*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/>
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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)