Adrian Martin and Cristina Alvarez Lopez will be in Amsterdam for a lecture and masterclass on creative film criticism. Organized by NICA in collaboration with the Slow Criticism Project of De Filmkrant.

The new issue of Necsus: European Journal of Media Studies is now online. With a special section on "Waste" by guest editors Alexandra Schneider and Wanda Strauven and many interesting contributions on the state of the art in the wide spectrum of media studies today. All available in Open Access.

De Groene Amsterdammer (no. 44, jaargang 137, 31 oktober 2013) deed een groot onderzoek naar de nieuwste ontwikkelingen in de geesteswetenschappen. Zie de website van De Groene Amsterdammer voor achtergrondinformatie. Zie hier mijn bijdrage over 'De Kracht van het Beeld'.

Teaching on Hitchcock, Fellini and Johan van der Keuken as invited professor of the Department of History and Theory of the Arts at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris. 

On November 26 and 27, in Stockholm, the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) will organize a two-day seminar exploring the concept of “camera consciousness.” 

The camera has become a natural part of our everyday lives, deeply influencing our understanding and interpretation of what we come to experience as “reality.” How does this affect the ways in which we tell stories? What consequences does this have for the film medium itself? These central questions will be highlighted through aesthetic, philosophical as well as practical perspectives.The programme includes international and Swedish guests who will engage participants in their questioning through a series of lectures, workshops and artistic performances.

Professor Patricia Pisters, from University of Amsterdam, will act as keynote speaker and deliver a lecture entitled “From Peeping Toms to Sensing Alices,” centering around her exploration of the concept “camera consciousness.”Other attendants will be: Mia Engberg, Michel Wenzer, Joachim Trier, Linn Hilda Lamberg, Marius Dybwad Brandrud, Aida Cheherhgosha, Ninja Thyberg, Linda Sternö, Klara Björk, Maaret Koskinen, Ingrid Ryberg, Kalle Boman, Per Eriksson, Tove Torbiörnsson, Maja Borg, Annika Wik and there will be art works by Jonas Dahlberg, Victoria Skogsberg, Roxy Farhat and Kakan Hermansson. For more information, please visit www.sfi.se/filmrummet (in Swedish). 

A fascinating new project by Marina Abramovic asking for participation. See for more information about the Marina Abramovic Institute here.