduct peer reviews and help in the day-to-day development of the journal. Committed, passionate editors who dedicate time and thought, produce the best journals. Please visit this link:
http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/publishwithus.php to download a Journal Editor Questionnaire.
We are of course also accepting book proposals, especially in the subject areas covered by our new journals. Please visit this link:
http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/publishwithus.php to download an Author/Editor Questionnaire.
Friday, 16 May 2008
JMP Symposium 2008
We will be attending the fourth
Journal of Media Practice Symposium 2008: ‘Media Practice and its field’ on Friday 20th June 2008 at University of Leeds.
This is supported by MeCCSA Practice section.
Call for registration:
The JMP symposium is now an annual event for all media practitioners teaching or researching in HE and FE. The theme this year is our context – how we interact with our field. This is about how we teach media practice, how researchers and educators relate to professional and conventional practice (and vice versa), and how our practice-based research relates to other research methods and activity. Particularly welcome are postgraduate students, whether as researchers or teachers entering the field.
A sub-theme emerging from submissions this year is how professional norms affect both practice in general and practice as it is researched and taught in HE. Papers on this subject have already been confirmed from documentary producer Paul Kerr (London Metropolitan), documentary producer Florence Ayisi (Newport), PhD student Anna Zoellner (Leeds) and radio producer Rozina Breen (Trinity and All Saints).
Registrations are available from Monday May 12th. Delegate fees are £40 standard rate (£50 for registrations after June 13th). They expect to offer free places for postgraduate students (tbc shortly). Registration includes lunch and refreshments. To register please complete form available at http://ics.leeds.ac.uk and send with fee to:
Portia Forbes-Rawlins
Research Officer
Institute of Communications Studies
Email: p.forbes-rawlins@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (113) 343 5805
Enquiries about bookings to Portia. Other enquiries to Ian Macdonald at:
Email: i.w.macdonald@leeds.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (113) 343 5816
Organised by the Louis Le Prince Centre for Cinema, Photography and Television, Institute of Communication Studies, University of Leeds.
For further information on the Journal of Media Practice, go to:
http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals.php?issn=14682753
When you subscribe to any of Intellect’s journals until 31st May 2008 you receive the book of your choice from our extensive range of titles, absolutely FREE!! Why not subscribe to one of our latest journals?
The Soundtrack is an exciting new journal exploring the aural elements, which combine with moving images. It regards the sounds which accompany the visuals not as a combination of disparate disciplines, but as a unified and coherent entity. Issue 1 (Feb 2008) includes an article about the soundtrack of the Coen Brothers' comedy Raising Arizona, which might make for interesting comparison with the brothers' latest release No Country for Old Men.
Journal of Community Music
For readers who wish for a basic starting point, we suggest that Community Music may be thought of as music teaching-learning interactions and transactions that occur ‘outside’ traditional music institutions (e.g., university music departments, public schools, conservatories) and/or music teaching-learning interactions and transactions that operate in relation to traditional institutions.
Creative Industries Journal
The Creative Industries Journal is primarily aimed at those studying and practising activities which have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent, and which have a potential for wealth creation. These activities primarily take place in advertising, architecture, the art and antiques market, crafts, design, fashion, film, interactive leisure software, music, the performing arts, publishing, television and radio. The journal provides a forum to challenge definitional assumptions, advance the social, economic, cultural, and political understanding and engagement with the creative industries. 
Why not have a look at the other journals available from Intellect at: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals.php
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Declarations of Independence: American Cinema and the Partiality of Independent Productionby John Berra
John Berra explores the controversy of Independent American cinema, using directors such as Quentin Tarantino and Steven Soderberg as examples of those who have also flourished in the mainstream circuit. This comprehensive book profiles the industry, questioning the supposed autonomy of independent cinema and asking if independent film can possibly survive in the face of the mass-production and profit of Hollywood. Praise for the book: ‘There has long been a gap in the film literature marked American Independent Cinema. John Berra's handsome and generous new study fills it to repletion. Prodigiously well-informed, economically literate, lengthy in its reach […] and infectiously enthusiastic in excellent prose, he has made an addition to the best literature of film without ever lapsing into the jargon of Theory.’ – Professor Fred Inglis, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Sheffield. While the survival of American independent cinema may be in question, it is reassuring to know that the efforts of those involved are celebrated: The Los Angeles Film Festival from June 19th-28th 2008 explores the work of independent filmmakers.
Hong Kong New Wave Cinema 1976 – 2000
by Pak Tong Cheuk
If you’re interested in film you’ll also be pleased to hear about Pak Tong Cheuk’s new book. Tong presents a comprehensive picture of the films made in this vibrant era and the complexity of issues they tackle such as East-West conflict, colonial politics, the struggle of women in a modernizing Asian city and identity crisis, all portrayed in visually striking ways. The book explores the development of TV and film industries in Hong Kong during the 1960s and 1970s, the elevated quality of cinema during this period and the entry of Hong Kong filmmakers, such as Tsui Hark and Ann Hui, into the mainstream and Hollywood in the 1990s. His study of the celebrated golden age of Hong Kong film contextualises 'New Wave' and describes its wide-reaching effects upon contemporary cinema in Hong Kong, the greater China region and far beyond. Praise for Hong Kong New Wave Cinema; ‘an interesting and detailed look at one of the most vital movements in the film industry during the latter part of the twentieth century.’ – Neil Koch, HKFilm.net.
Lovefuries: The Contracting Sea; The Hanging Judge; Bite or Suck
by David Ian Rabey
Fans of David Ian Rabey’s The Wye Plays can now get hold of the dramatist’s second volume of plays, L
ovefuries, (part of Intellect’s Playtext series) Hailed as a fierce, pioneering Welsh playwright, David Ian Rabey is well known for his innovative, extreme drama that pushes the boundaries of contemporary theatre. Lovefuries offers a triple helping of powerful performancepieces that dare to challenge the subjects of grief and sexual abuse and defy national and personal pressures to keep silent. David Ian Rabey reflects on one of the plays from the collection, The Hanging Judge; 'I think there may be a Hanging Judge in us all-an internalised voice…which mocks our achievements, dismisses our worth and is witheringly reductive of all possibilities.' Theatre in Wales describes the collection: ‘The struggle is fierce, suspenseful, and genuinely surprising in its outcome.’
Read more!
Monday, 28 April 2008
Latest Issue of IQ – out now!
The Spring 2008 edition of IQ magazine is available now. IQ lets you in on all the latest releases and what the authors, editors and publishers at Intellect have to say! Why not take a look at what IQ has to offer this spring…
Hear what it is that makes Intellect stand out from the crowd in an exclusive interview with Intellect’s Marketing Manager, Sam King: ‘Intellect’s ethos is reflected in its particular production and editorial policies- for example, there is little editorial intervention in comparison with other publishers… Intellect strives to represent the author authentically rather than to appease the reader.’
Read relevant and up-to-date articles, including David Cronenberg: An Author Looking for a Text, in which author Mark Browning explores the director’s adaptations of literary texts for the big screen, a fascinating Q & A session with the editors of the recently launched Journal of War and Cultural Studies, and Beatles fans won’t want to miss IQ’s interview with John Scheinfeld director of The U.S. vs. John Lennon.
To download your copy, go to www.intellectbooks.com/magazine/IQ6.pdf or email us on info@intellectbooks.com to order a free paper copy.
A Summer of Conferences...
Intellect has an exciting summer planned as we prepare to attend these topical conferences:
ICA
We are attending the 2008 International Communication Association conference. The event takes place between the 22nd-26th of May in Montreal and promises to provide an interesting forum for debate on all aspects of communication. The 58th annual conference will include over 425 presentations to be attended by 2,200 scholars. This year’s ICA conferences theme is ‘Communicating for Social Impact’, and the variety of speakers will ensure that the many angles on this theme are well covered! To view the conference program, to register and become a member of ICA go to: http://www.icahdq.org/index.asp
The conference will be held at: Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
MeCCSA Postgraduate conference
Intellect will be in attendance at the 5th Media Communications and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) Postgraduate Network conference! The conference is an opportunity for postgraduates to showcase their own research and discuss these ideas in an intellectual environment. Intellect’s presence at the event will be a brilliant opportunity for postgraduates and other academics to find out what Intellect has to offer! To find out more visit the MeCCSA website: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/pgn
The conference takes place from Tuesday 1st July to Wednesday 2nd of July 2008 and will be held at The University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
Screen Studies Conference
Following the MeCCSA conference Intellect will be hotfooting it to Glasgow for the Screen Studies Conference taking place from the 4th to the 6th of July 2008. Screen journal organise the conference as a forum for debate on areas of cinematic and televisual interest. The theme for the 17th international conference will be ‘Sound and Music in Film, TV and Video’ and keynote speakers include: Claudia Gorbmann, Stan Link and Will Straw. For more information on this exciting conference, visit the website: http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/screen/conference
The event is being held at: Gilmorehill Centre, University of Glasgow, UK.
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