CFP - Media in Motion: The Challenge of Preservation in the Digital Age

Call for Papers

Media in Motion:
The Challenge of Preservation in the Digital Age

October 29, 2008

McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
Canada

The DOCAM (Documentation and Conservation of the Media Arts
Heritage)  
Research Alliance and MediaMcGill invite submissions
of abstracts for  
the presentation of papers at the inaugural Media in Motion
Symposium.  
The interdisciplinary event aims to bring together graduate
students  
across the sciences, humanities, and social sciences in
order to  
explore the many facets of media art preservation. To that
end,  
submissions related to the conference theme, ”The Challenge
of  
Preservation in the Digital Age,” are strongly encouraged.
Possible  
topics include, but are not limited to:

- Archival Practices
- Challenges of Audio, Film, Video, and Digital Media
Preservation
- Cultural Influences, Impacts, and Considerations
- Cultural Property Law
- Digital Preservation and Cultural Memory
- Digitization of the Humanities
- Effects on Artistic Practices
- Ethical, Social, and Philosophical Concerns
- Preservation Strategies and Techniques
- Future Trends and Directions

As the symposium will be held in conjunction with the Annual

International DOCAM Summit (on October 30-31, 2008, at
McGill  
University), preference will be given to proposals that
address issues  
related to the alliance’s activities. For more information
on DOCAM  
and its mandate, please visit http://www.docam.ca/en.

All presented papers will be considered for publication in
an edited  
volume of the proceedings. Additional information will be
provided  
upon acceptance.

Proposals should include a title; the name, affiliation, and
e-mail  
address of the author; an abstract of 300 words; and a brief
statement  
explaining how the paper fits within the research priorities
of DOCAM.  
Submissions in English or French are welcome. Please send
proposals by  
May 31, 2008 to Marilyn Terzic at docam.symposiummac.com.

DOCAM is an international research alliance on the
documentation and  
the conservation of the media arts heritage, initiated by
the Daniel  
Langlois Foundation for Art, Science, and Technology. Its
main  
objective is to develop new methodologies and tools to
address the  
issues of preserving and documenting digital, technological,
and  
electronic works of art.

MediaMcGill is a hub of research, scholarship, and public
outreach on  
issues and controversies in media, technology, and culture.
Based in  
the Department of Art History and Communication Studies at
McGill  
University, MediaMcGill is supported by a range of sources,
most  
notably a generous gift from the Beaverbrook Canadian
Foundation. For  
more information, please visit http://media.mcgill.ca.
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