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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>This is immediately preceding the Film Festival. I
wonder whether we'll know what the Festival thmes(s) will be by
December.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Roger</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=aaron.gerow@yale.edu href="mailto:aaron.gerow@yale.edu">Aaron
Gerow</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 29, 2011 8:01
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Fwd: CFP--ASIAN CINEMA STUDIES
SOCIETY CONFERENCE, HKU, March 18-20, 2012</DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'; FONT-SIZE: medium"><B>CFP--ASIAN CINEMA
STUDIES SOCIETY CONFERENCE, HKU, March 18-20, 2012</B><BR></SPAN></DIV><BR>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">CALL FOR PAPERS</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">ASIAN CINEMA STUDIES SOCIETY CONFERENCE </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">With the Support of</FONT></DIV>
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and </FONT></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman">THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG </FONT></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman">AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman">Hong Kong and Asian Cinema:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Creativity and Culture in an Era of
Globalization</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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</SPAN>This meeting of the Asian Cinema Studies Society welcomes paper,
poster, workshop and panel proposals covering all aspects of Asian film and
media.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Although proposals
related to the conference theme of Hong Kong and Asian cinema in the era of
globalization may be given priority, proposals on all aspects of Asian film
and media are welcome.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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</SPAN>Please send proposals of 200-300 words as RTF or WORD attachments to
Dr. Natalie Wong at </FONT></FONT><A
href="mailto:siulamwong@gmail.com"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">siulamwong@gmail.com</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For all proposals, be certain to
include the title, author(s) name(s), institutional affiliation, mailing
address, and email contacts, as well as a brief biography of each
contributor.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For panel,
workshop, and group submissions, be certain to provide a brief description
(100 words) of the contribution of each participant.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sessions will be 1 ½ hours in
duration, and time limits will be strictly enforced.<SPAN
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</SPAN>Deadline for proposals:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>December 31, 2011</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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</SPAN>Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by the end of January
2012.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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</SPAN>We regret that we cannot offer any funds for travel or
accommodation.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>However, there
will be NO registration fee<SPAN
style="COLOR: #c00000; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW">for</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: #c00000; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW"> </SPAN>those presenting
papers, serving as panel chairs, or participating in workshops, poster
sessions, or in any other official capacity.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Registered guests are welcome to
attend as well; however, some conference events/meals may only be available
for those presenting papers or serving in other official
capacities.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">About
the Asian Cinema Studies Society (ACSS):</FONT></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Inaugurated in 1984, ACSS has been dedicated to
fostering research in Asian film and related media.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It publishes <U>Asian Cinema
</U>twice yearly, and features all types of Asian film, including
full-length movies, documentaries, animation, and experimental.</FONT><SPAN
class=style81><FONT face=Verdana> </FONT></SPAN><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Nine
ACSS conferences have been held since 1988, including five in the United
States and one each in Australia, Canada, South Korea and China. Many of the
papers presented at ACSS conferences have been published in Asian Cinema and
other journals and books.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">For
more information on ACSS and for membership details, visit its website at
</FONT><A href="http://astro.temple.edu/~jlent/asiancinema/acss.html"><FONT
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face="Times New Roman">http://astro.temple.edu/~jlent/asiancinema/acss.html</FONT></A><FONT
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">About
the Centre for the Study of Globalization and Culture:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">The
Center for the Study of Globalization and Cultures (CSGC), set up in 1999,
is an interdisciplinary center based in the Department of Comparative
Literature. The focus of its work is on issues of culture and globalization
with special reference to Asia, China and Hong Kong. Major research themes
include: the cultures of capitalism; global flows of culture, media and
technology; cities and globalization; new communities, publics, and
identities; and post-colonialism and neo-liberalism.</FONT></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">For
more information on CSGC, visit its website at</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A
href="http://www0.hku.hk/complit/csgc/"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">http://www0.hku.hk/complit/csgc/</FONT></A><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Please
direct all inquiries to Dr. Natalie Wong at </FONT><A
href="mailto:siulamwong@gmail.com"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">siulamwong@gmail.com</FONT></A><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Program
committee members:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>John Lent
(Temple), Tan See-Kam (Macau), Natalie Wong (HKU), Staci Ford (HKU), Mirana
Szeto (HKU), Winnie Yee (HKU), Ang Sze-wei (HKU), Gina Marchetti
(HKU).</FONT></DIV>
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