[Commlist] CFP – I International Conference Visual Motifs of Power and the Public Sphere

CFP – I International Conference Visual Motifs of Power and the Public 
Sphere


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*I International Conference VISUAL MOTIFS OF POWER AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE*

*Online Conference*

*20-21 September 2021*, hosted by Pompeu Fabra University


*Application deadline: August 10, 2021*

*Notification of acceptance: 15/08/201*

We are pleased to announce the CFP of the *I International Conference 
VISUAL MOTIFS OF POWER AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE* taking place on September 
20/21, online.

We welcome submissions that addressthe core principles that define the 
system of self-production of images of power and the public sphere, 
empirical research and theoretical approaches on the ways in which power 
and the public sphere are staged, how their images are reinterpreted by 
citizens, and which mechanisms exist for appropriating and reinventing 
iconographic sources.

We hypothesize that there is an organized combination of motifs to 
portray commonplace situations in the everyday life of the public sphere 
which appeals to the spectator’s prior knowledge of these staging 
models, thus configuring a fertile space for reflecting on their 
ambiguity and political and communicative effectiveness. As Carlo 
Ginzburg has pointed out in Fear, Reverence, Terror. Five Essays of 
Political Iconography, every image contains the current political 
storyline along with a historical, religious, and iconographic the 
background that conveys both the emotional content and the codes through 
which power is expressed, and which often survive through the ages.

There is a significant tradition of studies on political iconography 
inspired by the central figure of Aby Warburg, which is continued on 
through Erwin Panofsky, Horst Bredekamp, Monica Centanni, Georges 
Didi-Huberman, and Patrick Boucheron, as well as the aforementioned 
Carlo Ginzburg. His emphasis on the central role played by visual motifs 
in the construction of public space converges with the investigations 
carried out by a large number of theorists from other fields, such as 
theory and art criticism (Boris Groys, Hito Steyerl, Harun Farocki), 
political philosophy (Giorgio Agamben), film studies (Nicole Brenez, 
Alain Bergala, Emmanuelle André), photography theory (Ariella Azoulay), 
social semiotics (Theo van Leeuwen), cognitive iconology (Ian Verstegen) 
and production studies (Banks, Caldwell, Du Guy, Thompson, and Burns), 
all of which pay attention to the levels of awareness and control over 
the images produced, whether in film and photojournalism, in the praxis 
of TV documentaries and reports or in online productions.

Together with the action of the transmission of visual motifs, we are 
interested in their contemporary reinventions in the hands of social 
network prosumers.

Among the possible topics, the following are proposed:

-Visual motifs in the representation of the different spheres of the 
public arena: political, economic, judicial, police, civil organizations 
and forms of citizen participation.

-Motifs and visual narratives of political campaigns based on the 
reinvention of previous iconographic sources.

-The study of the representation of power and the public sphere in cinema.

-The iconographic evocation in photojournalistic practices; the civil 
contract of photography.

-GIFs, memes, and mashups, both in political processes and in the public 
sphere.

-Case studies and production studies in photojournalism, television, 
online media, and social networks concerning images of power.

-Theoretical studies on the continuity and transformations of political 
iconography.

*Submission Deadline: 10/08/2021*

*Notification of acceptance: 15/08/201*

300-word abstract + 150-word bio should be sent through the webpage:

<https://eventum.upf.edu/68684/detail/i-international-conference-visual-motifs-of-power-and-the-public-sphere.html 
<https://eventum.upf.edu/68684/detail/i-international-conference-visual-motifs-of-power-and-the-public-sphere.html>>

Inquiries may be addressed to <(carolina.sourdis /at/ upf.edu) 
<mailto:(arolina.sourdis /at/ upf.edu)>>


Registration Fee: 75 EUR

Conference Attendance: 20 EUR



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