{"id":1003,"date":"2025-07-04T11:28:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T05:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2025-07-03T16:21:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T10:51:36","slug":"call-for-papers-for-conference-aesthetics-and-politics-of-the-gunfight-in-films-and-series-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/call-for-papers-for-conference-aesthetics-and-politics-of-the-gunfight-in-films-and-series-france\/conferences\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Papers for Conference: Aesthetics and Politics of the Gunfight in Films and Series, France"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Universit\u00e9 de Montpellier Paul\u2011Val\u00e9ry and the Institut Universitaire de France will host an international conference on <strong>20\u202f\u2013\u202f21\u202fFebruary\u202f2026<\/strong> devoted entirely to one of action cinema\u2019s most enduring set pieces: <strong>the gunfight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfac Focus of the Conference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Curated by <strong>Amandine\u202fD\u2019Azevedo, Anissa\u202fMedjebeur, and David\u202fRoche<\/strong>, this event follows two highly successful Montpellier symposia on fight choreography and action bodies. The 2026 edition turns its lens to gunfights\u2014duels, Mexican standoffs, bullet ballets\u2014across Westerns, crime thrillers, gangster sagas, <em>yakuza eiga<\/em>, and transnational hybrids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udde9 Key Research Themes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Transnational influences<\/strong>: from Hollywood to Hong\u202fKong, Spaghetti Westerns to <em>Gun\u202fFu<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cinematic language<\/strong>: framing, editing rhythms, slow motion, ballistic poetics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Soundscapes<\/strong>: gunfire as musical punctuation or concrete noise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gender &amp; symbolism<\/strong>: firearms as phallic icons or equalizers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Politics &amp; ideology<\/strong>: from national mythmaking to far\u2011right discourse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aesthetic regimes<\/strong>: hyper\u2011stylized vs. gritty realism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Digital era innovations<\/strong>: CGI muzzle flashes, 3\u2011D bullet trajectories, streaming series formats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u270d\ufe0f Submission Guidelines \u270d\ufe0f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Abstract<\/strong>: 400\u202fwords (English or French)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Short bio<\/strong>: up to 150\u202fwords<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Deadline<\/strong>: <strong>1\u202fJuly\u202f2025<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email<\/strong> proposals to all three organizers:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a class=\"\" href=\"mailto:amandine.d-azevedo@univ-montp3.fr\">amandine.d-azevedo@univ-montp3.fr<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"\" href=\"mailto:anissa.medjebeur@univ-montp3.fr\">anissa.medjebeur@univ-montp3.fr<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a class=\"\" href=\"mailto:david.roche@univ-montp3.fr\">david.roche@univ-montp3.fr<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcc5 Important Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Milestone<\/th><th>Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Abstract deadline<\/td><td><strong>1\u202fJuly\u202f2025<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Notification of acceptance<\/td><td>Autumn\u202f2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conference<\/td><td><strong>20\u202f\u2013\u202f21\u202fFeb\u202f2026<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>(The information shared here is sourced from official websites and has been reviewed by Media Research for relevance and authenticity. However, we advise caution, as there may still be potential risks. Please avoid sharing any sensitive personal information when applying. The Image is AI generated)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media Research offers comprehensive research consultation tailored to your needs. Book your appointment now using the <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/consultation\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"145\">form<\/a> or email at <a class=\"\">contact@mediaresearch.co.in<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-send-a-message\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-whatsapp-button is-color-dark\"><a class=\"whatsapp-block__button\" href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?phone=96878277497&amp;text=I%20want%20to%20know%20more%20about%20Media%20Research's%20services.%20%0A\" style=\"background-color:#25D366;color:#fff\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chat on WhatsApp<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Universit\u00e9 de Montpellier Paul\u2011Val\u00e9ry and the Institut Universitaire de France will host an international conference on 20\u202f\u2013\u202f21\u202fFebruary\u202f2026 devoted entirely to one of action cinema\u2019s most enduring set pieces: the gunfight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[10,111,23,50],"class_list":["post-1003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conferences","tag-conference","tag-media-conferences","tag-media-studies","tag-phd-in-communication"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Call-for-Papers-for-Conference-Aesthetics-and-Politics-of-the-Gunfight-in-Films-and-Series-France.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1003"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1007,"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1003\/revisions\/1007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaresearch.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}