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6/6/2017

Poster revealed for "Exploitation Cinema in the 21st Century"

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This Friday I'll be delivering a keynote lecture at Exploitation Cinema in the 21st Century -- an awesome symposium organised by Dr James Newton at Canterbury Christ Church University. 

Find the amazing poster, and the equally amazing schedule, below. I can't wait!
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Symposium Schedule


09.00 – 09.30             Registration and Tea/Coffee
                                    Welcome: James Newton
 
09.30 – 10.30             Panel One: Waves and Cycles
 
  • Phil Wintle (University of Leicester), “Tracking the Popularity and Trends of the ‘Torture-Porn’ Film Through the Saw Series”.
  • John P. Warton (Independent Scholar), “Shock and Schlock: Horror Tropes in Sharksploitation Cinema”.
  • Linda McCarthy (University of East Anglia), “I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts:  Exploiting the Spectral in Ghost Hunting Films in Post-millennial America”.
 
10.30 – 10.35              Short Break
 
10.35 – 11.35              Panel Two: Exploitation Business and Industry
 
  • Andrew Stubbs (Staffordshire University), “The Knick: A convergence between exploitation cinema, independent film, and Quality TV?”
  • Britt Rhuart (Bowling Green State University), “Selling Grindhouse: The Distribution of Dimension Films”.
  • Daniela Caterino (University of Bari), “From Django Unchained to The Hateful Eight: the author of the music and the protection of his moral rights.”
 
11.35 – 12.00              Tea Break
 
12.00 – 13.00              Panel Three: Violence, Sexual Transgression, and Exploitation
 
  • David Maguire (Leeds International Film Festival), “The Body Politic: the wider issues at play in 21st century rape-revenge films”.
  • Eddie Falvey (University of Exeter), “(S)Exploitation in the Mainstream: 21st Century Treatments of BDSM on Screen”.
  • Virginie Guichard (Ravensbourne), “We Are the Flesh: Constructing a Sadean Carnal Theatre”.
 
13.00 – 14.00              Lunch
 
14.00 – 15.15              Panel Four: Wider Contexts of Exploitation
 
  • Lee Kenny (University of Kent), “Chavs On Screen: Exploiting fears of Anti-Social Behaviour in 21st Century British Cinema”.
  • Stefano Guerini Rocco (University of Bergamo), “Is this just fantasy? The Teen Movie Genre Between Exploitation and Convergence Culture”.
  • Neil Jackson (University of Lincoln), “Losing Ben Gardner’s Head: Jaws: The Sharksploitation Edit and the gutting of Spielberg’s big fish”.
  • David Annandale (University of Manitoba), “Scorched Earth: She Who Must Burn and the Exploitation Film’s Assault on the Cinematic Norm”.
 
15.15 – 15.30              Break
 
15.30 – 16.45              Panel Five: International Exploitation Cinema
 
  • Momina Masood (University of the Punjab, Pakistan) “Omar Khan’s Zibahkhana: The Slasher in Pakistan, and Legacy of the Exploitation”.
  • Nilay Erbalaban (Gaziantep University), “Turkish Style Exploitation Cinema: Arabesque Movies”. Video Presentation.
  • Iain Robert Smith (Kings College London), “The Indian Ed Wood?: The Cult of Indian exploitation director Kanti Shah”.
 
 
16.45 – 17.00              Break
 
17.00 – 18.00              Keynote:
  • Johnny Walker (Northumbria University), “Easy-to-make money machines: making and marketing exploitation films in the early 2000s”.
 
18.00                           Drinks reception.

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