<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>件名: </b></span><span 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="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">CALL FOR PAPERS</font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">ASIAN CINEMA STUDIES SOCIETY CONFERENCE </font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">With the Support of</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">THE CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF GLOBALIZATION AND CULTURE and </font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPARATIVE LITERATURE at</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG </font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">MARCH 18-20, 2012</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG</font></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; "><font size="3"><font 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><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </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><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </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 face="Times New Roman" size="3">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 style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Deadline for proposals:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>December 31, 2011</font></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by the end of January 2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </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><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">About the Asian Cinema Studies Society (ACSS):</font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><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><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">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 face="Times New Roman" size="3">http://astro.temple.edu/~jlent/asiancinema/acss.html</font></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">About the Centre for the Study of Globalization and Culture:</font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">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><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">For more information on CSGC, visit its website at</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><a href="http://www0.hku.hk/complit/csgc/"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">http://www0.hku.hk/complit/csgc/</font></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Please direct all inquiries to Dr. Natalie Wong at </font><a href="mailto:siulamwong@gmail.com"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">siulamwong@gmail.com</font></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">.</font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">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><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p>
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