The populist screen. The Production and Distribution of Politics in Contemporary European Film and TV

The aim of the conference, hosted by the University of Urbino Carlo Bo between 7th and 8th July, is to think through the role of screen media in the contemporary wave of mainstream nationalist, often extreme-right-wing populist movements. Tied to the PRIN 2022 project Circulating Populist Sentiments in 21st Century Film and TV Fiction in Italy, the main focus of the conference will be on contemporary populist politics in Europe. For this event, we welcome papers that address this main topic from any perspective, within the context of Europe and in relation to film, TV, (streaming) video or any other audiovisual screen media. We are particularly interested in the contemporary period, though historical and especially comparative approaches are welcome. We invite proposals in the form of max 350-word abstracts (excluding any bibliography), together with a 50-word bio. Please send these to popit.prin@gmail.com by 30 April 2025.
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