HoMER Network

International network of researchers interested in understanding cinema-going, exhibition, and reception, from a multidisciplinary perspective.

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Call for Papers
HoMER 2026: Cinema Communities and Community Cinemas
University of Exeter, UK | 8–10 July 2026
Pre-conference: 7 July 2026
Submission form: https://t.co/geGdjpTbUl
Deadline: 19 January 2026.
Further information:
Dr Matthew Rule-Jones — [email protected]

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Webinar, 1 [email protected] (CET): "Researching South American cinemas: national contexts and global connections", with Maria Paz Peirano and Alejandro Kelly. Discussant Paolo Noto. Organised by AIRSC (Italian Association for Research on Film History): https://t.co/dACfJPkCTN

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IAMHIST has released the CFP for its 2026 Master Class:
https://t.co/NAl0itHGKI

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Dear HoMERites,
The dates of the 2026 HoMER conference at the University of Exeter, UK. We will have a pre-conference day on 7th July, with the main conference commencing on 8th and ending on 10th July. CFP to follow.
Matthew Rule-Jones and Talitha Ferraz (HoMER coordinators)

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Join Zoom Meeting
https://t.co/0fL5nfdJbx
Meeting ID: 899 9298 4965
Passcode: 9597460876

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Homerites, Join us for a webinar from TAP (The Audience Project research group, Oxford Brookes University) on
Fri. 12 Sept. 2025 at 12-1pm: "The Enchanting Kinora: Researching Edwardian Audiences," by
Prof. Elizabeth Evans, University of Nottingham. Abstract & link in comments.

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Go to https://t.co/jOHHlKtyq8 and share your pictures! 📸🎞📽🎬

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HoMER's recent AGM set up three working groups on:
1) A new hosting platform for the HoMER website;
2) A mapping project;
3) New administrative models for the HoMER Network.
Interested in one or more? Fill out this form by 4 August 2025: https://t.co/N4zLIcekxG

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After a wonderfully hospitable, engaged and thought-provoking conference in İstanbul, we look forward to continuing our conversations in Exeter next year!

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Reposting: See the light of our dossier of the Rebeca Magazine "Looking at the cinema audiences in Latin America", co-edited by @arosasmantecon, Bianca Pires and who speaks to them.
Articles in Spanish & Portuguese. https://t.co/8vkkGiPRYV
Thanks to all who worked to get this out

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#HoMERIstanbul2025 roundtable on Cinema and Palestine, with contributions from İfdal Elsajet, Philippe Meers, Tamara Maatouk, Jeremy Randall, Claire Begbie and Ílke Şanlıer.

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#HoMERIstanbul2025 Morgan Corriou, Caroline Damiens, Mélisande Leventopoulos and Judith Thissen discuss Alternative Tracks in Distribution and Exhibition.

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#HoMERIstanbul2025 Senem Duruel Erkılıç, Karen Smith, Ariana Vietina and Berceste Gülçın Özdemir discuss Cinema Spaces and Urban Transformation.

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#HoMERIstanbul2025 Senem Duruel Erkılıç, Karen Smith, Ariana Vietina abd Verceste Fülçın Özdemir discuss cinema spaces and exhibition practices.

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#HoMERIstanbul2025 : Mélisande Leventopoulos, Özge Özyılmaz, Barçın Boğaç, Shakila Zamboulingame and Enes Akdağ discuss Cinema, Identity and Borders.

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#HoMERIstanbul2025 is officially launched by Talitha Ferraz, Matthew Rule-Jones and Ayşe Tor Par.

[onur aytaç @onuraytac__]

It’s started yesterday with workshops. Today is the first day of main conference.
Mersin’s cinema history will be discussed by @senemduruel and also open-air cinema will be evaluated by @hakanerkilic.
Tomorrow, Adana cinema history will be talked with politics by @hodologies.🎬

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#HoMERIstanbul2025 is underway with preconference workshops on the HoMER Vocabulary, mapping and postgraduate presentations.

[1916 / Shakila Zamboulingame @1916_cinema]

This week, I’ll be part of the @HoMER_Network Conference in @GalatasarayUniv to present my research in a paper entitled : « Tamil cinema in diaspora : the diasporic experience of cinema-going in French Theatres ».
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https://t.co/mgP026fljU

#TamilCinema #Tamildiaspora

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At the HoMER Istanbul Conference, we will elect coordinators for the 2026-2028 period. Interested members should fill out the following form by 1pm on 11 July (Istanbul time, GMT+3): https://t.co/GGgsvIqB5a. Check your email for further information.
See: https://t.co/am7sIOBD4E