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: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Deadline: 19 January 2026.
Further information:
Dr Matthew Rule-Jones — m.w.jones@exeter.ac.uk

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.
Best wishes,
Matthew Rule-Jones and Talitha Ferraz (HoMER coordinators).

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