Papers are invited for the biennial IAMHIST (International Association of Media and History) Congress, to be held at the University of Leicester, UK,17-20 JULY 2013, on the theme of ‘Childhood and the Media’. Possible topics include (but are not limited to):
- Child actors and stars: e.g. Shirley Temple, Sabu, Jodie Foster (including what becomes of child actors when they are no longer children).
- Representations of childhood in film, radio and television including both real (e.g. Ann Frank) and fictional (e.g. Harry Potter).
- Children in classic cinema: e.g. Bicycle Thieves, the Apu films.
- Adapting children’s fiction: e.g. The Railway Children, The Princess Diaries
- Childhood and film-makers’ autobiographies: e.g. François Truffaut, Terence Davies.
- Nostalgia and childhood: adults remembering film, radio and television.
- Film, radio and television ‘made for children’: e.g. the Children’s Film Foundation, Walt Disney, children’s television drama, cartoons.
- Educational film, radio and television programming: e.g. Play School, Sesame Street and their international equivalents.
- Exhibition practices: e.g. children’s matinees, film clubs, tie-in publications.
- Juvenile audiences and reception studies of children’s media.
- Research into the effects of the mass media on children.
- Children and media censorship in national and international contexts.
Proposals for papers should be sent to: iamhist2013@le.ac.uk.
Please include an abstract of c.300 words, a brief biographical note, your institutional affiliation (where relevant) and your contact details (including your email address).
We welcome proposals either for individual papers or for self-constituted panels of 3-4 papers. We envisage that papers will be 20 minutes plus time for questions and discussion.
Closing date for proposals: 15 December 2012.
You will be notified of the acceptance of your paper by 31 January 2013.
It is expected that the conference fee will be £150 (IAMHIST members) or £190 (including IAMHIST membership). Day rates and reduced rates for postgraduate students will be available.
En-suite bed & breakfast accommodation in university halls of residence will be available at £41 per night.