Call for Provocateurs! Rebooting Futurism @ Victoria University of Wellington – 15 May 2015
Rebooting Futurism challenges scholars and scientists from all fields and disciplines to contribute to a one-day conference/symposium/performance event interrogating the legacies of Futurism. We seek projects that synthesize the spirit and substance of Futurism in the context of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand, asking "What if Futurism was (re)born today?" Proposals representing all disciplines and a range of formats and media, are welcomed, including but not limited to: Pecha Kucha Conference Papers and Micro-Manifestos Performance-based research using theatre, dance, cinema, music, and electronic media Exhibitions and demonstrations fusing art and science THEMES New New Zealand/ Aotearoa a mua - What New New Zealands might Futurism now envision? For what might a Maori Marinetti agitate? Rebooting Futurism - What is (or might be) the "Neo-Futurist" Aesthetic and Politic? Futurist Fission & Fusion - How does Futurism productively challenge traditional disciplinary boundaries between humanity and machine, science and art, nature and culture, popular and high culture? What new hybrid forms do contemporary media make possible? The Influence & Legacies of Futurism in Australasia and Abroad Sintesi - New performances inspired by and critical of Futurism SUBMISSIONS "It is stupid to write 100 pages when one would suffice" (Marinetti). In the futurist spirit, Rebooting Futurism seeks short, dynamic, high-impact contributions. Proposals should embrace innovation in form and content, and contest conventional distinctions between "scholarship," "science," "art," and "entertainment." Please address submissions – including 250-word abstracts, along with bios and any special (space, equipment, etc.) requirements - and queries to [email protected]. The deadline for proposals is 31 January 2015. (may be extended) Dr. Miriam Ross Lecturer, Film Programme 83 Fairlie Terrace Victoria University of Wellington Wellington, Aotearoa-New Zealand +64 4 463 9655+64 4 463 9655 www.stereoscopicmedia.org
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