The last few decades have witnessed an increasing interest in revisiting, reproducing or rewriting various aspects of nineteenth-century culture, particularly that of the late Victorian period, whether in the form of neo-Victorian literature, steampunk, media archaeology, fashion, documentaries and period dramas, among others.

Since its 2009 debut, RuPaul’s Drag Race has shifted from a niche American reality show anomaly to an award-winning global success.

ESA RN-18 mid-term conference, Turin, Italy, 10-12/9/2020 We live in times of deepening economic, political, social, ideological and ecological crises that are expressed in widespread precarious labour, the commodification of (almost) everything, the rise of new nationalism, populism and authoritarian forms of capitalism, and ecological destruction.

CFP for conference and edited collection, hosted by Huston School of Film & Digital Media, NUI Galway Sept 4-5 2020 Film and Visual Cultures [TV; advertising; photography; media] are instrumental not only in reflecting but in constructing and reinforcing popular images and narratives of ageing.

Call for Abstracts Global Screen Worlds: An International Workshop SOAS University of London, UK September 2021   “Comparative film studies…must necessarily proceed by way of a collaboration between intellectuals from different geo-historical formations.

26 ^th Annual SERCIA Conference Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain September 2-4, 2020 It has become almost mandatory to start any piece on cosmopolitanism with a reference to Diogenes the Cynic (412-323 BC) and his famous claim “I am a citizen of the world”. Alluring as the phrase may sound to our 21st century ears, when uttered by Diogenes, it was an invitation to be a social outsider: the allegiance to humanity as a whole implied

Digital Curation has become ubiquitous on a scale ranging from large digital preservation programmes to individual citizen curation projects that often involve collaborations between professionals and enthusiasts. Extending Joseph Beuys’ controversial assertion that everyone is an artist, now everyone is a (digital) curator. Curation in the context of Contemporary Art is closely aligned with Digital Curation skills;

The Comics and Popular Arts Conference (CPAC) invites submissions for our 13th Annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, September 4-7, 2020.

Across the Live / Mediatised Divide A Cross-Disciplinary Audience Research Conference Tuesday 17 September 2019 Department of Theatre, Film & Television, University of York Keynotes Professor Martin Barker (Aberystwyth University) Dr Kirsty Sedgman (University of Bristol) Audience research is a growing area in many diverse areas of study, from film, television and theatre to music, communications media and gaming.

Keynotes: Elizabeth Wilson (http://www.elizabethwilson.net) Richard Dyer, King’s College, London Deadline for proposals: Thursday 1 August 2019 Camp has enjoyed many definitions throughout decades of academic discussion and debate.