[ecrea] Ph.D. workshop Visual Methods Aarhus University Sept 2012

Invitation:
Ph.D. workshop
/*Visual Methods and Visual Culture*/*, Aarhus University*
*Monday 24 --Thursday 27 September 2012*
Media Studies, IT Campus, Aarhus, Nygaard Building5335, room 091

*Website: *
http://studerende.au.dk/studier/fagportaler/arts/aktuelt/arrangement/artikel/phd-workshop-visual-methods-and-visual-culture/ 

See the website for updated information

*Lecturers:*
Sarah Pink, Professor, Social Science, Loughborough University, UK
Annette Markham, Internet researcher, US
Charles Traub, Department Chair of Photography, Video and Related Media 
at the School of Visual Art, Photographer, US
Mette Sandbye, Department Chair of Department of Arts and Cultural 
Studies, Copenhagen University, DK
Anne Marit Waade, Associate Professor, Media Studies, Aarhus University, DK

Visual culture encompasses more than the study of images or the use of 
visual methods. It takes as its premise the idea that the way people 
experience their reality goes well beyond the material or thetextual. 
The perspective of visual culture turns our attention toward the 
centrality of visual experience in everyday life. This course considers 
the conceptual premises for visual sensemaking and focuses on methods of 
analysis and interpretation that challenge text-centric approaches. 
Particularly incontemporary mediatized contexts, seemingly endless 
streams of images, sounds, and fragments of information characterize and 
constitute social life. How do we make sense of visual expressions or 
visual aspects of culture? How do we use visual methods or more broadly, 
how do we challenge methods that rely on (or were designed for) the 
analysis of texts? What does a 'visual culture' approach look like in 
practice? The goal of this course is to explore these questions 
theoretically, discuss case studies, and also practice methods through 
sets of short, guided exercises and assignments.

We invite Ph.D.-students from anthropology, media studies, visual 
studies, art history and museology who study visual practices in 
different contexts, e.g. media communication and online practices, 
everyday culture, art and museology, marketing, communication and 
teaching. Leading scholars within visual ethnography, online methods, 
visual studies, aesthetics and curative culture will take part in the 
course and give talks and lead exercises to improve the participants 
empirically and analytically approaches and ideas.

*Course content:*
The course will include presentations by the instructors on core 
concepts and debates underlying a visual culture approach, different 
ways of conducting research within this framework, and exemplar 
projects. Over the course of three days, students will participate in 
hands-on exercises and present specific methodological issues related to 
their research projects for feedback.

*Purpose of the course:*
/Advantage/: Lots of exposure to new ways of looking at visual culture; 
focus onpracticing methods within a laboratory environment, where the 
participant getslots of feedback from experts and colleagues. This is 
different from the normand will be likely seen as very useful and 
productive in a practical way.

*Cost:* No course fee.  Meals can bepurchased on campus.
*ECTS: *5* *
*Max. no. ofparticipants:* 20

*Deadline: *June 15^st 2012
Please submit an abstract in which you describe your Ph.D.-project 
andreflect your research questions and methodological challenges. See 
the websitefor further information.
Contact person; *MarianneHoffmeister*: (mho /at/ adm.au.dk) 
<mailto:(mho /at/ adm.au.dk)>* *

*Format:*
The course is a "hands-on" exercise format, whereby students do many 
small exercises to practice different approaches and tools of exploring 
visual culture. The class is intended for PhD students at all stages in 
the research project. We ask students to bring materials to analyse. 
These materials can comprise any form of visual media or visual 
phenomenon.  Students may choose to bring materials from ongoing thesis 
work, test out an idea for a future project, or materials from a"side 
project." Students need not have spent any time in analysing the 
materials they bring prior to this class. For the purposes of the class 
project, students will likely be able to work on only a short segment of 
these materials (e.g., a series of images, one portion of a website, a 
video clip, etc.). Students will also be assigned several pieces to read 
prior to the class. Short informal presentations will berequired at the 
end of the class, to discuss issues and questions emerging from 
participation in the course.

Coursework: All participants are asked to read a compendium in advance. 
Students will be asked to submit a project description or short paper in 
advance, to provide background information for the lecturers and other 
participants. All participants will be asked to read others' 
descriptions or papers in advance. More information will follow.

*Organiser:*
The course is organized by /Research School for Media, Communication and 
Journalism/ in cooperation with /AIOR Program/ at Aarhus University. 
Contact person: Anne Marit Waade, Associate Professor, Media Studies, 
Department of Aesthetics and Communication Aarhus University, DK. 
E-mail: (amwaade /at/ hum.au.dk) <mailto:(amwaade /at/ hum.au.dk)>

Anne Marit Waade
Ph.d., Associate Professor,
Media Studies
Dept. of Aestehtics and Communication
Aarhus University
Helsingforsgade 14, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
Phone: +45 871 50000/ 871 62009
E-mail: (amwaade /at/ hum.au.dk) <mailto:(amwaade /at/ hum.au.dk)>
http://person.au.dk/amwaade@hum

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http://conferences.au.dk/mobileworkshop/

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