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April 2006
Cinema in Context
Sharing Histories of Moviegoing. Conference website

The aim of the conference is to discuss the current state of research in the history of movie going and film exhibition. It is time to reflect on that research, its strengths and weaknesses. The growing number of case studies in local film history increases the need for comparative studies of cities, regions, and nations. The relationship between micro history and macro history has become a major challenge. The analysis of patterns and networks in film culture calls for special attention to methodology. How do we make sense of the expanding universe of digital information? Clearly, sharing data on the web is a major step towards sharing histories of film exhibition and movie going. At the same time, the growth in new databases has made the need for standards in data exchange much more pressing.

The conference will focus on questions, methods, tools, and digital data. It will present interesting examples of historical research, but requires that a broader perspective on sharing questions, methods and data is central to all contributions. The conference will also celebrate the launch of the Cinema Context website, a research instrument for the history of film culture in the Netherlands.

Keynote speakers: Robert C. Allen (University of North Carolina USA), Ian Christie (University of London UK), Richard Maltby (Flinders University, Australia), Jean-Jacques Meusy (France).
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