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International Visual Sociology Association (IVSA)
Department of Communication and Mass Media - Panteion University
2002 International Conference
Visualizing Community, State and Nation
Images of Power and Social Bond
13-18 July 2002
Petros M. Nomikos Conference Centre
Santorini Island, Greece
BACKGROUND
Political and social power has long been one of the most exciting subjects
of social scientists. Social bond, on the other hand has mostly gone
unquestioned, as a prerequisite for the existence of community and society.
But how can one discuss matters of power and social bond in a postmodern
society. Even more, when the problem of postmodernism is to represent the
unrepresentable, how can one visualize the decentered nature of social bond?
Community, State and Nation, visualized in their mediatic representations;
magnified and idealized or made to look mean in the cinema; crystallized in
the distribution of (urban) space, in urban planning and architecture;
recorded in the everyday activities of the citizens; outlined in the
outsider's imagination; Community, State and Nation, Power and Social Bond,
will be the focus of the IVSA 2002 Conference.
The International Visual Sociology Association invites scholars and
practitioners from a wide range of fields to join us in examining these
issues at our 2002 annual meetings, to be held July 13-18 at the Petros
Nomicos Conference Centre (Santorini, Greece), organized by Panteion
University, Department of Communication and Mass Media.
TOPICS
We invite in particular proposals for papers and sessions that would address
questions such as the following:
-- How can social scientists visualize approaches to Community, State,
Nation, Political and Social Power, the Social Bond itself?
-- What is the impact of visualization of those concepts on social and
political agency?
-- How can we use visual representations made by the state, political
parties, big corporations, and the media in order to research power
relationships?
-- How can we use visual representations made by big corporations,
advertizing agencies and public relations firms to enhance the social bonds
and the spirit of community?
-- What is the social and political impact of such visualizations, made
either by political agents or by social researchers?
-- How are existing ideas about community, state and nation being affected
by new media?
-- In which ways can the visualization of environmental agendas and NGOs
activities raise social consciousness ?
-- Visualizing the tourist gaze.
For more information visit the Conference Website
http://www.panteion.gr/~ivsa2002
or contact the Chair of the Organizing Committee
Assistant Professor Yannis Scarpelos (mailto:ivsa2002@panteion.gr
or, by ordinary mail to
Panteion University
Dept. of Communication and Mass Media
Ass. Prof. Yannis Scarpelos (IVSA 2002)
136, Syngrou Ave.
176 71 Athens, Greece
For organizational issues and land arrangements, contact:
Heliotopos Ltd
Terpsihoris 38,
175 62 P. Faliro, Athens - Greece
email: mailto:ivsa2002@heliotopos.net
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