Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image
2008 Conference
University of Wisconsin-Madison
June 11-14, 2008

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Call for papers

The Society for the Cognitive Study of the Moving Image announces its call for proposals for the 2008 biennial conference, June 11-14, 2008 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  SCSMI is an interdisciplinary organization made up of scholars interested in cognitive, philosophical, neurophysiological, and evolutionary-psychological approaches to the analysis of film and other moving-image media. 

Members of SCSMI seek to understand, among other things, the ways in which perceptual and neural processing relate to spectators affective responses, to viewers comprehension of film narratives, and to the saliency of particular formal features of films. Members also raise questions about how artistic strategies, such as narrative construction, audio-visual technique, and the creation of emotional responses, may be amenable to naturalistic explanations in a cognitive framework. Members are likewise interested in the implications of empirical findings for conceptual analysis, theory clarification, and philosophical inquiry related to film. 

Guidelines for Proposals

To give a paper at the 2008 SCSMI conference, the presenter must be a current member of the Society. Details of membership will be posted on this website in the near future.

Papers at the 2008 SCSMI conference will be thirty minutes in length to be followed by a twenty-minute question and answer period.  The thirty-minute presentation time includes all audio-visual extracts.

Individuals interested in presenting a paper at the 2008 conference should submit the following:

Name
Email address
Institutional Affiliation
300 word synopsis of the paper
50 word abstract

Three copies of your proposal should be emailed to the SCSMI conference program committee. One copy should be sent to each member of the committee, which includes:

David Bordwell (bordwell@wisc.edu)
Jeff Smith (jpsmith8@wisc.edu)
Ben Singer (bisinger@wisc.edu)

Paper proposals must be received by October 31, 2007.  Notice of accepted paper proposals will be given no later than December 1, 2007.