VIII DKA - Call for Papers (ENG)

Students' and Graduate Students' Academic Conference

HOLLYWOOD – MAKING AMERICA

CINEMA IN HISTORY, CULTURE AND SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

Jagiellonian University in Krakow

27-29 April, 2016

We are pleased to announce that the 8th edition of Days of American Culture, organized by American Studies Students' Research Society of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow in cooperation with the Institute of American Studies and Polish Diaspora of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow will be held in April 2016. This year's edition will be dedicated to the aspect that made America famous throughout the world - American cinematographic industry and its impact on the United States.

United States had been one of the pioneers of cinematography. From East Coast, where everything  started, to Hollywood; from The Birth of a Nation, Jazz Singer, Wizard of Oz to Titanic, 12 Years A Slave and Star Wars; from Buster Keaton to Meryl Streep – the examples are plenty, and it is still difficult to point out the diversity and rich history of American cinema. Magic of the silver screen for over a century has been attracting people to the theatres. People, who are sitting in the dark screening room and expecting not only pure entertainment, but also an opportunity for a reflection.

American cinema has been reinvigorating to the nation's industry and had an enourmous impact on forming of American cultural legacy. Due to its wide range and influence it has been active in shaping up the society as well as American political life, which only furthers its position in sociopolitical history of the United States.

The conference Hollywood – Making America. Cinema in History, Culture and Society of the United States has – as did the previous editions of Days of American Culture Conference – inderdisciplinary nature. Therefore we invite not only American and film studies experts to send their proposed papers and attend the Conference, but also people from a variety of fields, such as political science, cultural studies, sociology, anthropology, psychology and other representatives of liberal arts and social science disciplines. We encourage to look at the issue not only from the perspective of film studies, but mostly to ponder on the impact of American cinematography on politics and society.

Those interested in participating in the conference are kindly asked to fill form available at [thank you for your applications] until March 15, 2016. We accept the papers in both Polish and English. We will contact the authors of accepted papers no later than  March 20, 2016. The length of the presentation shall not exceed 15 minutes. Authors of accepted papers will be asked to pay a conference fee of 80 PLN until April 10, 2016. Every other person, interested in following Days of American Culture is cordially invited to follow us on our website www.dnikulturyamerykanskiej.blogspot.com  and www.facebook.com/dnikulturyamerykanskiej . For non-speakers, attendance is free of charge. 

After the conference we plan to publish a peer-reviewed post-conference book. The speakers participating in the event will be notified about the details in a due time.

Should you have any questions regarding the VIII Days of American Culture and the conference, please feel free to contact us at dniamerykanskie@gmail.com. Please also check our websites www.dnikulturyamerykanskiej.blogspot.com  and  www.facebook.com/dnikulturyamerykanskiej   to receive updates on the organized events.