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April 27, 2009
CFP: Baltic cinema
PUBLICATION: ACTA ACADEMIAE ARTIUM VILNENSIS (2010),
VILNIUS ART ACADEMY PRESS
TOPIC: Baltic Cinemas and Cinematic Art after 90s:
(Hi)stories and (Id)entities of Small Nations
The recent decades demonstrate gradually increasing interest in new and unexplored cinematic territories among international film researchers that strive to localize these marginalized economic and cultural entities in the global film market and the world map of cinematography. This shift from mono-centric to poly-centric attitude to film studies was stimulated by rise of rich and little known cinemas after the fall of the Socialist empire and the growing economic and cultural impact of Asian, African and Latin American countries in the world. As a consequence in international film
scholarship several studies on minor cinemas (the cinemas of small nations and regions) emerged where those cinemas are analyzed in the context of world cinema (in parallel with dominant cinemas) and taking into consideration interrelations of national, regional, global aspects of film industry. Moreover, a new conceptual framework for film studies was created by borrowing and adapting geopolitical concepts of national, local, global, peripheral, etc. and developing the academic discourses of the cinema of small nations, the world cinema, the cinema of the others, the national cinema and similar concepts.
Despite the above mentioned paradigmatic shifts the Baltic Cinemas still remain on the very outskirts of the film scholarship. It usually serves as contextual element in analysis of the post-soviet or Central European cinemas. This situation was preconditioned by the long-time development of Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian cinemas in cultural and economic isolation as well as slow development of film studies at universities and insufficient
distribution and promotion of national films in the world. Thus this
publication aims at consolidating the research in the aforementioned field and stimulating academic discussion on national and regional identity of the three Baltic States films as well as their interrelation to their foreign counterparts' traditions.
The publication Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis invites film and culture researchers from Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and other countries to share research on a wide range of aspects of film development in the Baltic region after 90s until now. The papers could be focused on, but not limited to, the following topics:
- The global and the local aspects of film production and distribution
- National and transnational narratives
- Gender, sexuality and otherness
- Ideology, politics and social issues in filmmaking
- Authors and generational shifts
- Films of immigrants and national Diasporas
All those wishing to submit an article for the publication Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis on the topic of Baltic Cinemas and Cinematic Art after 90s: (Hi)stories and (Id)entities of Small Nations are kindly asked to send a proposal of 250-300 words (in English), 3-5 keywords and short bio notes to the editor by May 20, 2009 at e-mail address renata_sukaityte@yahoo.com.
The papers should be original unpublished articles of app. 3.000-5.000 words volume. The deadline for submission of the final text in English is October 30, 2009. The articles are expected to be published in 2010. Concerning any further information please contact dr. Renata Sukaityte (e-mail renata_sukaityte@yahoo.com, Ph. + 37061410144).
Please be free to share this call for papers with your collegues.
sincerely,
Renata Sukaityte
Lecturer at Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy
Theatre and Film Department
www.lmta.lt
Posted by rfacey at April 27, 2009 08:57 AM