Sta per prender il via la 13ª edizione del Tertio Millennio Film Fest, Festival organizzato dalla Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo, con l’adesione del Presidente della Repubblica, Il Pontificio Consiglio della Cultura, il Pontificio Consiglio delle Comunicazioni Sociali e il Comune di Roma.

Il programma della Rassegna cinematografica del Tertio Millennio Film Fest, che si terrà dal 1 al 6 dicembre 2009 presso la Sala Cinema Trevi (vicolo del Puttarello 25 – zona Fontana di Trevi), dedicato quest’anno alle “Forme di resistenza” è disponibile qui scaricando il flyer del programma.

rassegna-tertiomillennio-film-fest

Tra le anteprime del festival: “Donne senza uomini” di Shirin Neshat, “Uomini Contro” di Francesco Rosi, “Tra le nuvole” di Jason Reitman, “Lourdes” di Jessica Hausner.

Il festival verrà preceduto, come di consueto, dal Convegno Internazionale di Studi organizzato proprio nell’ambito del Tertio Millennio Film Fest: si terrà il 24 e 25 novembre 2009, sempre presso la Sala Cinema Trevi. Titolo del Convegno è “La storia dopo il cinema. Percezione, senso, azione nel mondo visto” e sono previsti i seguenti interventi:

MARTEDI’, 24 NOVEMBRE 2009, ORE 15.30

• S.E. Mons. Gianfranco Ravasi, Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio della Cultura
• Daniele Vicari, regista cinematografico
• Prof. Giorgio De Vincenti, Università Roma Tre
• Prof. Marco Maria Gazzano, Università Roma Tre
• Prof. Mario Perniola, Università Tor Vergata

MERCOLEDI’, 25 NOVEMBRE 2009, ORE 09.30

• S.E. Mons. Claudio Maria Celli, Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio delle Comunicazioni Sociali
• Marco Bellocchio, regista cinematografico
• Dott. Pietro Vereni, Università di Tor Vergata
• Dott. Giacomo Ravesi, Università Roma Tre
• Dott.ssa Elena Canadelli, Università Milano Bicocca

Coordinatore dei lavori sarà Serafino Murri, Regista cinematografico e docente IULM di Milano.

Programma Convegno

Informazioni più dettagliate sul Convegno e sul Festival sono disponibili nel sito della manifestazione  www.tertiomillenniofilmfest.org.

LUISS University Press (LUP) has just published an important book by Massimo Baldini, one of the most important Italian philosopher, died on December 10th 2008. The book, which focuses on the the so-called “objectivity” in the journalism, is prefaced by Dario Antiseri and represents a very impressive analysis about the Italian journalism.

The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

Harry Patch (1898-2009). The last veteran. Who hated the war

A bit of silence. To remember. And to say, as Martin of Tours, never more war.

St. Martin gives his coat to a beggar (Simone Martini)

Held on November 5-6 at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow) the Annual Conference of the Media and Politics Group of the Political Studies Association.

Friendly but always deep discussions about many important topics of the present debate about politics and communcation.

Mediaresearch thanks Michael Higgins, Brian McNair and the University of Strathclyde for the warm hospitality and the contributions to our studies.

Mediaresearch remembers and commemorates Claude Lévi-Strauss

E’ morta a Milano la poetessa Alda Merini. Aveva 78 anni.

Il presidente della Repubblica, Giorgio Napolitano, si è detto profondamente rattristato: “Viene meno – ha aggiunto – una ispirata e limpida voce poetica”.
Era considerata la più grande poetessa italiana vivente.

Alda Merini

La comunità francescana di Assisi ha rilasciato un comunicato ufficiale, in cui fra l’altro si dice: “La comunità francescana del Sacro convento di Assisi affida al Signore l’anima della poetessa Alda Merini e partecipa al dolore di chi sta soffrendo per la sua perdita”.

Introduction to Social Network Analysis (using UCINET).

11th-13th January 2010

Martin Everett
Nick Crossley
Elisa Bellotti
Mark Tranmer

School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, UK.

This is an introductory course, covering the concepts, methods and data analysis techniques of social network analysis. The course begins with a general introduction to the distinct goals and perspectives of social network analysis, followed by a practical discussion of network data, covering issues of collection, validity, visualization, and mathematical/computer representation. We then take up the methods of detection and description of structural properties, such as centrality, cohesion, subgroups, etc. Finally, we consider how to frame and test network hypotheses. This is a hands on course largely based around the use of UCINET software, and will give participants experience of analyzing real social network data using the techniques covered in the workshop. Towards the end of the workshop, a gentle introduction to statistical models for social networks, such as p* models, is also given. No prior knowledge of social network analysis is assumed for this course.

Information and booking form
http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/courses/socialnetwork/

Documentary Now!

A Conference on the Contemporary Contexts and Possibilities of the Documentary
Conference Location: Birkbeck College, London
Dates: Fri/Sat 15/16 January 2010

Documentary Now! is back. Now an annual fixture on the UK documentary scene, the conference brings together scholars, filmmakers, students, and interested members of the public to discuss current trends in documentary film, from the return of documentary as a theatrical box office phenomenon, to broadcast television, the web, and beyond. It explores questions of industry, audiences, aesthetics, political engagement, documentary’s relationship to the mainstream media and other many other issues. What’s new in documentary? Where is documentary headed?

Speakers include:
Florian Thahlhofer (creator of Korsakow System for Interactive Documentaries)

Possible themes for the conference include but are not limited to:

• Animated Documentary
• The Documentary Archive
• New Documentary Forms and Technologies
• Documentary Trends from around the World
• Incorporation of amateur video
• Fair use and intellectual property

More information about the conference venue and registration will be forthcoming. See Centre for Research in Film and Audiovisual Cultures (CRFAC) at Roehampton University

POLIS in partnership with OFCOM panel discussion

Date: Tuesday 24 November 2009
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building – London School of Economics and Poltical Sciences
Speakers: Professor David Buckingham, Ranjana Das, Dr Chris Davies, Professor Sonia Livingstone, Dr Rebecca Willet
Chair: Charlie Beckett

Enabling media literacy for ‘digital natives’ – a contradiction in terms?
Professor Sonia Livingstone, Department of Media and Communications, LSE

Talking about their generation: constructions of the digital learner
Professor David Buckingham, Institute of Education

Q & A

Teenagers using the internet: riders, drivers, dabblers and outsiders
Dr Chris Davies, University of Oxford

Power relations, play and boredom in teens’ online interactions
Dr Rebekah Willet, Institute of Education

Panel Reflections
Ranjana Das, POLIS Silverstone Scholar 2009

This event is free and open to all, but pre-registration is required.  RSVP polis@lse.ac.uk|.

UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE HISTORY PROGRAMME SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
Studentship/Graduate Teaching Assistantship European Doctorate in Women’s and Gender History Bursary of £5,000 per annum plus fees paid. Fixed-term for three years.
Applications are invited for a Studentship/Graduate Teaching
Assistantship in History. Preference will be given to candidates interested in participating in the European Doctorate in Women’s and Gender History in which Dundee is a partner institution.

Deadline for applications: Monday, 2nd of November 2009.
For further details see:
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/humanities/postgrad/Studentship_History_2009.pdf

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Perry Willson at
p.r.willson@dundee.ac.uk