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Conference on Film <strong>and</strong> Cinema in Singapore (6‐7 <strong>Oct</strong>ober <strong>2011</strong>)<br />
Jointly organised by Wee Kim Wee School of Communication <strong>and</strong> Information, <strong>Nanyang</strong> Technological University <strong>and</strong><br />
Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore<br />
From the first recorded public screening in the early 1900s to local feature films in multiplexes of the 21 st<br />
century, the motion picture has been present in Singapore for more than a century. Even as it occupies a<br />
highly intimate aspect of daily living, the cinematic text <strong>and</strong> experience have been accorded greater<br />
legitimacy <strong>and</strong> scholarly attention in the recent decade as part of the critical recognition of the broader<br />
significance of screen cultures. The recent decade has witnessed the burgeoning of popular <strong>and</strong> scholarly<br />
interests in the evolution of film <strong>and</strong> cinema in Singapore, with studies ranging from industry networks,<br />
analysis of film texts <strong>and</strong> film archiving to unearthing of socio‐cultural memories of audience experiences<br />
with the big screen. As a multidisciplinary phenomenon, critical research <strong>and</strong> writings on Singapore cinema<br />
have involved scholars coming from diverse academic backgrounds from Communications Studies to<br />
History, Geography, <strong>and</strong> Sociology. Accompanying this growing scholarly interest has also been the<br />
increasing inclusion of Film studies in educational curriculums from the primary to tertiary levels.<br />
In this respect, this conference will serve as a platform for both scholars <strong>and</strong> practitioners to review<br />
existing paradigms in addition to charting new approaches <strong>and</strong> directions into the study of film <strong>and</strong> cinema<br />
in Singapore. Suggested themes include, but are not limited to:<br />
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Historical Evolution<br />
Geographies of Cinema<br />
Audience Reception<br />
Archiving Film<br />
Cultural <strong>and</strong> Media Policies <strong>and</strong> Politics<br />
Cultural Economy <strong>and</strong> Film Industry<br />
Semiotics<br />
Film Genres (Mainstream/Independent Films)<br />
Film & Visual/Installation Arts<br />
Cinematography<br />
Filmmakers & Artistes<br />
Film Research<br />
CONTACT DETAILS<br />
Conveners:<br />
Dr Liew Kai Khiun<br />
Assistant Professor<br />
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication <strong>and</strong> Information<br />
<strong>Nanyang</strong> Technological University<br />
kkliew@ntu.edu.sg<br />
Dr Stephen Teo<br />
Associate Professor<br />
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication <strong>and</strong> Information<br />
<strong>Nanyang</strong> Technological University<br />
steo@ntu.edu.sg
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