Visible Evidence 25 CFP

Dear Domitorians, Given the history of productive exchanges between the Domitor and Visible Evidence communities, please take note of the CFP for Visible Evidence 25 below. yrs., Oliver Gaycken ————————————- Hey everyone,   I’m really pleased to be able announce the Call for Papers for Visible Evidence 25 and the launch of…

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Tribute to Henri Bousquet

Announcement by François Amy de la Bretèque / Avis de François Amy de la Bretèque Dear domitorians, I have just received the notice of death (August 2) from our friend Henri Bousquet that the oldest of us have known well. He was a loyal follower of the…

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Call for paper & screening about Love

Love The 11th Orphan Film Symposium April 11-14, 2018 Museum of the Moving Image, New York Deadline to submit one-page proposals for presentations (15 to 30 minutes) that include the screening of seldom-seen material: August 28, 2017 Scholars, archivists, curators, media artists, preservationists, collectors, and other enthusiasts are invited to come…

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Exhibition on the history of the diorama

Dioramas Palais de Tokyo, Paris 14 June – 10 September 2017 From midday to midnight, except on Tuesdays This exhibition claims that the invention of the diorama in the 19th century represented an “optical revolution, a key moment in the history of performing arts”. It tells the story…

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Exhibition on the history of photographic slides

Slides The History of Projected Photography Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne (Switzerland) 1 June – 24 September 2017 open from Tuesday to Sunday, 11pm – 6pm   The Musée de l’Elysée is presenting one of the first exhibitions devoted to the history of the slide. No prints hanging on the walls this…

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Tribute to Karel Dibbets (1947-2017)

It is with sadness that Domitor shares the news of the recent passing of our colleague Karel Dibbets on May 28th, 2017 at age 70. Karel was a major Dutch film historian whose writings significantly contributed to the study of film history in and of…

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Call for Applications for 3 Postdoctoral and 5 Doctoral Fellowships at the University of Basel (Switzerland)

3 Postdoctoral & 5 PhD Fellowships to be offered   The eikones Graduate School at the University of Basel in Switzerland invites applications for 3 postdoctoral one-year Nomis Fellowships beginning 1 September 2017, supporting groundbreaking research projects related to how images act as models or paradigms in…

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Call for Researchers at the Cinémathèque française

3 Visiting Scholar Fellowships to be offered La Cinémathèque française (the French Film Archive) advertised 3 Visiting Scholar Fellowships of 5’000 Euros for the academic year 2017-2018 . The research should be conducted on the Cinemathèque collections and could be  for example dedicated to movie…

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