[ecrea] CfP Photography & International Conflict at UCD

> *CALL FOR PAPERS*
>
> *Photography and International Conflict*
>
> Clinton Institute for American Studies, University College Dublin
>
> 25-27 June 2009
>
> This conference will bring together scholars and practitioners in 
> the fields of visual media and international relations to examine 
> the roles of image producers and the functions of photographic 
> imagery in the documentation and communication of wars, violent 
> conflicts and human rights issues. The conference is the first major 
> event of an international research project on this topic.
>
> *Speakers include:*
>
> *Ariella Azoulay (**Bar Ilan University**), Thomas Keenan (**Bard 
> College**), Liam Kennedy (**University College Dublin**), Paul Lowe 
> (**University of the Arts London/Panos Pictures**), Sean Smith 
> (**The Guardian**)*
>
> Papers might address one or more of the following topics:
>
>    * The histories and genres of photographic depictions of conflict
>    * The ethical and legal function of images as evidentiary
>      representations of human suffering
>    * The role of new technologies and technological convergence in
>      depicting conflict
>    * The visual economies that translate and regulate the value of
>      images of conflict and suffering
>    * The role of humanitarian and cosmopolitan frameworks in 'Western'
>      genres of documentary photography
>    * The role of news organizations and NGOs in the global distribution
>      of images
>    * The effects of imagery on government policy and NGO activity
>
> Please submit a 300 word abstract by 15 May 2009 to Dr Caitlin 
> Patrick, at (Caitlin.Patrick /at/ ucd.ie) <mailto:(Caitlin.Patrick /at/ ucd.ie)>
>
> For further details, see www.ucdclinton.ie <http://www.ucdclinton.ie/>
>
> ----------------------------
>
> Dr. Maura Conway
> MA Programme Director
> School of Law & Government
> Dublin City University
> Glasnevin
> Dublin 9
> Ireland
>
> Tel. +353 1 700 6472
> E-Mail. (maura.conway /at/ dcu.ie)

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