[Commlist] Call for session proposals ISA 2025 in Rabat, MA

*ISA 5th Forum of Sociology  Call for Sessions
Deadline: May 31, 2024*
The ISA Visual Sociology Research Committee (RC57) participates in the 
‘5th Forum of Sociology: *‘Knowing Justice in the Anthropocene’*, 
organized by the _International Sociological Association_ (ISA) in 
Rabat, Morocco on July 6-11, 2025.

This interdisciplinary and diverse research committee welcomes 
Communication and Media Studies scholars and**welcomes session proposals 
and activities (of about 250 words) that address the role of: _*The 
visual in knowledge production and distribution as well as in 
challenging dominant societal choices.*_
How can visual sociology contribute to a better understanding of what is 
really at stake and shed light on numerous forms of injustice associated 
with this epoch? As always, _we welcome innovative proposals about 
aspects of visual social science more broadly: visual theory, 
methodological contributions, teaching experiences and best practices, 
technological advances in visual data production and communication, etc._
Sessions can take one of the following formats:

  * _Paper presentation session:_ It is recommended that each session
    uses its 105 minutes to accommodate a maximum of 4-5 papers (of
    15-20 minutes each), followed by 5-10 minutes of discussants
    comments (optional) and 15-20 minutes of collective discussion. Each
    panel will have a chair which the panel organizer is responsible for
    arranging. These sessions will be open for abstract submission from
    August 5 until October 15, 2024.
  * _Panel session: _A panel session accommodates several invited
    panelists who will debate around a specific theme or on current
    issues of particular importance to the area of research within
    Visual Sociology. The floor will then be opened to the audience.
    Members of the panel are chosen and invited by Session Organizers
    and are not open for general abstract submission. Each panel will
    have a chair and discussant which the panel organizer is responsible
    for arranging.
  * _Invited session:_ These are invited sessions with invitations
    issued by Session Organizers. These are not open for general
    abstract submission. Each panel will have a chair and discussant
    which the session organizer is responsible for arranging.
  * _Roundtable Session:_ To accommodate more papers, a regular session
    time slot may be used for a maximum of 5 concurrent running round
    table presentations in one room (maximum of 5-6 presenters at each
    table). Five tables will be set up at the same time and in the same
    room. Each table will accommodate 10 persons including the
    presenters (suggested number of 5 presenters). Our RC can organize
    up to 2 Round Table sessions.
  * _Poster session: _Poster presentations of research information and
    results.
  * _Joint session: _Joint Sessions are sessions organized jointly by
    two or more ISA groups on a theme of overlapping interest. They can
    take any of the formats listed in this section. The session
    organizer is responsible for liaising with the RC57 Organizing
    Committee and the partner RC/WG/TG. Joint sessions only count
    towards the session limit of the host committee.
  * _Author(s) meets Critics:_ This is a debate centered on an important
    recent publication. The author can present their work before
    commentators discuss their responses. The floor is then opened to
    the audience.
  * _Featured or Keynote Speaker:_ A session featuring a leading
    researcher in our field, with a presentation of between 35 and 60
    minutes duration, followed by a discussion period. This kind of
    session can attract more people from outside our group. These
    sessions are organized directly by Program Coordinators and/or
    Session Organizers and are not open for abstract submission.
  * _Other formats:_ We invite proposals for sessions in other formats,
    such as film screenings, publication or mentoring sessions, etc.
    Please describe the format as clearly as possible. Please note that
    where required, the session organizers are responsible for arranging
    chairs and discussants.

_Linguistic Diversity_
Although English is the administrative language of ISA, the Association 
has three official languages: English, French, and Spanish. 
Presentations are primarily in the official three languages. However, 
RC/WG/TGs are encouraged to support language diversity. If
paper presentations are in languages other than English, then it is up 
to our RC to work this out creatively, given that ISA does not have 
funds to support simultaneous interpretation.
Proposals for forum sessions (in English, French or Spanish) should be 
submitted through the online platform: International Sociological 
Association (*isa-sociology.org <http://isa-sociology.org>*) from May 2, 
2024 through July, 1, 2024. The Program Coordinators will notify the 
applicants on the status of their proposal before July 31, and will then 
open the Call for Papers from August 5, through October 15, 2024.

Information on how to become a member can be found at: 
https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/research-networks/research-committees/rc57-visual-sociology/ 
<https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/research-networks/research-committees/rc57-visual-sociology/>

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