近年來以“重寫電影史”為號召，中國早期電影研究異彩紛呈、成果豐碩。通史與專門史研究共同繁榮，注重史料的微觀史與注重史論結合的中層研究並重，在拓寬早期電影研究視野的同時，將電影史的整體重建引向縱深。為推進學術研究持續發展，浙大寧波理工學院華萊塢與全球傳播研究所與嶺南大學電影與創意產業研究中心將於10月至11月間共同舉辦“中國早期電影研究工作坊”。本次工作坊聚焦1897年至1937年間的中國電影史，不設主題。我們歡迎從研究問題出發並以史料為基礎的實證研究。

工作坊注重推動相互討論的學術風氣。除設立議題討論環節外，還將特別聘請早期電影史研究專家進行點評和指導。本次擬邀請的點評專家包括：丁亞平（中國傳媒大學教授）、李道新（北京大學教授）、石川（上海戲劇學院教授）、葉月瑜（嶺南大學講座教授）和陳建華（復旦大學教授）。

本工作坊以線上形式舉行，不設線下會場。

• 應徵論文須符合工作坊主題、且未公開發表，主題鮮明，觀點正確，有一定的學術價值，字數不超過15000字。
• 應徵論文請提交Word格式文檔，引文請注明出處，注釋使用頁下注，用①②③……編號，每頁重新排序。正文前附300字左右的內容摘要、關鍵字，文末附作者簡介、電子郵箱、聯繫電話。
• 徵文截止時間為2023年9月31日。請在截止日期前將論文發送至指定郵箱（[email protected]）。舉辦方將組織專家對論文進行評審，並邀請入選論文作者參會。

會議連絡人：
王珂（18502958791）
劉磊（17801127917）

主辦方：
嶺南大學電影與創意產業研究中心(Centre for Film and Creative Industries, Lingnan University)
浙大寧波理工學院華萊塢與全球傳播研究所

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This project will make significant contributions to the field of film history and, more broadly, the digital humanities. Currently, over 10,000 users each month visit the Media History Digital Library’s (MHDL) collections of open access books and magazines about film and broadcasting. This project will expand the number of users and deepen their level of engagement. By implementing a new database and interface, users will be able to contribute tags and metadata that generate new knowledge and improve the MHDL’s searchability. This ability for users to contribute information and collaborate with one another is especially significant for the study of film, a domain in which professional scholars and passionate movie fans possess complementary forms of expertise. As a result, this project will contribute to the broader field of the digital humanities by modeling how academic and fan communities can share knowledge in a way that improves a digital project’s usability and searchability. Additionally, this grant project will enhance the global scope of the MHDL.

Currently, the MHDL’s 2 million page collection consists almost entirely of US publications. This limits the collection’s research potential for the study of national cinemas and the transnational exchange of films. To address these gaps, we are creating the Global Cinema History Task Force, a group of nine experts who will investigate the locations and copyright statuses of key global film publications, then digitize texts that are identified as out-of-copyright. Along with expanding access to more international film publications, the Task Force will develop a set of recommendations for other digital projects that seek to study 20th century culture while complying with international copyright laws. Therefore, this project will make a significant contribution to the digital humanities through documenting effective, ethical, and legal means of digitizing publications in different national and cultural contexts.

Key Deliverables and Goals

• Implement a new centralized database and data model to store all the metadata
• Develop an improved user interface with a more integrated and cohesive online experience
• Globalize the collection to enhance the study of national cinemas and the transnational exchange of films and filmmakers