We are inviting our colleagues, practitioners and interested researchers to our 2-day online symposium „Animation & Politics in a Globalized World“ (October 28–29, 2021).
In the symposium, speakers from across the world will present their research and their art works on animation and politics. We are happy to announce our two keynote speakers Eric Herhuth and Esther Leslie. The event is organized by Dr. Erwin Feyersinger (Universität Tübingen), Andrea Polywka (Philipps-Universität Marburg), and Dr. Maike Sarah Reinerth (Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Potsdam). It is hosted by AG Animation (a SIG of the German Society for Media Studies), the DFG-Network Animation and Contemporary Media Culture, and the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Potsdam, and sponsored by the Documentary SIG of the Society for Animation Studies (SAS).
Program (all times CEST)
Thursday, October 28, 2021
13:00 | Welcome
13:15–14:30 | Artistic Research, Animation & Global Politics
Alisi Telengut (Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF): Re-Animating Animism
Rand Beiruty (Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF): Animating Violence Against Women: A Practice-Based Study on the Representation of Child Marriage and Domestic Violence in Animated Documentaries
14:45–16:00 | Perspectives on Geographical and Educational Aspects
Eric Wilkinson (McGill University): Bob and Margaret: The Limits of Canadian Content
Naima Alam (Universität Tübingen): Explaining Female Health with Animation
Guglielmo Scafirimuto (Université de Paris Nanterre): The Animated World of Migration: From Educational Video to Autobiography
16:15–17:15 | Interactive Panel on Animation Politics & Globalization
17:30–19:00 | Keynote
Eric Herhuth (Tulane University): Troublesome Figures: Animation, Conscience, Psychomachia
Friday, October 29, 2021
10:00–11:30 | Keynote
Esther Leslie (Birkbeck): In Colourful Reflection We Have Digital Life: On Animation’s Contemporary Appearance on Our Globe
11:45–13:15 | Current Research on Animation, Politics & Contemporary Media Culture
Presentations by two members of the DFG-Network, Jana Rogoff and Maike Sarah Reinerth
Please register at https://forms.gle/JxCYshmBoWNgn81a9.
You can also send a short registration email to symposium2021@ag-animation.de.
Please register until October 26, 2021.