We are pleased to announce the TV Supervillains Conference 2020 – Universidad de Sevilla (Spain) TV Supervillains. Comics Ecosystems on Television: The Cognitive Impact of Supervillains Universidad de Sevilla (Spain), […]
Héctor J. Pérez
Héctor J. Pérez (Madrid, 1971) is associate professor of audiovisual narrative at the Universitat Politècnica de València (Escola Politècnica Superior de Gandia). He undertook pre-doctoral Studies at the Musikwissentschaftliches Institut of The Universität Leipzig (1995-97) and received a European Ph.D. in 1999 from the Universidad de Murcia, and continued post-doctoral studies at the Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Estetica (1997-2002). A main line of his research is the study of the role of corporeal narration on acting in film, TV series and opera, and also works regularly in the cognitive aesthetics of television series and the relationships between mythology and cinema. His most recent book is Cine y mitologÃa: de las religiones a los argumentos universales (Peter Lang, 2013). He is editor of SERIES, International Journal of TV Serial Narratives. https://upv.academia.edu/HéctorJPérez

Valencia, 2nd, 3rd and 4th November, 2017. This conference aims to explore and promote fresh and innovative approaches to the study of television serials. Increasingly, the television serial is the preeminent popular art form of our time. However, the television serial is still relatively understudied – particularly from perspectives that emphasize our cognitive, emotional, and aesthetic engagement with the form.
Dear SCSMI-colleagues, I’m happy to announce the recent publication of the book “Emotions in Contemporary TV Series (2016)”, edited by Alberto Nahum García, London/New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Link: https://he.palgrave.com/resources/sample-chapters/9781137568847_sample.pdf This […]
Universitat Politècnica de València. EPSG (Spain) – 6th and 7th November 2015 Confirmed keynote speakers: Veronica Innocenti (Università di Bologna) Manuel Palacio (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) Roberta Pearson (University […]