Bringing together an enormous range of endeavours, the cultural and creative industries range from art, cinema, music, and fashion to curatorship, museum management, and heritage site revitalization. Such endeavours are of great importance artistically, culturally and economically, so it is understandable that recent years have seen increasing attention on the Cultural and Creative Industries, both in teaching and research, in Higher Education institutions around the world. In response to this, the USC-SJTU Joint Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries in Shanghai is pleased to announce an international conference to explore the most recent developments in the field, at both national and international levels. Under the theme of “Collaboration and Competition”, we wish to call for a rethinking of the roles and methods of cultural production, and how they relate to current concerns about globalization, and concurrent moves towards nationalism. In addition, our sub-theme for this conference, “Futures and Pasts” emphasizes a pan-historical focus, and also seeks to facilitate dialogue among industry historians, theorists, and professionals.
The purpose of this conference is to bring together scholars and industry practitioners from a wide variety of disciplines and interests, with a view of establishing common ground in order to compare, exchange and develop new ways of researching, teaching, and working in the creative and cultural industries. We welcome abstracts for individual 20 minute presentations or panels consisting of three papers (in English) from scholars and practitioners working in any field of the cultural and creative industries. Please send abstracts (max. 300 words) and short biographies (max. 100 words) , and any enquiries to icci-conf@sjtu.edu.cn by 6th Mar. 2017.
Possible topics include:
- Competition and Collaboration in the Chinese Film Industries
- Promotion and Circulation of Cultural Products
- Packaging the Past for Contemporary Audiences
- Issues in Funding and Sponsorship
- Economic and Cultural Capitals in Contemporary Art
- Creative Professionals and the Politics of Labor
- Advertising and Creativity in China
- Digital Filmmaking and New Forms
- Online Production and Consumption
- Regional and Transnational Production
Hosted by: USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry
Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
Professor Chris Berry, King’s College, London
Ms.Jenny Romero, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, USA
Professor Andrew Spicer, University of the West of England, UK
Professor Brian Winston, University of Lincoln, UK
Deadline for abstracts: 6th Mar. 2017
Conference Time: 5-7th June 2017
Conference Venue:
Qian Xuesen Library B13, No. 1800 Huashan Road, Shanghai (5-6th June);
Room 200, Building A7, Zizhu International Education Park, No. 155 Tanjiatang Road, Shanghai (7th June).
Conference Fees:
The conference charges a registration fee of 900 RMB each(500 RMB for student). Please process the payment online: http://www.jdcw.sjtu.edu.cn/payment/
Conference organisers:
Anthony. T. McKenna, associate professor cinema and screen studies, ICCI anthonymckenna@sjtu.edu.cn
Kiki Tianqi Yu, filmmaker, and associate professor cinema and screen studies, ICCI tianqiyu@sjtu.edu.cn
General Contact Email: icci-conf@sjtu.edu.cn