In 1978 Susie Orbach declared fat a feminist issue. This slim volume of writing put forward a radical new understanding of feminine embodiment and the gendered psychology of eating. Taking place almost four decades later, this one-day conference will revisit the terrain explored by Orbach and open out new themes of analysis by examining contemporary feminist perspectives on food.

Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) 5th International Conference CUNY School of Journalism New York City, USA August 31-September 1, 2017 Conference Keynote Speaker: Andrew Mendelson Associate Dean & Professor, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Conference Key Media Speaker: Tim Harper Journalist &

This one-day conference seeks to explore representations of the body as strange, shameful, wrong, impaired, wounded, scarred, disabled, lacking, different or ‘other’ in contemporary media.  The advent of digital media has underlined the importance of visual culture and our curiosity in representations of the body to form opinions about ourselves and others.

(linking with VIVA Spanish and Latin American Festival, HOME Arts Centre, Manchester) This conference will explore the diverse ways in which Spanish screen media has responded to the recent economic crisis.  Since 2008, the economic context of precariousness and its aftermath has brought about shifts in Spanish film production and distribution.

Bridging Gaps : Where is the film scholar in Hollywood filmmaking? Performance Café, University of Southern California Los Angeles, USA  March 18-19, 2017 There have been significant debates on gaps between filmmakers and film scholars.

The 27th international Screen Studies Conference will take place at the University of Glasgow, 23-25 June, 2017, programmed by Karen Lury for Screen journal. There is no specific theme this year, and we are therefore pleased to invite proposals on all topics within film and television studies. Pre-formed panels will be considered but not prioritised.

The children’s ’68: call for papers https://children68.hypotheses.org/ This call for papers invites proposals for contributions to a special issue of the online journal of children’s literature and culture Strenae entitled ‘The Children’s ’68’, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of May ‘68. This special issue is part of the work of the international research network The children’s ‘68, led by Dr Sophie Heywood at the University of

Conference Report This year’s Console-ing Passions took place on the Dublin quayside in the Marker Hotel, a luxury setting for some cutting debate about television, new media and feminist politics.  The weather was particularly un-Irish; it was warm and mostly sunny, allowing delegates to explore the lively quayside area.