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Film and History spring issue
We are pleased to announce that the spring issue, "Documentaries, Part 1," of Film & History is now available.
Here's a look at the Table of Contents. Please see the Subscriptions page on our website (www.uwosh.edu/filmandhistory <http://www.uwosh.edu/filmandhistory> ) for ordering your copy.

Feature Issue: Documentaries, Part 1

Hearts and Minds and Bodies: Reconsidering the Cinematic Language in The Battle of the Somme, Page 9 John Hodgkins

The Civil War: A Battleground of Meaning, Page 20 Judith Lancioni

Documenting Racism in an Agricultural Extension Film, Page 33 J. Emmett Winn

The Holocaust Repressed: Memory and the Subconscious in Lars von Trier's Europa, Page 45
Udi Greenberg

Cultural Learnings of Borat Make for Benefit Glorious Study of Documentary, Page53
Leshu Torchin

Film Reviews

Joyeaux Noel (Merry Christmas), Page 65
William A. Pelz

The Perfect Corpse, Page 66
A. Bowdoin Van Riper

March of the Bonus Army, Page 67
John C. Tibbetts

Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master, Page 69 Wheeler Winston Dixon

Blockade, Page 70
Tony Osborne

The Empire in Africa, Page 71
Ted Nannicelli

Iran: A Cinematic Revolution, Page 73
Lindsey Hair

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Page 75
Lawrence Mastroni

Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and the Roots of Black Power, Page 76 Patrick D. Jones

Absolute Wilson, Page 78
John Cline

Book Reviews

The Battle of Britain on Screen: "The Few" in British Film and Television Drama, Page 80
Robert Fyne

War Cinema: Hollywood on the Front Line, Page 81 Robert W. Matson

Textual Fidelity, Page 82
Laurence Raw

Phallic Frenzy: Ken Russell and His Films, Page 83 Cynthia Miller

The Columbia History of American Television, Page 85 Robert Fyne

Stoogeology: Essays on the Three Stooges, Page 86 Tony Osborne

Freedom To Offend: How New York Remade Movie Culture, Page 87 Michael Marino

Plagues, Apocalypses and Bug-Eyed Monsters: How Speculative Fiction Shows Us Our Nightmares, Page 88
Adam Capitanio

Watching Jim Crow: The Struggles Over Mississippi TV, 1955-1969, Page 90 Travis Vogan

The Cinema of Attractions Reloaded, Page 92 Dan Hassler-Forest

Lights, Camera, History: Portraying the Past in Film, Page 93 Sally E. Parry

Sound Design & Science Fiction, Page 95
Benjamin Wright

2008 Film & History Conference
Film & Science: Fictions, Documentaries, and Beyond October 30-November 2, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
www.uwosh.edu/filmandhistory
Deadline for Submissions: August 1, 2008

Film & History has announced that Dr. Roger D. Launius, former Chief Historian for NASA and Senior Curator in the Division of Space HIstory at the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Instituition, will present the keynote address at our upcoming conference.

Dr. Launius has written or edited more than twenty books on aerospace history, including Robots in Space: Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008); Societal Impact of Spaceflight (NASA SP-2007-4801, 2007); Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight (NASA SP-2006-4702, 2006); Space Stations: Base Camps to the Stars (Smithsonian Books, 2003), which received the AIAA's history manuscript prize; Reconsidering a Century of Flight (University of North Carolina Press, 2003); To Reach the High Frontier: A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles (University Press of Kentucky, 2002); Imagining Space: Achievements, Possibilities, Projections, 1950-2050 (Chronicle Books, 2001); Reconsidering Sputnik: Forty Years Since the Soviet Satellite (Harwood Academic, 2000); Innovation and the Development of Flight (Texas A&M University Press, 1999); Frontiers of Space Exploration (Greenwood Press, 1998, rev. ed. 2004); Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership (University of Illinois Press, 1997); and NASA: A History of the U.S. Civil Space Program (Krieger Publishing Co., 1994, rev. ed. 2001).

Additionally, Dr. Launius served as a consultant to the Columbia Accident Investigation Board in 2003 and presented the prestigious Harmon Memorial Lecture on the history of national security space policy at the United States Air Force Academy in 2006. He is frequently consulted by the electronic and print media for his views on space issues, and has been a guest commentator on National Public Radio and all the major television network news programs.

2009 Cultural Studies Association (US) Conference, April 16-18, 2009
Seventh Annual Cultural Studies Association (U.S.)
Marriott (at the Plaza), Kansas City
April 16-18, 2009

Expected plenary speakers include:
Michael Bérubé, Pennsylvania State University
Marc Bousquet, Santa Clara University
Orit Halpern, New School for Social Research
Michele Janette, Kansas State University
E. Patrick Johnson, Northwestern University
Karim Murji, Open University (U.K.)
Cary Nelson, University of Illinois
Amit Rai, Florida State University
Sangeeta Ray, University of Maryland
Maria Josefina Saldaña-Porillo, New York University
Jeff Williams, Carnegie Mellon University

Also, the popular Journal Salon feature will continue. Journals expected are:
Cultural Critique
Cultural Studies/ Critical Methodologies
Dialectical Anthropology
Flow
Genders
Mediations

Deadline for Proposals: September 15, 2008.

This conference, which uses Open Conference Systems developed by the <http://www.pkp.ubc.ca/
>Public Knowledge Project, enables participants to submit abstracts online at
<http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/submit.php?cf=5>http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/co nf/submit.php?cf=5
. The website for submissions will open August 15, 2008.

Call for Papers and Sessions

The Cultural Studies Association (U.S.) invites participation in its Seventh Annual Meeting from all areas and on all topics of relevance to Cultural Studies, including but not limited to literature, history, sociology, geography, anthropology, communications, popular culture, cultural theory, queer studies, critical race studies, feminist studies, postcolonial studies, media and film studies, material culture studies, performance and visual arts studies.

All participants in the Sixth Annual meeting must pay registration fees by March 16, 2009, to be listed and participate in the program. See the registration page of this website for details about fees.

If you have any questions about procedures for submission or other concerns, please e-mail us at: csaus@pitt.edu. We welcome proposals in the following four categories:

1. INDIVIDUAL PAPERS
Proposals for individual papers are due September 15, 2008.

Successful papers will reach several constituencies of the organization and will connect analysis to social, political, economic, or ethical questions.

They should be submitted online on the conference website. Successful submission will be acknowledged. If you do not receive an acknowledgment within 24 hours, please resubmit. The acknowledgment will say that your proposal has been ''successfully submitted,'' which does NOT mean your proposal has been accepted.

All paper proposals require:

a. The name, email address, department and institutional affiliation of the author, entered on the website.
b. A 500-word abstract for the 20-minute paper entered on the website. c. Any needed audio-visual equipment must be noted following the abstract in that space on the site.

2. PRE-CONSTITUTED PAPER SESSIONS, ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS, OR WORKSHOP SESSIONS
Proposals for pre-constituted sessions are due September 15, 2008.

Roundtables are sessions in which panelists offer brief remarks, but the bulk of the session is devoted to discussion among the panelists and audience members. Workshops are similarly devoted primarily to discussion, but they focus on practical problems in such areas as teaching, research, or activism. No paper titles may be included for roundtables or workshops.

Pre-constituted sessions should NOT be submitted on the website, but should be sent to csaus@pitt.edu with the words ''Session Proposal'' in the subject line. All proposals will be acknowledged, but please allow at least two business days before inquiring.

All session proposals require:

a. The name, email address, phone number, and department and institutional affiliation of the proposer. b. The names, email addresses, and department and institutional affiliations of each participant.
c. A 500-word overview of the session, including identifying the type of session (panel, roundtable, workshop) proposed. For paper sessions, also include 500-word abstracts of each of the papers. Paper sessions should have three or four papers.
d. A request for any needed audio-visual equipment. All AV equipment must be requested with the proposal.

3. DIVISION SESSIONS
Division sessions are due September 15, 2008.

A list of divisions is available at
<http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/>http://www.csaus.pitt.edu . Divisions may elect to post calls on that site for papers and procedures for submission to division sessions or handle the creation of their two division sessions by other means. Division chairs will submit their two panels/workshops/roundtables directly to the program committee by September 15, 2008 (directions will be sent to the division chairs). Proposals for divisions should NOT be submitted on the website or to csaus@pitt.edu.

4. SEMINAR PROPOSALS
Proposals for seminars are due September 15, 2008.

Seminars are small-group (maximum 15 individuals) discussion sessions for which participants prepare in advance of the conference. In previous years, preparation has involved shared readings, pre- circulated ''position papers'' by seminar leaders and/or participants, and other forms of pre-conference collaboration. We particularly invite proposals for seminars designed to advance emerging lines of inquiry and research/teaching initiatives within Cultural Studies broadly construed. We also invite seminars designed to generate future collaborations among conference attendees. Once a limited number of seminar topics and leaders are chosen, the seminars will be announced through the CSA's various public e-mail lists. Participants will contact the seminar leader(s) directly who will then inform the Program Committee who will participate in the seminar. Seminars will be marked in the conference programs as either closed to non- participants or open to other conference attendees as auditors (or in other roles). Examples of successful seminar proposals from previous years are linked in here (if you are reading this on the website).

All seminar proposals require:
a. A 500-word overview of the topic designed to attract participants and clear instructions about how the seminar will work, including details about what advanced preparation will be required of seminar participants.
b. The name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and departmental and institutional affiliation of the leader(s) proposing the seminar.
c. A brief bio or one page CV of the leader(s) proposing the seminar. d. A request for any needed audio-visual equipment. All AV equipment must be requested with the proposal. Since seminars typically involve discussion of previously circulated papers, such requests must be explained.

Seminar proposals should be sent to:

Bruce Burgett, Professor and Interim Director, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
University of Washington Bothell
burgett@u.washington.edu

and

Colin Danby, Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington Bothell
<mailto:danby@u.washington.edu>danby@u.washington.edu

Those interested in participating in (rather than leading) a seminar should consult the list of seminars and the instructions for signing up for them, available at
<http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/>http://www.csaus.pitt.edu
after October 15, 2008. Deadline to sign up will be November 14, 2008. Deadline for seminar leaders to submit final lists of participants (minimum 8 individuals, in addition to the seminar leader or leaders) will be November 21, 2008.

DEPARTMENT OF MEDIA, COGNITION AND COMMUNICATION UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN
SECTION OF FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES
Associate professor in Film Studies
At The Department of Media, Cognition and Communication a position as associate professor in film studies is available from January 1, 2009 or as soon as possible after that date.

The applicants must have documented scientific qualifications at an international level in film studies. The successful applicant is expected to lecture at both graduate and postgraduate courses, and to supervise master´s and PhD students. The applicant is also expected to take active part in exchange and communication with external partners and the public.
The post of associate professor also includes performance of research management, educational guidance and supervision of assistant professors and professional assessment work.

General information about the Section for Film and Media Studies can be found on http://media.ku.dk/international_students/, but additional information can be obtained by contacting the vice-chair and head of section, professor Ib Bondebjerg: bonde@hum.ku.dk

The successful applicant is expected to be able to take part in all the activities of the Department, including examinations and administration. Non-Danish speakers must acquire the necessary Danish language skills within a maximum of two years.

In addition, please refer to the Job Structure for Academic Staff http://www.ubst.dk/lovgivning/ny_stillingsstruktur_eng.pdf

Application
The application and enclosed documentation must include information about academic, teaching and any other relevant qualifications. As well as a CV, applications must include a complete and numbered list of publications stipulating which works the applicant wishes to be taken into consideration. The maximum number of publications submitted is six. These must be submitted in triplicate. The application and the enclosures must be submitted in four copies, of which one must be in loose leafs. At the end of the procedure only original material will be returned.

Details of the requisite information and material that must be submitted along with application are obtainable on the Faculty website http://english.hum.ku.dk/vacancies.

Application procedure
Once the deadline for applications has been reached, the Dean will set up an expert assessment committee to consider the appointment concerned. All applicants will be informed who is serving on the committee, and individual applicants will be afforded the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment relating to themselves before an appointment is announced.

Further information about the procedure is available from personnel officer Mette Christensen, telephone +45 35 32 80 87 or e-mail: mec@hum.ku.dk.

Remuneration and conditions of employment as per the current agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the appropriate trade union. Associate professors receive a pensionable supplement of DKK 75.632,40 p.a.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply irrespective of personal background.

Applications, quoting reference number 211-0204/08-4550, must be addressed to the Rector of the University of Copenhagen and received by the Faculty of Humanities, Njalsgade 80, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark before 23 July 2008 CET. Applications received after the deadline will not be taken into account. Applications sent by E-mail cannot be accepted.

New Professorial Position La Trobe University Australia
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
PROFESSOR OF MEDIA STUDIES
Full-time, continuing (Level E) position in the School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry.
Applications are invited from scholars with academic strengths and an international profile in at least two areas of Media Studies (including media theory and policy in post-broadcast environments, journalism Education and practice, television studies and history, media audience research, public service media and textual analysis). The appointee will be expected to provide leadership to academic and administrative staff, contribute to the development and management of the academic program, teach in the program and maintain an active research program.

Campus: Bundoora (Melbourne) Remuneration: Package of Aus$150,887 p.a. (rate effective July 2008 and inclusive of 17% employer superannuation).
Reference no: 50022828
Closing date: Close of Business, Friday, Friday, 11 July 2008
Visit www.latrobe.edu.au/jobs <http://www.latrobe.edu.au/jobs> for a detailed position description. For further information telephone (+61 3) 9479 1365 or email jobs@latrobe.edu.au quoting the appropriate reference number. La Trobe University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

CFP for Surveillance and Control: Film and History Conference, Chicago
CFP for SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL Area
2008 Film & History Conference
"Film & Science: Fictions, Documentaries, and Beyond"
October 30-November 2, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
www.uwosh.edu/filmandhistory
Third-Round Deadline: August 1, 2008
AREA: Surveillance and Control

In an increasingly mobile society, anonymity would seem to be a common feature of public space, were it not for the ubiquitous presence of surveillance technology, used as a means of controlling and monitoring behavior. Documentary and fiction films take surveillance and invasion of privacy as a major concern and as a minor motif, in films from 1984 to 2001: A Space Odyssey, to Total Recall, to Gattaca, to The Nanny Diaries, to name a few. While many depictions of surveillance have been generally negative, advocates for surveillance technology point to the ability of British police to track down terrorists as a result of the security cameras placed everywhere in public space in the U.K. One wonders how long the torture at Abu Ghraib might have continued if cameras had not recorded and exposed these actions.

The Surveillance and Control area will consider the ethical, legal, historical, artistic, and aesthetic questions posed by the use of surveillance and electronic control. For example, what rights should people have to freedom from surveillance in public and private places? How does public surveillance affect behavior? How have fictional filmic accounts forecast or influenced the use of surveillance? How has the threat of terrorism affected our tolerance for surveillance? What about private uses, such as Nannycams? What effect has surveillance had on criminal behavior? What role has it played in the behavior of law enforcement, where illegal behavior on the part of officers may be recorded? Has surveillance diminished our freedom and privacy, or has it guaranteed safety and afforded greater freedom and security to vulnerable individuals?

Paper topics may include public surveillance, convenience store videocameras, Abu Ghraib or Guantanamo documentation of torture, British surveillance cameras, anti-terrorism, representations of surveillance in both documentaries and in fiction films featuring surveillance, from 1984 to 2001: A Space Odyssey to Gattaca and The Manchurian Candidate, etc. Youtube, private detectives, Myspace and Facebook , twenty-four hour webcam sites, utopian and dystopian films/TV programs, ethics of surveillance, terrorism, surveillance and the law, government and institutions, voyeurism, gender, ethnicity, race, class, etc.

Please note that all accepted papers will be considered for an anthology

on Surveillance in the 21st Century

Please send your 200-word proposal by August 1, 2008 to

Rebecca Bell-Metereau, Chair, Surveillance and Control

Director, Media Studies Minor

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas 78666

United States

Phone: 512-665-2157

Email: rb12@txstate.edu

Panel proposals for up to four presenters are also welcome, but each presenter must submit his or her own paper proposal. Deadline for third-round proposals: August 1, 2008.

This area, comprising multiple panels, is a part of the 2008 biennial Film & History Conference, sponsored by The Center for the Study of Film and History. Speakers will include founder John O'Connor and editor Peter C. Rollins (in a ceremony to celebrate the transfer to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh); Wheeler Winston Dixon, author of Visions of the Apocalypse, Disaster and Memory, and Lost in the Fifties: Recovering Phantom Hollywood; Sidney Perkowitz, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Physics at Emory University and author of Hollywood Science: Movies, Science, & the End of the World; and special-effects legend Stan Winston, our Keynote Speaker. For updates and registration information about the upcoming meeting, see the Film & History website (www.uwosh.edu/filmandhistory).

Flyer for the Eighth Imperial War Museum Student Film
You can download the PDF flyer for the Eighth Imperial War Museum Student Film Festival, November - December 2008.

New listserv group for programmers of Asian and Asian-American films
Hello, We've started a new listserv for individuals and organizations involved in the exhibition, distribution, and film festivals of Asian, Asian-American, and other Asian-ethnic (e.g. films made by Asians in UK or France, for example).

The purpose is to exchange information on distribution contacts, interesting new films, locations of prints, contacts with filmmakers, and other film-programming issues and discussions. You may join at http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/Asian_Asian-Amer_Programmers

It is a "member" group which only means that you will be asked to send a request to the moderator to join. It is similar to the "filmprogrammers" list in that regard and simply focusses more on a niche market. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Edward Summer
Summerfilm Productions
Carefully Considered Productions
Digital Nitrate Prize - Acting Chair
Buffalo International Film Festival - Executive Director

Below is a link to the advertisement for an Audiovisual Archivist for Amnesty International's International Secretariat in London.
Please could you forward it to any contacts, lists, or professional bodies who may be qualified and interested.
http://impact.amnesty.org/en/jobs/vacant-positions/audiovisual-archivist-20080603

many thanks
Wayne Minter
Audiovisual Resources Coordinator
IRP Program
International Secretariat
Amnesty International
Peter Benenson House
1 Easton Street
London WC1 XODW

(44) 0207 413 5585
wminter@amnesty.org
audiovis@amnesty.org
Working to protect human rights worldwide

Recruitment for Assistant Archivist
Founded in 2005, the Asian Film Archive (AFA) is a non-profit and non-governmental organisation based in Singapore, with a young and dynamic team whose mission is to save, explore, and share the art of Asian cinema. The AFA has grown from strength to strength and is the winner of the New Non-Profit Initiative Award at the Annual National Volunteers and Philanthropy Awards 2007, which recognizes organisations for their originality, sustainability, impact and best practices. We are an affiliate with the prestigious International Federation of Film Archive (FIAF) and the Southeast Asia-Pacific Audio Visual Archives Association (SEAPAVAA). Our collection includes works by some of Asia's renowned filmmakers like Mike de Leon, Lino Brocka, Hussain Haniff and U-Wei Hajisaari.

If you see yourself working in a meaningful yet vibrant environment that brings Asian films and people together, send us your motivation letter and resume stating your expected salary to info@asianfilmarchive.org. Fresh graduates are welcome to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Application closing date is 27 June 2008.

Assistant Archivist
Are you passionate about Asian films and looking for a job that'll give you the opportunity to help preserve your film heritage for future generations? The AFA is looking for an energetic and self-motivated team player to join its staff as an Assistant Archivist.

Reporting to the Executive Director and the Archivist, the candidate is required to work on matters relating to the preservation, curation and promotion of the Archive's collection. Apart from handling the various areas involving the collection, he/she will be expected to take on special projects that will require liaison with filmmakers, distributors, and production personnel. The staff also has to conduct research on preservation matters, Asian films, filmmakers, and the film industry. The scope of work will include acquisition of materials, documentation, cataloguing of films and their related materials, education outreach and programming. Opportunities for professional training and staff development are available.

The applicant must have a basic Bachelor's degree in any discipline and at least a year's working experience. Fresh graduates with a relevant archive management degree are welcome to apply. The position requires applicants to be meticulous, have good spoken and written English, research skills, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team. A positive attitude and the willingness to learn will be highly valued.

Please send in a full resume, a motivation letter, stating your expected salary to info@asianfilmarchive.org by 27 June 2008. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. For more information, please call us at +65 6777 3243.

Database and Technical Officer
The Asian Film Archive (AFA) is seeking a talented, dynamic and committed individual who is interested in an exciting and hands-on job experience as a full-time database programmer and technical officer. Reporting to the Executive Director and Archivist, you will be in-charge of developing and maintaining the AFA's website, online catalogue, and various database projects. You should possess creative initiative, a good eye for detail and the ability to work efficiently.

Additionally, you will also oversee AFA's technical preservation projects such as the transfer of data onto various film formats and assess film and tape conditions. Training and hands-on exposure to the technicalities of film preservation, the handling of film formats and equipment will be provided.

If you are keen to showcase your skills, work in a fast-paced, stimulating environment, and have the opportunity to preserve some of the best cinematic works in Asia, this is your chance! Send us your motivation letter and resume stating your expected salary to info@asianfilmarchive.org. Fresh graduates are welcome to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Application closing date is 27 June 2008. For more information, please call us at +65 6777 3243.

Skills required:
1. A minimum one (1) year experience in designing, developing and managing database management systems
2. Have a full understanding of the development cycle of database management systems
3. Detailed knowledge of programming in ASP, .NET framework (especially VB.NET <http://VB.NET>  or C#), Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, or its equivalent is required.
4. Working knowledge of business application deployment, security attack prevention, performance tuning of online systems
5. Knowledge of computer hardware and film equipment
6. 2D graphic design would be an asset
7. Experience in or an aptitude for hands-on technical work related to film, video, or audio materials would be necessary

Lost at NEMLA: Mapping TVs Most Elusive Island
Location: Massachusetts
Deadline: 2008-09-15
Description: One of the most remarkable television series in recent years has been ABCs Lost. Beginning with an archetypal premise of castaways stranded on an island, the show has evolved into a complex network of obscure connections, esoteric mysteries, literary and pop cultural allusions, and baroque experimen ...
Contact: rlaist2000@yahoo.com
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=162456

FOCAL International Awards Celebrate Winners
FOCAL International the trade body representing the world’s footage archives, professional footage researchers, consultants and facility houses enjoyed an evening of glamour and celebration last night at their 2008 5th FOCAL International Awards in association with AP Archive.

Category winners represented the diversity of genres and platforms that contemporary archive and footage based productions span today; highlights included the BBC stealing three awards for best use of footage across the Factual, Arts and Sports categories for Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain, BBC Music Entertainments’ Brasil, Brasil and BBC Birmingham’s Nation on Film – Caribbean Cricket.

However, they didn’t have it all their own way with French documentary makers Kuiv Productions and Point du Jour scooping the other two winning spots in the Best Use of Footage in a Factual Production category with Being Jewish in France (Etre Juif en France) and The Rape of Nanking, respectively. Italy was also represented with MIR Cinematografica’s We Want Roses Too (Vogliamo Anche le Rose) produced entirely with archive footage from the 60s and 70s which won the Award for Best Use of Footage in a Feature Length Production.

Pett TV’s amusing Memoirs of a Cigarette which went out to mark the introduction of the UK smoking ban in public places was stuffed full of television, film and archive advertising clips and earnt them the prize for Best Use of Footage in an Entertainment Production. Further amusement was afforded by some of the nominations in the Best Use of Footage in an Advertisement category, and the winning entry showed what could be done when a pair of Diesel trainers are digitally attached to the feet of a 70s disco dancer in Diesel 78: Learn Disco Dance produced by Hexstatic.

The 2008 awards and keynote speech were presented by celebrated British film-maker Lord Puttnam, FOCAL International’s Chair of Patrons.

The judging panel, led by Jerry Kuehl, a previous FOCAL Lifetime Achievement Awards winner and veteran history producer chose winners from 200 submissions from 12 countries. These awards spanned 16 categories designed to recognise productions which have used library archive and stock footage in an imaginative and innovative way and to acknowledge the work of key services involved with preservation and restoration, plus those archives and individuals who have served the industry well.

The evening welcomed a host of footage archive executives, researchers, technicians and other media professionals from the UK and around the world, including France, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Canada the USA and Australia.

Further highlights included Vera Productions’ scooping Best use of Footage in a Short Production for Don't Watch That, Watch This which also helped towards earning the coveted Jane Mercer Footage Researcher of the Year Award for Vera’s regular archive specialist Val Evans.

Four nominations were highlighted for an award in the Restoration and Preservation category, but it was the monumental work of restoring and re-releasing 84 titles from five pioneer documentarists, considered to be of huge cultural importance, that earnt the winning prize for the BFI National Archive’s Documentary Centenaries.

The National Archive’sFocus on Filmwon an award for its excellent use of web-based electronic media in which film can be investigated and clips edited in a free to access interactive learning experience.

AP Archive , received the popular vote from FOCAL International members to become Footage Library of the Year.

This year’s annual Lifetime Achievement Award went to Elizabeth Klinck.

During the past 25 years, Elizabeth has worked as a highly respected Producer, Researcher and Clearance Specialist on numerous award-winning Canadian, American and British documentary films, but she has also given back to the community that fosters her career by regularly leading research and rights clearance workshops at many international conferences and broadcasters. Continually in demand, Elizabeth further dedicates herself by serving as a member of the FOCAL International Executive, and also on the boards of the Audio Visual Trust of Canada, History Makers, and the Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival. She is also the founding chairperson of the Visual Researchers’ Society of Canada.

These accolades represent the only global competition dedicated to the celebration of the use of footage by producers together with the recognition of achievements of professionals within the archive industry.

For a full list of winners and awards see: www.focalint.org/focalawards.htm

Position: Chief Engineer (Audio Production focus)
Location: Boyers, PA 16020
Company: Iron Mountain Xepa Digital Studios (xepadigital.com)
Salary: Salaried position plus full benefits with a bonus structure. $ Pending Experience.

Chief Engineer (Iron Mountain Xepa Digital Studios PA Location-Audio Specialist):
This position would put the candidate in charge of the entire Studio Location (4+ Studios) in Boyers, PA

The person would be in charge of keeping the daily work flow together and all projects on track based on the General Managers layout for the PA Studio Location.

They would be in charge of making sure all local studios are in technical top form, and easy to operate by other Engineers.

Should preferably be the most technically knowledgeable engineer onsite other than possible specialists in specific fields.

This position will require expert knowledge of music and general audio production, but will also require oversight of professional Video and Graphics departments. A broad knowledge of Professional Video and Graphics production is preferred.

Needs to personally be able to handle music mixing of production work such as 48 track multi-track mixing from High Profile musicians and bands.

Specific Hire Requirements:
At least 3 years experience with direct communication with Entertainment Industry Producers and decision makers.

At least 2 years audio production mixing and/or remixing experience straight from original multi track masters of High Profile Musicians/Bands. Assistant Engineering experience not counted.

Strong knowledge or experience with Audio/Video/Graphics Studio workflow and daily management.

Experience with production management.

Expert knowledge and user experience with both PC and Mac DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) Digidesign - Protools HD and Steinberg - Nuendo 3/4 Preferred.

Expert knowledge about A/D and D/A Digital clocking and digital workflow at high resolution.

Audio/Video/Graphics studio troubleshooting experience with both Analog and Digital equipment (Hardware and Software).

Needs to have analog audio tape maintenance experience including being comfortable with razor blade Editing. Direct tape restoration experience would be a strong plus.

Above standard capability in fixing/patching solutions for any standard high level entertainment session. Both technically as well as client requests.

Experience with the general workflow of the Entertainment Industry from Content Owner to Consumer.

Needs to have a calm and engaging demeanor in the face of overwhelming workload, as well as complaining customers.

Multitasking capability is a must.

Needs to be willing to relocate to Northwest Pennsylvania.

Democracy Now! Archivist Position Opening
Immediate opening for full-time Archivist
http://www.democracynow.org/about/jobs#archive

Democracy Now! is a daily, non-profit, national, independent news hour based in New York City. Our archive is a fast-growing audiovisual archive containing approximately 65,000 digital and physical media items and a research library. The archive's collection contains field recordings, broadcasts, oral histories, recordings of news events, and related independent news material from the mid-eighties to the present and serves internal news production and outside archival requests through active cataloguing, collection management, access and audiovisual preservation. Democracy Now! is hiring a full-time Archivist to manage our audiovisual collections, preservation efforts, and access projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Assume management responsibility for all archival activities and initiatives

Digitize audiovisual content for the purposes of preservation and access

Respond efficiently to production requests in a fast-paced news environment

Develop and maintain long-term audiovisual preservation and access strategies

Provide high-quality, convenient online public access to selected collections

Manage Filemaker databases to provide in-house access to collections

Increase the searchability and documentation standards with unique cataloguing and metadata harvesting

Work closely with the production department in order to manage their collections and provide access to the collections as well as other archival services

Serve of liaison for licensing and access requests

Maintain Democracy Now! in-house research library

Incorporate interns and volunteers into various archival projects

Other duties as required

QUALIFICATIONS
Master's degree or graduate-level certificate in moving image archives, library and information science, or other related degree

Knowledge of copyright and licensing issues and procedures

Interest in independent media and non-commercial television

Familiarity with PBCore

Experience with Final Cut Pro and Filemaker Pro preferred

Knowledge of media metadata standards, digitization of linear media, compression codecs, and the architectures of various media files and formats

Aptitude for learning digital/video technological skills

3-5 years related work experience with digital audiovisual collections or in a media production environment.

Extremely well organized
This is a full-time New York City based position with benefits and salary based on experience. Democracy Now! is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively recruits women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and persons with diverse gender and sexual identities.

To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to job (at) democracynow (dot) org with “Archivist” as the subject. No phone calls.

27th edition of Le Giornate del Cinema Muto
This is to inform you that 27th edition of Le Giornate del Cinema Muto will take place in Pordenone from 4 to 11 October 2008.The opening musical event will be one of Mary Pickfords finest films, Sparrows (1926; director William Beaudine). Festival sections will be dedicated to French comedy of the 1920s; Hollywood on the Hudson (New York-made features); the silent films of W.C. Fields; and the 12th and final section of the Giornates monumental Griffith Project.

A central feature which can guarantee will be a revelation to every festival habitu?s a screening of the entire works of Alexander Shiryaev (1867-1941) a dancer, maitre de ballet and teacher at the Imperial Russian Ballet, whose quest to find means to record movement made him a film-maker of invention and charm and an animator of genius. These films remained unseen and unknown for almost a century after they were made in 1906-9, and are still undergoing restoration and rediscovery.Other programmes from the early period include a special presentation to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1978 Brighton congress, another selection from the Australian Corrick Collection, and a presentation of the films of W.K.L. Dickson by Paul Spehr, whose fundamental book on this often underestimated pioneer comes out this year.

Individual restorations and rediscoveries of the year include a feature film and two fragments from works, long believed lost, starring Sessue Hayakawa; King Vidors Bardelys the Magnificent, Abel Gances JAccuse and Eds Co-Ed, a delightful film made by students of the university of Oregon, one of whom, co-director Carvel Nelson, was inspired to undertake the project after working in the crew of F.W. Murnaus City Girl. And much more as well, of course, as the usual Collegium, the FilmFair offering books, DVDs and meetings with authors, and the masterclasses in musical improvisation for silent films.Like this years Cinema Ritrovato of Bologna, the Giornate del Cinema Muto will be dedicated to the memory of Vittorio Martinelli, who died suddenly on 8 April.

A month before his death he wrote to us, proposing a series of Italian feature films which have almost all only survived abroad. However, these films require a complex restoration operation, which it will not be possible to complete in time for October; but we are all committed to present them, restored, as soon as possible in Bologna and in Pordenone.You can check our newly-designed website, http://www.cinetecadelfriuli.org/gcm/ for regular updates on the programme.We very much look forward to welcoming you to Pordenone in October.
International Conference on Religion and the Media in Teheran and Qom
As part of the International Conference on Religion and the Media in Teheran and Qom, a two week workshop for students and young practitioners will be held. Further details can be found at http://www.religion-media.com/workshop.htm

SCHOOL OF FILM AND TELEVISION STUDIES
LECTURER IN FILM AND TELEVISION ARCHIVING (Ref: ATR765)
Academic Grade 2 (Lecturer A): £28,290 to £33,780 per annum

The School of Film and Television Studies at the University of East Anglia (UEA) invites applications for a new post in Film and Television Archiving, available at Lecturer level depending on ability and achievements. UEA is one of the strongest universities in the UK in film and television studies, with a top Research Assessment rating of 5**, and thriving BA, MA and PhD programmes. The East Anglian Film Archive, one of the UK's leading regional film and television archives is located within the School.

This new position offers the opportunity to play a leading role in the teaching and future development of the MA in Film and Television Archiving. We invite applications from colleagues with a demonstrable commitment to film and television archiving and a strong research potential.

The post is available from 1 September 2008 on a full time, indefinite basis.

Informal enquiries about the post should be addressed to the Head of School, Professor Mark Jancovich on 01603 592787 or m.jancovich@uea.ac.uk <mailto:%20m.jancovich@uea.ac.uk> Closing date: 12 noon 23 May 2008.

Please follow links to download further particulars and application forms.
Job Description in PDF format http://www.criticalflicker.org.uk/uea/atr765.pdf

"About UEA/Guideline for Candidates" in PDF format
http://www.criticalflicker.org.uk/uea/guidelines-ss.pdf

Application Form in PDF format
http://www.criticalflicker.org.uk/uea/ac_r1.pdf

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form in PDF format
http://www.criticalflicker.org.uk/uea/eo.pdf

Conference Invitation
The Second International Conference on Religion and Media will be held in Tehran and Qom, Iran, from November 9th to 12th, 2008. We cordially invite all media researchers and scholars, representatives from diverse religious traditions, professionals and students involved with the subjects of the conference to attend and submit a paper. Further information could be found at conference website: http://www.religion-media.ir/

A few scholarships are available to partially subsidize the costs of participants with selected papers.

Sincerely,
Mahdiye Tavakol
Conference Coordinator
IRIB University,
Niyayesh Highway, Vali-e-Asr Street,
Tehran, Iran.
Tel: +98 21 22652238
Fax: +98 21 22652238
rm2008@religion-media.ir

City & Country Film Symposium July 25-26
FILM SYMPOSIUM: REGISTER NOW
2008 Ninth Annual Summer Film Symposium: City & Country at Northeast Historic Film
On the Penobscot River in coastal Maine, drive from Boston or take the bus to Bangor.
Program below and at http://oldfilm.org/symp_2008

Images and archetypes of the city and the country as seemingly distinct locations and ways of life have remained a potent force in the cultural imagination since the mid 19th century. Even though the transformations of industrial culture and mobility have changed rural and urban landscapes and lifestyles, the ideas and images associated with the City and the Country continues to thrive as traditional poles of modern experience. They are where we anchor the dreams and fears of technology and tradition, and where we are animated by hopes of progress and the comforts of nostalgia. As Raymond Williams noted of this powerful duality, “the contrast of country and city is one of the major forms in which we become conscious of a central part of our experience and of the crises of our society.”

Friday, July 25
Maine and the Rural Imagination in Early Amateur Films, Mark Neumann & Janna Jones, Northern Arizona University Screening with a focus on gender and amateur filmmaking from Northeast Historic Film collections, Gemma Perretta, Northeast Historic Film Urbs in Horto: Public Parks, Leisure and Race in Chicago South Side Home Movies, Jacqueline Stewart, Northwestern University Cinematic Visions of Place: Chicago, Brendan Kredell, Northwestern University Many Chicagos: Utopian Promises and Urban Ruin in Post War Chicago, Michelle Puetz & Andy Urich, Chicago Film Archives Screening of 9.5, Keith Wilson, University of Texas Screenings of City and Country, including film shot in Bucksport in the 1930s, Jay Schwartz, Secret Cinema founder

Saturday, July 26
Cinema’s Speedy Dissemination to the Hinterlands, Paul Spehr, independent scholar The Vitagraphers Come to Cooperstown, Kathy Fuller-Seely, Georgia State University Rural Images of Australian Girlhood, Catherine Driscoll, University of Sydney Screening of amateur films from the University of Georgia Media Archives, courtesy of Margie Compton Screening, Migration, Displacement and Identity, Andrew Jawitz, University of Southern Maine; Alyce Ornella, Spindleworks; Tim Findlen, Maine documentary filmmaker Lobster dinner

To register, download the registration form at http://oldfilm.org/symp_2008 or call Northeast Historic Film at 207-469-0924.
Happy Birthday' is not--if it ever was-- protected by copyright
Robert Brauneis, of the George Washington University Law School has suggested that 'Happy Birthday' is not--if it ever was-- protected by copyright. An abstract of his argument can be found at
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1111624

2009 OAH ERIK BARNOUW AWARD
The Erik Barnouw Award, first given in 1983, honors the late Erik Barnouw, Columbia University, a historian of the mass media. One or two awards are given annually in recognition of outstanding programming on network or cable television, or in documentary film, concerned with American history, the study of American history, and/or the promotion of history.

The winning film or video program will be screened and the award will be presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the OAH in Seattle, Washington, March 26-29. The producer(s) of the winning film or video program will receive $1,000 (or $500 should two films be selected). Only films and video programs released January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 are eligible for entry. Films and videos selected as "honorable mention" will be shown at the annual meeting, along with the Barnouw winner, as part of the OAH Screening History film series.

One copy of each entry must be received by each committee member and the OAH by December 1, 2008. No late submissions will be accepted. One copy of each entry, clearly labeled "2009 Erik Barnouw Award Entry," must be mailed directly to:

Stephen Aron Department of History 6265 Bunche Hall University of California, Los Angeles and Autry National Center Los Angeles, CA 90095-1473
Elspeth H. Brown Until June 30, 2008 Director, Centre for the Study of the United States Munk Centre for International Studies University of Toronto 1 Devonshire Place, Room 326-N Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3K7 After July 1, 2008 59 Fuller Avenue Toronto, Ontario M6R 2C4 CANADA
Lary May (Committee Chair) 88 Arthur Avenue SE Minneapolis, MN 55414
Organization of American Historians PO Box 5457 Bloomington, IN 47407-5457

The Visual Researchers Society of Canada
Association des recherchistes en audiovisuel du Canada
announces the launch of their bilingual website, http://www.visualresearch.ca . The public side of the site provides members? names, contact information and research interests for anyone looking for a professional researcher. The combined membership represents decades of experience in film & television, publishing, advertising, and the rare books and prints trade, with a number of members also specializing in music research and clearance. The website provides a catalogue of over 70 members from across Canada, with new members being added every month.

The members? side of the website provides materials and information relevant to a researcher?s day-to-day tasks. Articles provide information on research and copyright issues. There are links to a wide range of useful sites ? everything from. hard-to-find public domain sources to the major commercial libraries The website is updated regularly and events are posted to keep members up to date on the Society?s activities.

The Visual Researchers? Society of Canada / Association des recherchistes en audiovisuel du Canada was formed in September, 2006 by a small group of professional visual researchers who came together to share stories and ideas on the industry. It soon became apparent that they faced similar problems, most particularly access to and acquisition of materials, and issues related to copyright. The VRSC/ARAC is active in lobbying to further the concerns of visual researchers within the Canadian political, archival and production communities.

Over the past two years, the VRSC/ARAC has hosted a number of professional development sessions by guest speakers whose topics range from E&O compliance to the fine points of copyright law. During this time the VRSC ARAC has had the privilege of acting on the jury for the FOCAL International Awards in the UK.

For questions related to the website, please contact webmaster Sarah Boyd at sarah.m.boyd@gmail.com

For general questions about The Visual Researchers? Society of Canada / Association des recherchistes en audiovisuel du Canada please contact chairperson Elizabeth Klinck at e.klinck@rogers.com <mailto:e..klinck@rogers.com>

For membership, please visit http://www.visualresearch.ca

“Our colleague Denis Doros writing in the listserv of the Association of Moving Image Archivists, has suggested a number of sources for information and opinion about silent films. Here is what he says”

‘I just want to briefly start up a topic about the newsgroups in the US that concern themselves with silent films. I don't think there's enough attention to all the "amateur" groups that provide a valuable service to the film community. Film news from around the world (literally) finds its way to these groups (thanks to a few intrepid members) including links articles on new restorations, upcoming DVDs, screenings of silent films, etc. Anyway, here's an overview and some of you might want to join in:

The oldest newsgroup (since 1994, in fact) is alt.movies.silent and it's on usenet. You can join through Google. It's does not have a moderator so there can be enormously lengthy arguments and sometimes offensive comments, but it does remain fairly lively and informative.

Silent Film Newsgroup at Yahoo: http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/silentfilms/ is the second oldest and is more focused on the stars and their appeal. It's moderated, so people tend to stay on track.

The newest group and maybe the best of the lot is NitrateVille. It's at http://www.nitrateville.com/ and is the best organized with some excellent contributors. It's also moderated.

Anyway, there are people who work very hard to keep up these excellent sites and I just thought someone should help promote them.

Best regards,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video / Milliarium Zero

Call for Applications: The Moving Image
AMIA is seeking an Editor and Managing Editor for The Moving Image. The Moving Image is a professional journal that represents the interests of the Association of Moving Image Archivists and provides an open forum for archivists, librarians, technical specialists, scholars and academics interested in our rapidly expanding field. The goal of the journal is to reflect the diverse interests of the AMIA membership and the field throughin-depth articles, reviews and commentaries.

The Editor-in-Chief
The Editor-in-Chief Is responsible for all editorial content for two issues annually of the journal, including the refereed Features section, the Forum section, and the Reviews section. The Editor-in-Chief may designate a "Special Issue Editor" once every two years. Supervises the work of the Managing Editor, as well as the Book Reviews and Film/DVD Reviews editors. A complete description is available here:
http://www.amianet.org/people/editor.php

Managing Editor
The Managing Editor oversees all phases of the production process ensuringproduction and distribution of two issues annually in a timely manner, coordinating efforts with the Editor-in-Chief, Book Reviews and Film/DVDReviews editors, authors, the AMIA office, and the University of Minnesota Press. A complete description is available here: http://www.amianet.org/people/mg_editor.php

Applications will be also be accepted for the combined position of Editor/Managing Editor.

More information about the positions and funding, as well as application/instructions can be found here: http://www.amianet.org/people/editor.php

VISIBLE EVIDENCE
This is an annual international conference on all aspects of the documentary which is meeting at the University of Lincoln, UK during 4-8 August. For more information go to:
http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/conferences/visibleevidence/index.htm

The Reel Thing XX: June 6-7, 2008
A special 20th edition of The Reel Thing technical symposium will be held in Los Angeles on June 6-7, 2008 at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. This edition of The Reel Thing will include topics such as digital creation workflows (DI), 2K/4K issues, data storage access and recovery, image scanning and recording, image resolution metrics, video and audio preservation and restoration. Premiere screenings of newly-restored motion pictures will also be featured.

Partial List of Speakers and Participating Organizations:
Leon Silverman, LaserPacific Media Corporation
Didier Giraud, Institut national de l'Audiovisuel (INA)
Jim Houston, PostWorks LA
David Giovannoni, First Sounds
Tom Burton, Technicolor Digital Intermediates
Bruno George, Pacific Title & Art Studio
Dr. Mitch Bogdanowicz, Post Logic
Mo Henry, D. Bassett and Associates
Ralph Sargent, Film Technology
Ned Price, Warner Bros
Joshua Pines, Technicolor Digital Intermediates
Denis Leconte, Post Logic
Bruno Despas, Vision Globale
Robert Heiber, Chace Audio
Chip Aycock, Mosaic Data Services
Larry Chernoff, MTI Film
John Polito, Audio Mechanics
Daryl Shail, The Pixel Farm
Schawn Belston, 20th Century Fox Studios
Dr. Kevin Manbeck, MTI Film

Sample Program Case Studies, Topics and Screenings:
Phonautograms: Restoring the World's Oldest Sound Recording
New Trends for Audiovisual Preservation following European Research Initiatives
Digitally Restoring Cinerama: "How the West Was Won"
DI Restoration Workflow and Data Preservation
Digitally Restoring Max Ophuls' "Lola Montes"
Visual Color Matching for Digtial Archives
Restoring French Heritage: the classic films of Marcel Pagnol
The 4K Digital Workflow and Archiving
Protecting the Original Negative in a DI World
Managed Archival Storage and Automated Repurposing
New Technologies for Digital Restoraton
Recovering Problematic Digital Audio Tracks
Two-Color Processes Unabridged
Restoring Perspecta Sound
"Down Argentine Way" restoration screening
Budd Boetticher's "Ride Lonesome" digital restoration screening
"Bonnie and Clyde" digital restoration screening
Plus, Surprise Screenings

More Program content to be announced soon! Registration is available now at
www.the-reel-thing.org

Title: Philosophy and Film / Film and Philosophy: An interdisciplinary conferenceConference announcement and first call for papers
Description: Philosophy and Film / Film and Philosophy: An interdisciplinary conference - Conference announcement and first call for papers UWE in association with the Arnolfini Arts Centre, Bristol 4-6 July 2008, the Arnolfini, Bristol Keynote Speakers: Vivian Sobchack (UCLA) Stephen Mulhall (Oxford) Robert Sin ...
Contact: Dr Havi Carel Havi.carel@uwe.ac.uk
Announcement ID: 160975
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=160975

Call for Papers - Midwest Popular Culture Association/ Midwest American Culture Association annual conference
Friday-Sunday, October 3-5, 2008, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, 35 W. Fifth St., Cincinnati OH

FILM/LITERATURE ADAPTATION
Proposals for either papers or panels are especially welcome in the area of recent conceptualizations of adaptation. The work of Robert Stam, Linda Hutcheon, Kamilla Elliot ,and others has dramatically urged a rethinking of the nature of adaptation, its inevitability in culture, the multiplicity of its productions, its range of social and formal implications, as well as the variety of texts engaged by its transactions.

Suggested topics include (but are not limited to):
New models of adaptation
Adapting texts and intertexts
Canonicity and adaptation
Novel and short story to film
Drama to film
Film to film adaptations
Adaptations based on television
Biography and autobiography adaptations
Adaptations of history
Adaptation superstars (Jane Austen, Frank Miller.) Harry Potter adaptations
Fellowship of the Ring adaptations
Graphic novels/comics/video games to film Intermedia adaptations

Inquiries regarding this area and/or abstracts of 250 words may be sent to Bob Self at the email or physical address below. Information about the conference is available at http://www.mpcaaca.org

Submission deadline is May 15, 2008

Position available at Washington University Film & Media Archive
The Film & Media Archive at Washington university in St. Louis is seeking an enthusiastic, innovative, and technically-oriented colleague to join its rapidly growing team. The Film & Media Archive is a nationally recognized center for scholarship, teaching, and learning. The Archive is committed to the preservation of documentary film and other media which chronicles America's great political and social movements with a particular emphasis on the African-American experience. For more information and to apply for the position all interested parties must apply to the position through our new on-line system (linked from https://hr.wustl.edu). Requisition Number is 081575 Title: Film & Media Digital Archivist Job Description: The film and media digital archivist will assume management responsibilities for all digital activities and initiatives in the archive. He/she will coordinate efforts to digitize materials in the collection and will develop strategies for long-term preservation of these digital assets, contribute to the efforts of the digital library initiative by working closely with Digital Library Services (DLS), and spearhead efforts to enhance online resources.

The archivist will work with others within the library system and with faculty to facilitate and increase the use of digital materials from collections on campus, in research, and in the classroom. The individual in this position will report to the special media collections archivist. Required Qualifications: Master's degree or graduate-level certificate in moving image archives, library and information science, film studies, or other related degree. Experience working with audio/video formats and files, digitization of linear media, website development, and editing digital media. Evidence of written and oral communication and web management skills. Previous archival experience or education. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with editing software on Final Cut Pro is preferred. Knowledge of digital formats, African-American history, film, and documentary filmmaking. Experience working with digital video and audio equipment, files and formats, compression codecs, and web delivery. Pay Frequency: Monthly Recruiting Salary Range $3032.25-$3865.88

Flow is a University of Texas on line publication, which this website has promoted in the past. What makes it unusual, if not unique, is that it uses excerpts from YouTube to help it make its points.
We invite you to join us as we dig through our archive and revisit some of our
memorable columns in a new special issue of Flow: A Critical Forum on Television and Media Culture - available at http://flowtv.org.

Since 2004, our little online venture has published over 500 columns. In celebration, our coordinating editors of past and present hand-picked their favorite columns and composed introductions detailing their decisions. We then reprinted the columns with all of their original comments and dressed them up with new graphics and videos. Finally, we contacted the authors and asked for reflections and updates on their topics. We think you'll like the results.

Our special issue's columns in brief:

"Awkward Conversations About Uncomfortable Laughter" by Henry Jenkins (http://flowtv.org/?p=1201) - Introduction by Alexis Carreiro: In a column that generated the most comments in our history, Jenkins examines the tenuous difference between insults and jokes in the comedy of Sarah Silverman.

"Don Knotts: Reluctant Sex Object" by Heather Hendershot (http://flowtv.org/?p=1197) - Introduction by Peter Alilunas: The title of this one says it all, folks ... In her postscript, Hendershot provides an equally stirring discussion on "hysterical man" Vincent Price.

"To Pee or Not to Pee: On the Politics of Cultural Appropriation" by Brian Ott
(http://flowtv.org/?p=1198) - Introduction by Marnie Binfield: "Peeing as being" expressed by the curious Calvin bumper stickers and the associated cultural politics.

"Do Good TV?" by Laurie Ouellette (http://flowtv.org/?p=1218) - Introduction by Jean Lauer:
Especially pertinent in light of new shows like Oprah's Big Give, Ouellette questions the charitable value of reality TV programs predicated on helping families through privatized welfare.

"Intellectuals" by Toby Miller (http://flowtv.org/?p=1203) - Introduction by Bryan Seabok: Taking a step back from the exclusively academic setting, Miller interrogates the role of the contemporary public academic manifested through popular media and politics.

"Cybernetic TV" by Mark Andrejevic (http://flowtv.org/?p=1202) - Introduction by Chris Lucas:
From American Idol to a growing contingent of online offerings, Andrejevic discusses the ever-increasing amount of TV interactivity.

"Pass the Remote" by Natalie Cannon, Zak Salih, and Angela Nemecek (http://flowtv.org/?p=1215) - Introduction by Avi Santo: An early Flow experiment, this shared column sought to capture an informal conversation that might take place in a living room. For reasons Santo explains in his intro, the idea did not take hold. In this installment, the authors discuss "freakdom" in Carnivale.

We look forward to your visit and encourage your new comments.

University of North Dakota at Grand Forks Conference
The University of North Dakota at Grand Forks is organising a conference on film and literature during the 1960s to be held from September 25th to the 27th, 2008. The event is intended to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the visit by John F Kennedy to the University. More details at www.und.nodak.edu/instruct/jfkconference

CFP: TV and Apocalyptics - Date: 2008-05-05
Description: Call for contributions: Small Screen Revelations: apocalypse and prophecy in contemporary television Editor: Marcus ODonnell Publisher: Sheffield Phoenix Press Series:
Apocalypse and Popular Culture Series Editor: Dr John Walliss
Publication date: late 2009 Contributions are required for a
new colle ...
Contact: marcuso@uow.edu.au
www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=161538

Title: Bodies on Display - Location: Quebec - Date: 2008-06-13
Description: Bodies on Display McCord Museum Montreal, QC November7 and 8, 2008 A two-day colloquium organized by the McCord Museum of Canadian History in collaboration with the Costume
Society of America, Northeastern Region in conjunction with the McCord Museum exhibition Reveal or Conceal?
Contact: cynthia.cooper@mccord.mcgill.ca
URL: www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/activities/colloquia/
Title: Kidding Around: The Child in Film and Media
Location: District of Columbia
Date: 2008-08-01
Description: Kidding Around: The Child in Film and Media An Interdisciplinary Conference September 26-27, 2008 (Rescheduled from Feb. 29-March 1) University of the District of Columbia The University of the District of Columbia Film Committee invites papers on the theme of the Child in Film and Media. Contact: howe_a@comcast.net
URL: www.udc.edu/films/ka.htm

The National Institut - PhD Studentship in East Asian Cinema and Media
The National Institute for Excellence in the Creative Industries at Bangor University is offering a part-funded PhD position in the area of East Asian cinema and media. This PhD programme will allow students to conduct in-depth research focusing on a broad range of topics. Applications are welcome in any field of East Asian cinema and media, though the School has particular strengths in:

. gender in East Asian media, cinema and culture
. early and contemporary Japanese cinema
. post-war and contemporary South Korean film
. questions of politics and nationhood in Chinese,South Korean and
Japanese film
. cinema and media of the Japanese colonial period
. globalisation and East Asian film and mediaindustries

Students should hold, or expect to obtain, either a Master's level qualification or at least anupper second class degree (or equivalent). Additionally, students who do not have English as their first language must have attained a score of at least 6.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

Application formscan be downloaded here:
http://www.bangor.ac.uk/courses/postgrad/apply.php.en?catid=&subid=1838
In addition, applicantsare asked to provide a 500 word synopsis of their proposed PhD topic.
Informal enquiriesshould be directed to Dr. Kate Taylor, k.taylor@bangor.ac.uk;
+44 (0) 1248 383656.

SCHOLARS AND ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AT THE NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVE
The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) invites research proposals from academics, performers, artists, audiovisual industry and archive professionals to draw fresh, innovative perspectives from the national audiovisual collection. Fellows will use the NFSA’s collection to create a new sound or moving image work, a publication, an exhibit, a live audiovisual event or a combination of these and other approaches.

The Fellowships offer specially facilitated access and research into the national collection; close collaboration with NFSA curatorial and technical experts; access to the Library; modern accommodation; and a fully equipped work space provided on-site.

Applications for the Fellowships are open all year. For further information and application forms, please visit http://www.nfsa.afc.gov.au/csar
Belinda Hunt
Manager, Centre for Scholarly and Archival Research National Film and Sound Archive, Australia Ph. +61 2 6248 2256

TAPE publishes survey of audiovisual collections in Europe: Tracking the reel world
‘Tracking the reel world’ presents the results of a study on audiovisual collections undertaken in the framework of the TAPE project. Based on data collected from hundreds of organizations from all over Europe, most of them archives, libraries, museums (and research) institutes that hold audiovisual recordings as minority collections, this is the first extensive report on preservation and access of sound and moving image materials outside the broadcasting sector and large audiovisual archives.

The report shows that a rich diversity of audiovisual materials are held in all types of institutions, but that obstacles in managing them are experienced by many. The study provides estimates on the size of collections, on the presence of specific carriers and their condition. It also presents data on deteriorating materials, obsolete equipment, cataloguing backlogs, and lack of expertise – all problems that are reported frequently.

The report documents how non-specialist institutions employ new technology for preservation and access of audiovisual materials and concludes that uncertainties about the rapidly evolving digital environment make progress hesitant. Valuable and often unique recordings run the risk of being left behind. The promise digitization holds for easy access and survival of endangered materials can be fulfilled only with more support for minority collections in their transition to the digital world.

Ordering information: Tracking the reel world: A survey of audiovisual collections in Europe Edwin Klijn and Yola de Lusenet - ISBN 978-90-6984-546-3

Copies can be ordered from the ECPA Secretariat at the address below. Anyone requesting a single copy will receive this free of charge.

The report is also available as a PDF file at
http://www.tape-online.net/docs/tracking_the_reel_world.pdf (2.520 KB).

The TAPE project, Training for Audiovisual Preservation in Europe,
http://www.tape-online.net, is supported by the Culture 2000-programme of the EU.

British Silent Cinema Festival [Scanned]
2008 British Silent Cinema Festival, 3-6 April Broadway Cinema in Nottingham. Full details can also be downloaded from our website at www.britishsilentcinema.com. Details of hotels and accommodation are also available on the website.

WSB-TV database on-line with 3 hours of streaming content
WSB-TV donated their newsfilm to UGA in the late 1980s. The newsfilm covers 1949 to 1981 in content. A database and VHS viewing copies for the over 2500 reels of 16mm film was created in the early 1990s.

In the last 4 years we have taken the old database, upgraded it, and began adding more content and streaming clips to the database. This has been in conjunction with a larger project called the Civil Rights Digital Library (CRDL). The Institute of Museum and Library Services provided $761,427 in federal support for the Digital Library of Georgia to create a Civil Rights Digital Library, and much of the Civil Rights content from WSB-TV is made accessible through that site. There is also a Freedom on Film site that will be launched that provides students and teachers with information and stories about the movement. The CRDL and Freedom on Film sites will be launched this spring.

The WSB-TV database can be searched form here:

http://www.libs.uga.edu/media/index.html the link is on the left side of the screen. Anything with a thumbnail can be viewed on line. The database is still a work in progress with corrections still needing to be made, however it is an incredible resource. Search on civil rights or Martin Luther King, Jr. to see the streaming clips and cataloging records now available because of the CRDL project. We are planning on adding more streaming content and fully cataloged records to the WSB-TV database. This is a great historical resource. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Ruta Abolins
Director, Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection
Main Library
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-1641
tel. 706-542-4757
fax 706-542-4144
abolins@uga.edu
http://www.libs.uga.edu/media/index.html

Library of Congress To Offer Junior Fellows Summer Internships
A 1900 blueprint for a proposed expansion of the White House, a 1906 photograph of baseball great Cy Young, an orchestral score for the 1968 film "Planet of the Apes" by award-winning composer Jerry Goldsmith and a 1972 television interview with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie: These are just a few of the examples of treasures found in the Library*s copyright- deposit collections by Junior Fellows Summer Interns.

This summer the Library of Congress, home of the U.S. Copyright Office, is once again offering special 10-week, paid internships to college students. For a stipend of $3,000, Junior Fellows Summer Interns will work full-time, starting on June 2 and ending on Aug. 8, to help locate and itemize uncataloged materials submitted to the office as part of the copyright registration process. In the past, summer interns have identified hundreds of literary, artistic, film and musical gems among the Library*s copyright deposits and gift collections.

The application deadline is midnight, Monday, March 31. Applications will be accepted only online and should be sent to the 2008 Summer Intern Program Coordinating Committee at interns08@loc.gov. For information on how to apply, visit www.loc.gov/hr/jrfellows.

The interns will be exposed to a broad spectrum of library work: preservation, referPrint Traffic Coordinator The mission of the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) is to inspire the imagination and ignite critical dialogue through art and film. One of the largest university art museums in the United States, in physical and budget size and in attendance, BAM/PFA has developed an international reputation for presenting one of the most active and ambitious exhibition programs, as well as for the quality of its art and film collections and research resources. BAM/PFA is an institution with a stellar history and an exciting future. For more information, visit our website: http://bampfa.berkeley.edu.

Responsibilities: The Print Coordinator plans and executes all PFA exhibition shipping and receiving activities and provides technical and administrative support to four film curators. The incumbent will: -Schedule shipping and receiving for approximately 90 films and videos per month, each with its own timeline -Track shipments en route; intervene as needed to ensure that all items arrive and return on time -Verify format, condition, running time and version of film/video for exhibition -Package shipments in accordance with film handling standards; ship to meet deadlines -Because programming is international, assure compliance with international, federal, and UC shipping policies and procedures -Maintain complex and precise record keeping systems -Prepare detailed estimates, reconcile shipping expenses, and prepare final reports -Assist with preparation of grant proposals and reports -Coordinate with PFA Theater Managers and projectionists to create and maintain technical records of exhibition media and their presentation -Organize research materials shared among film curators -Proofread database as well as printed materials -Coordinate a variety of exhibition projects with PFA curators -Help coordinate production of flyers -Assist with special set-ups and other technical needs, and duplicating tapes -Assist with production of booklets and brochures for PFA audiences -Provide general administrative assistance Requirements and Qualifications: -Film and video technical and historical knowledge, and handling experience -Demonstrated experience keeping detailed, accurate and precise records, organizing complex tasks, and meeting deadlines -Film and video shipping experience, both domestic and international, is desired -Familiarity with professional standards of film and video exhibition -Ability to anticipate problems, help implement solutions, and follow through to achieve desired goals -A collaborative and diplomatic approach to working with others and resolving problems -Clear and accurate verbal and written communication skills -Reliable attendance in past employment -Proficiency with Mac OSX, FileMaker Pro, Excel, and Microsoft Word -Legible handwriting -Valid California Driver License and safe driving record -Clearance for heavy lifting and carrying up to 65 pounds Salary: Annual Salary range is $34,620 to $37,632 with an excellent benefits package including three weeks vacation and benefits for specified domestic partners and family members. Deadline: Open until filled. First review of applications will occur on 3/17/2008.

To Apply: Visit http://jobs.berkeley.edu and search for keyword 8115 (the job number for this position), and follow the application process detailed on the website. To be considered, applications must be completed through the campus online website. If you have trouble completing the online application, please send an email message to hrmshelp@berkeley.edu or call 510-643-4443 between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm for assistance. The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer a diverse working environment, competitive salaries, and comprehensive benefits. ence, access standards, information management and the U.S. copyright system. Working closely with Library staff and curators, they will be given the task of delving deeply into key parts of the Library*s unparalleled non-book collections, producing an inventory and identifying literary, artistic and musical examples of past American creativity. The Library of Congress, through its U.S. Copyright Office, has served as the national registry for creative works since 1870. During the past 138 years, more than 32 million works of authorship - most of which represent forms of creativity that are uniquely American - have been registered for copyright protection.

The program, which is an extension of the Library*s Junior Fellows Program, is made possible through the generosity of the late Mrs. Jefferson Patterson and the James Madison Council, a private-sector advisory group. Selected interns will receive a stipend of $300 per week. Interns, however, are temporary employees of the Library, so they are not eligible for federal employee benefits and privileges.

The Library of Congress is an equal-opportunity employer. Women, minorities and persons with disabilities who meet eligibility requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.

Media Studies PhD Scholarship
The School of English, Film, Theatre and Media
Studies at Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand, invites applications from domestic and international PhD candidates for the Vice-Chancellors Strategic ResearchScholarships. The scholarship is valued at $20,000 per annumfor three years plus t ...
Contact: jo.smith@vuw.ac.nz
URL: www.vuw.ac.nz/scholarships

John E. O'Connor Film Award
Description: The American Historical Association seeks applicants for the 2008 John E. O'Connor Film Award, which recognizes outstanding interpretations of history through the medium of
film or video. See http://www.historians.org/prizes/index.cfm?PrizeAbbrev=O%27Conn
or for details about eligibility and the appl ...
Contact: info@historians.org
URL: www.historians.org/prizes/index.cfm?PrizeAbbrev=O%27Connor

Call for papers: conference on "The Intermedial City"
The Intermedial City: Practices, Technologies, Imaginaries
La nouvelle sphère intermédiatique 10
10th International Conference of the Centre de recherche sur l'intermédialité (CRI)
Montréal, October 9 - 11, 2008
Organized by:
James Cisneros, Université de Montréal
Nia Perivolaropoulou, University of Duisburg-Essen Will Straw, McGill University

The city is an intermedial space, a palimpsest of historical traces, a meshwork of codes, encounters, and material media forms whose convergence and collisions produce distinct significations and senses of place. The question of urban mediality extends beyond a simple concern for how cities accommodate concrete media infrastructures or how distinct media produce and project images of the city. The "Intermedial City" conference will examine the ways in which media systems and interfaces help to produce the multiple dimensions of urban living.

The issues to be explored might include the following: (a) how distinct media practices define the limits of the city as a cultural or political space; (b) how communications technologies nourish the sense of cities as spaces of circulation and dispersement; and (c) how the ongoing interaction of media within cities makes possible new imaginaries and new forms of subjective experience.

We welcome papers exploring these and related issues with respect to any historical period or geographical location.

Official conference languages are English and French. Please send your proposal of 150 words and a brief bio to the address below by Monday, March 10th 2008.

Julie Beaulieu
Coordonnatrice des activités publiques
Tel. : (514) 343-7793
Fax : (514) 343-2393
Courriel : julie.beaulieu@umontreal.ca; julie-beaulieu@videotron.ca Site Internet du CRI : http://cri.histart.umontreal.ca

Centre de recherche sur l'intermédialité
Département d'histoire de l'art et d'études cinématographiques Université de Montréal
Case postale 6128, succursale Centre-ville Montréal, QC
H3C 3J7, Canada

Moving Image Archives and the Academy conference - University of Leeds, 15 March
Just a quick reminder to the effect that it's still not too late to register for our 'Moving Image Archives and the Academy' conference at the University of Leeds next Saturday, 15 March. Full details, including the day's programme, can be found here - http://ics.leeds.ac.uk/miaa/

JUSTIFYING WAR: PROPAGANDA, POLITICS AND WAR IN THE MODERN AGE
University of Kent, 8-10 July 2008
In the modern age, propaganda has become synonymous with warfare, the battle for hearts and minds occupying a central position within military and civilian planning. This conference intends to promote a broader, comparative approach to the themes of justifying war and the 'just war', drawing on social, political, military, cultural and economic studies from the Napoleonic Wars of the 19th Century through to the current war in Iraq. While the conference is mainly historical in focus, there is naturally a contemporary resonance between the experience of past efforts to justify war and more recent activities, notably in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

Further details about the conference including the programme and booking details can be found at http://www.justifyingwar.com/

Television Conference - Call for papers
Organised by the University of Paris 8 and the Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA), this three day conference will be held in Paris on May 27-29, 2009.
Interested professors and graduate students are invited to submit paper proposals.

CALL FOR PAPERS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
TELEVISION: THE EXPERIMENTAL MOMENT
FROM INVENTION TO INSTITUTION (1935-1955)
sponsored by Université de Paris 8 (Centre d'Etudes sur les Médias, les Technologies et l'Internationalisation / CEMTI) and Institut National de l'Audiovisuel / INA

For half a century, television was relatively stable not only with respect to its technological basis and means of production and broadcasting,
but also its modes of programming and reception. Its continuous development
opened new perspectives to those who worked in entertainment and gave rise
to vocations that reinforced its legitimacy.
The goal of the conference is to clarify the logics that presided over
the emergence of the medium and the process of adjusting the first programs-with, in consequence, the failure or marginalization, sometimes temporary, of alternative strategies of development.
The conference will combine different approaches (historical, economic,
aesthetic, cultural, legal...) in order to study, in different national contexts, the period of gestation and emergence of the medium (1930s - 1940s) and the first phase of its boom (late 1940s - first half of the 1950s).

By experimental moment, we mean the period, variable according to country, from the conception and broadcasting of truly experimental programs
(beginning in the mid-1930s) to the recognition of an institutional legitimacy that resulted in the first stabilization of the programming offer, the mode of programming, the public, the function of the critic (generally in the mid-1950s); national televisions that appeared later thus
show singular traits.

Priority will be given to consideration and articulation of the following three aspects:
. the context of emergence (constraints and obstacles, possibilities and opportunities, problems and solutions...);
. the invention of programs (themes and forms, successes and failures, experimentation and its limits...);
. production and reception (the first professions and publics, the role of the critic...).

List of suggested themes:
The emergence of the medium and the invention of programs can, for example, be considered from the following angles:

- national models of development
- common problems in different national contexts?
- institutionalization of the medium and alternate models
- private reception and public reception
- the film industry faced with the emergence of television
- radio's legacy
- professionals from radio and film, new vocations
- theater's contribution
- the contribution of the press
- notions of genre and the first programs
- soliciting commercial advertising ?
- reality and fiction in the first programs
- the invention of a new dramatic form
- writing for television
- television's identity as a medium and as an art
- the cultural project and artistic ambition, transmission and creation -
- televisual inventiveness
- forms of appropriation of television by artists
- watching television, the televisual apparatus, the notion of television spectator
- the education of television publics
- the birth of television criticism
- studies of television programs using archives (written or audiovisual)

Editorial Board: Jérôme Bourdon (Université de Tel Aviv), Gilles Delavaud (Université de Paris 8), François Jost (Université de Paris 3), Denis Maréchal (INA), Jean-Michel Rodes (Inathèque de France), Pierre Sorlin (Université de Paris3).

Date: May 27-29 2009
Place: Paris
Paper proposals in French or English (title + 20 lines/ 300 words + brief
biographical note) should be sent to both the following addresses:
Gilles Delavaud: gilles.delavaud@univ-paris8.fr Denis Maréchal: dmarechal@ina.fr
Deadline for submission of proposals: June 1, 2008.

American Studies Association of Turkey
33rd Annual American Studies Conference
In collaboration with The Literature Film Association (LFA) - Adapting America/America Adapted October 8 ˆ 10, 2008
Bogazici University
Istanbul, Turkey

This conference seeks to define a new agenda for adaptation studies, specifically, as a branch of American Studies that not only encompasses literature and visual media, but also a wide-range of subject areas including, but not limited to, history, anthropology, political science, philosophy, sociology, the performing arts, and cultural/ethnic studies. By looking at adaptation in relation to the United States, we seek to investigate a variety of culturally and historically transformative strategies. We also seek to examine how the process of adaptation has been influenced by social, ideological and political factors both inside and outside the United States.

While, traditionally, adaptation refers to the transformation of literary texts into different forms of media (e.g., films and television programs), the concept of adaptation can also be applied to other disciplines. Historians engage in process of negotiating or "adapting" various histories, or dialogues, when they tell the story of a nation; politicians adapt/adopt different philosophies, at different times, to suit their particular interests; and artists and musicians adapt/adopt a broad range of cultural signifiers when creating new works, conventions, and/or trends.

The American Studies Association of Turkey invites proposals that consider adaptation, broadly conceived. We particularly encourage proposals which incorporate transdisciplinary explorations of adaptation, and welcome proposals from any field of study. Possible themes include, but are not limited to:

· Processes/purposes of adaptation
· Adaptation and its motives (e.g., intentionality)
· Adapting history for political reasons/historical reinvention
· Popular history: creation and reception
· Foreign policy and adaptation
· Audience and adaptation
· Trans or intercultural adaptation
· Cultural outcomes/products of adaptation (hybridity, creolization, metissage, mestizaje)
· Racial adaptation ("passing")
· Musical adaptation (e.g., sampling in rap music)
· Artistic adaptation
· Cross-cultural adaptation (e.g., African elements in American Jazz/Blues)
· Lingual adaptation (e.g., ebonics)
· Transformation/transmutation of ideas
· (Re)creation/simulacra
· Mimicry, authenticity, and adaptation
· Forced adaptation (e.g., colonization, imperialism)
· Americanization, assimilation, acculturation
· Indigenous adaptation
· Identity and adaptation
· The appeal/limits of adaptation
· Sex/gender adaptation (e.g., transvestitism, berdachism)
· Conscious adaptation (e.g., metafiction)
· Self-writing (e.g., transforming personal experiences into literature)
· Biopics
· Pastiches/parodies/satire
· Literatur