The symposium “Cinema, lootings and restitutions” investigates a little-studied field of provenance research, that of looting of cinema, but also the representation of looting and restitution, in cinema, both in the period 1933-1945 and in colonial and post-colonial contexts.
Areas for reflection (non-exhaustive list)
– Reuse and appropriation of film archives by the Nazis for propaganda purposes
– (Re)definition or theoretical exploration of spoliation based on the specific characteristics of film works
– Fictions on spoliation and/or restitution
– Translocation and heritage imaginaries
– Metamorphoses of spoliated works
Organization
The international interdisciplinary conference will be held in Paris (Institut national d’Histoire de l’art, Université Paris Nanterre) on February 5-6-7th, 2026. Proposals for papers (including a summary of the presentation in 300 words maximum and a biographical presentation of the speaker in 5-10 lines maximum) should be sent to cine.spoliation@gmail.com until the 20th of October 2025. The scientific committee will send potential speakers a response regarding their participation in early November 2025. The organization will cover part of the participation costs (transportation or accommodation) for speakers whose institutional affiliation does not provide financial support.
Link : rechercheprovenances.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cfp_cinema_spoliations_v4.pdf
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