[Commlist] CFP: 6th International Visual Methods Conference (IVMC6)

*Sixth International Visual Methods Conference (IVMC6)*

National University for Political Studies and Public Administration

*16-19 July 2019, Bucharest*

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Deadline extended for both abstracts and panels: *February 24th, 2019*

*http://www.visualmethods.info/cfp/ *


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Background

National University of Political Studies and Public Administration is 
delighted to invite researchers, practitioners, academics, and 
post-graduate students to attend the 6th International Visual Methods 
Conference which will be hosted by the College of Communication and 
Public Relations in Bucharest, Romania (www.comunicare.ro 
<http://www.comunicare.ro/>). This is part of an on-going series of 
conferences operating at the junction where academic research and 
practice meet. Previous conferences were held in Auckland (2011), 
Brighton (2015), and Singapore (2017).


In a world where grand ideologies do not support or legitimate the 
public narratives of nation states, corporations, or brands, the 
overarching theme of the 6th International Visual Methods Conference is 
the visual component of les petites histoires (small stories) – as 
opposed to les grandes histoires (Lyotard, 1993). Such petites histoires 
are told through images, logos, advertising spots, photographs, vlogs, 
infographics, music videos, digital stories, sketches, signs, 
documentaries, stencils, caricatures, games or emoticons – and support a 
different kind of narrative. That is, a narrative belonging, sometimes, 
to disenfranchised groups, activists, networks, communities, as well as 
to the new forms of corporate communication.

Within this context our proposed theme for IVMC6 will be:*/Crafting a 
Visual Plot – Epic Images of Mundane Stories/*
We welcome proposals exploring any of these areas:

• Narrative and visual Methods,
• Exploring digital visual methodologies, apps, and software
• Visual communication (advertising, social media, graphics and 
illustrations)
• Visualization of big data analysis, predictive analytics, and 
info-graphics
• Participatory and critical visual methods
• Visual methods in teaching and learning
• Ethics in visual methodologies
• Visual culture

The core of our programme is built on four open strands designed to 
capture strong proposals:

• Visual storytelling
• Visual methods
• Visual culture
• Visual communication for advertising, PR, social development and activism

We invite scholars and visual practitioners to submit proposals for 
panels, papers, or other types of contributions (e.g. walking workshops) 
exploring one of the conference themes.

Important dates:

  * 500 words panel submission: *February 24th, 2019.*
  * 300 words abstracts for proposed papers: *February 24th, 2019*  .
  * Registration deadline: *May 31st, 2019*.

Fees:

  * Early bird (March 15th, 2019 – May 31st, 2019): € 170
  * Full fee: € 240
  * PhD students: € 80
  * One-day fee for practitioners: € 80 (early bird – the dates are the
    same as above); €  100 (full fee)

More information on the conference website: http://www.visualmethods.info/


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