*CFP* “NORDIC FILM MUSIC AND SOUND”, JOURNAL OF SCANDINAVIAN CINEMA, SPECIAL ISSUE

Guest editors: Gunnar Iversen (Carleton University), Pietari Kaapa (University of Warwick), Kate Moffat (University of Stirling)

‘Working from a multifaceted musical palette with a vast variety of experiences to draw from, the Nordic film and media composers are known for their ability to do whatever it takes to tell the story; whatever it takes to serve the film. You can say that Nordic composers make their movies and directors win prizes’ (Nordic Film Music Days).

Nordic cinema has consistently enjoyed a curious relationship with popular culture. As part of small nation cinemas, audience sizes are restricted, requiring institutional support to sustain a healthy film industry. Thus, Nordic cinemas have tended to prioritize artistic or experimental filmmaking, resulting in respected international auteurs like Ingmar Bergman, Lars von Trier, Roy Andersson and Pirjo Honkasalo.

*CFP* “IN PURSUIT OF SOUND: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM2, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

In Pursuit of Sound: An Interdisciplinary Symposium

1 – 2 October 2019

University of Cambridge

Our keynote speeches will be given by Dr. Mina Gorji (University of Cambridge), and Dr. Tom Rice (University of Exeter). The symposium will also host a performance.

In Pursuit of Sound is a two day symposium which aims to rally researchers engaged in sound studies, and interrogate the discipline’s promises and pitfalls. The humanities’ ‘aural turn’ might be said to have been completed, but we are interested in advancing sound studies towards new, strange, and challenging inquiries. To that end, we invite proposals for twenty minute papers on the theme of sound, from postgraduates, ECRs, and academics across the humanities.