More detailed information about the migrating media project workshop is available at: http://www.infoscapelab.ca/migratingmedia/projectoverview
The Migrating Media Workshop will be held in Toronto on September 14-15, 2007, at the Rogers Communications Centre, Ryerson University. We will be posting more workshop details in the coming months.
A tentative workshop program is available at: http://www.infoscapelab.ca/migratingmedia/program
Symposium program
Thursday September 13
6-8pm, Opening Reception, Oakham House (corner of Gould and Church streets), Ryerson University
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14
9:30AM -(Oakham House, Thomas Lounge, RYERSON UNIVERSITY)
Welcome and Opening Remarks: David Tucker (School of Radio, TV Arts, Ryerson U.), Anastasios Venetsanopoulos (V.P. Research, Ryerson University), Greg Elmer, Ryerson U.
10:00-11:30 AM - PANEL 1
"Runaway productions", the American term for film and TV productions that have historically been developed, financed and produced in and around Los Angeles county, have over the past fifteen years undergone a slow process of migration to other production sites around the world. This research project brings together an accomplished group of international scholars that have largely studied the most recent wave of this phenomenon (1990-2002) - productions that have in large part migrated to Australia, New Zealand, and in the largest numbers to Canada. Our research collaborators are all internationally known scholars who have over the past two to three years published books and articles specifically on the political, cultural and economic impact of the globalization, migration, and relocation of American film and television programming. Much of this research has focused on the waning power — or desire — of the state, particularly federal or national governments, to exert control over the flow of global televisual and cinematic products. In other words, research on media globalization has sought to explain the particular tensions created by integrating cultural goods into bilateral and international trading agreements.