Over the last thirty odd-years, a growing number of film and TV productions have left the confines of Hollywood studios, either to benefit from interesting tax incentives or to find new scenery that can visually surprise audiences.

Transnationalism and Imperialism: New Perspectives on the Western Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 November 15-16, 2018 Études Montpelliéraines du Monde Anglophone (EMMA EA741), Project 4: Power Relations Marianne Kac-Vergne (CORPUS EA4295), Hervé Mayer (EMMA EA741) and David Roche (CAS EA801) Keynote speakers: Matthew Carter (University of Essex) and Andrew Patrick Nelson (Montana State University)

SCIENCE FICTIONS, POPULAR CULTURES devoted to cross-disciplinary, cross-genre, and cross-media scholarship SCIENCE FICTIONS, POPULAR CULTURES is a scholarly, academic conference which runs in conjunction with HawaiiCon (September 13-16, 2018) at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel &

A one-day symposium organised by The Centre for Applied History and the Department of English, Macquarie University, Sydney on Friday, 7 September 2018 “The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.” This famous opening sentence from L.P. Hartley’s The Go-Between (1953) provokes questions of how the “pastness” of the past is remembered, recuperated and represented, especially in this postmodern age where the

Nationalism has been a defining feature of American history, politics, and international relations. From the Declaration of Independence and the Four Freedoms of Franklin D. Roosevelt, through the “shining city upon a hill,” the “melting pot,” “affluent society,” and consumerism, the United States has created an exceptional, expansive, and open image of itself as the “global nation” founded on a set of seemingly universal principles.

CONFERENCE – Vulgarity in literature and the visual arts of the English-speaking world Paris Sorbonne University June 2, 2018 Deadline for abstract submissions: March 19, 2018. Conference organised by the doctoral student research group OVALE – part of the VALE research group, EA4085, Sorbonne University.

When he saw this Tom was so full of himself that he had to share the pleasure with somebody, so he turned to a woman sitting across the aisle. “There it is, missus.” Surprised, the woman looked across him at him. “You what, love?” Tom nodded towards the panorama through the front window. “The North.” The woman looked, saw nothing, then observing that they were alone thought it best to humour him. “Yes,

CALL FOR PAPERS Media Systems under Pressure: Recent Developments in Media Freedom in Central and Eastern Europe International workshop, 18 May 2018, University of Amsterdam   ORGANISERS Dr. Sudha Rajagopalan, University of Amsterdam Dr. Mariëlle Wijermars, University of Helsinki Across Central and Eastern Europe, media systems are increasingly under pressure.

It’s all happening around Sky at the moment. The first was an unexpected bid from the US giant Comcast, disrupting the cosy deal that the Murdoch and Disney groups had planned. The second was Sky’s own doing: to offer Netflix subscriptions on the Sky and Now TV platforms… which now incorporate voice recognition. One is a fascinating business saga that will impact on user choice in the long term.

In the UK, a handful of giant corporations control the nation’s TV channels, news outlets, radio stations, search engines and social media platforms. This has given wealthy individuals and organisations huge political and economic power and enabled them to distort the media landscape to suit their interests and personal views.

The Half-Life of Philip K. Dick Friday the 27th of April 2018 CFP deadline = March 8th 2018 Through the process of adaptation, Philip K. Dick lives out his half-life and continues to have a presence in our contemporary culture.