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Society for the Philosophic Study of the Contemporary Visual Arts (SPSCVA)

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

SPSCVA & Film and Philosophy Online Workshop

  • June 14, 2024

The Society for the Philosophic Study of the Contemporary Visual Arts (SPSCVA) and Film and Philosophy are sponsoring an online workshop to take place on June 14th, 2024. We are open to submissions from scholars outside of philosophy to promote interdisciplinary discussion. We also strongly encourage submissions from women and minorities and from junior and new members of the SPSCVA.

Interested participants are invited to submit detailed abstracts (500 to 800 words) for individual presentations as well as panel proposal. We encourage participants to focus on current topics of interest such as, but not limited to:

  • The representation of race in film
  • Film and Artificial Intelligence
  • Online streaming VS in-person screening
  • Animation
  • The relationship between film criticism and philosophy
  • Contemporary directors
  • TV series

Proposals should be prepared for blind review and submitted no later than April 10th. All submissions should be sent to filmphiljournal@gmail.com.

Accepted authors will be notified by May 1st and will be asked to provide a finalized copy of their paper by May 20th. Papers will be presented and discussed in a pre-read workshop format:

  • Participants will commit to read all accepted papers prior to the workshop
  • The author will have 10 minutes to introduce the paper; the introduction will be followed by brief comments by an assigned commentator; the remaining portion of the session will be dedicated to Q&A

Interested commentators, chairs, and tech chairs should reach out to co-Chairs Laura T. Di Summa at eirenelaura@gmail.com and John Dyck at john.dyck@gmail.com.

While we cannot guarantee acceptance, selected papers will be considered for publication in Film and Philosophy.