Film buffs and arts professionals will explore screen cultures as part of a special public symposium event being staged on the QMU campus, Thursday 22nd June, 9am-6.30pm.
The ‘Adaptation and Nation’ symposium will feature a variety of expert presentations and discussions around the topics of screen adaptation, cultural policy, cultural heritage, national identities, performance, costume and cultural tourism.
The event will begin to map out some conceptual approaches to the study of adaptation in national, post-national and transnational contexts. It will also encourage a multi-disciplinary approach to the question of screen adaptation and nation, incorporating analyses from discursive, industrial and textual perspectives.
The event finale will be a special screening of the film 1745, an untold story of slavery (www.1745film.com), which is in competition for Best Short Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017.
Robert Munro, who’s completing his PhD ‘Screening Scotland’s Stories’ at QMU and is the event’s co-organiser, said: “The symposium will be an important event it its own right and will hopefully lead to a valuable collection of published essays.
“It is also intended that the symposium will be a starting point in a bigger project which would look at the adaptation industry more broadly, and also build a network of researchers interested in adaptation in national, post-national and transnational contexts.”
For further information and to register for tickets at only £30 per person, email Michael Stewart, E: MStewart@qmu.ac.uk, Robert Munro, E: RMunro@qmu.ac.uk or E: events@qmu.ac.uk
For more information and for a full event programme, visit: https://adaptationandnation.wordpress.com
Just announced – special Business & Innovation day combined ticket for Scottish Businesses!
Scotland’s 2020 Climate Group are pleased to announce that a special £150 ticket offer is available for Scottish businesses who wish to attend BOTH the Business and Innovations Day programmes at ECCA.
To view the programmes and register for your £150 two-day ticket please use this link: http://ecca2017.eu/conference/businessandinnovation/
Business & Innovation at ECCA 2017
Climate change presents a wide range of serious risks for business. At the same time, it also provides opportunities for companies, large and small, to drive forward innovative and successful adaptation products and services.
ECCA is the global conference that brings together the people who deliver climate adaptation action on the ground – from business, industry, NGOs, and local government – to share knowledge, ideas and experience with leading researchers and policy makers. Held in Glasgow at the SEC, the ECCA Business & Innovation Days will offer packed programmes focused on the unique opportunities adaption presents for businesses. Recognising the increasing need for the business sector to engage in developing and delivering climate ready solutions.
The tailor-made business and innovation programme on 6-7 June is open to businesses, SMEs, social enterprises and entrepreneurs.
A special two-day rate of £150 is being offered for businesses wishing to attend the Business & Innovation Days. Please visit the website to register.
View the Business & Innovation Day Programmes and Register for your £150 ticket here.
