31 Mar Media Fields 3: Contested Territories
Charles Acland (Communication Studies, Concordia University, Montréal)
Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1
McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB
The Media Fields research collective is excited to announce Contested Territories, its third conference exploring the relationship between media and space. As a theme, ”contested territories” encompasses a range of sites, both physical and conceptual, where new possibilities can be born from struggle.
Charles R. teaches media and cultural studies. He is editor of Canadian Journal of Film Studies. He is author of Screen Traffic: Cinemagoing in a Global Context (2003), and Youth, Murder, Spectacle: The Cultural Politics of “Youth in Crisis” (1995).
Sponsored by Dept. of Film and Media Studies, Carsey-Wolf Center, IHC, and the Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese.
Website: http://mediafields.wordpress.com/conferences/media-fields-3-contested-territories-2011/