Sixth International Conference on the Image: Call for Papers

Call for Papers for the Sixth International Conference on the Image:

The Image Conference will be held 29-30 October 2015 at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. Submissions from a variety of disciplines and perspectives are welcome and faculty and students  are encouraged to jointly submit proposals, discussing the image through one of the following themes:

Conference Themes

• The Form of the Image
• Image Work
• The Image in Society
• 2015 Special Focus – Media Materiality: Towards Critical Economies of “New” Media

When speaking about “new” media, the claim to newness draws meaning from what is supposed to be the peculiar nature of digital technologies. This narrative is mirrored in the analysis of a historical shift from an industrial age, based in the logic of mass factory production and uniform consumption, to an information age centered on the production and communication of information. In an industrial logic “material” referred primarily to a critique of a political economy of real objects, whereas “immaterial” referred to a politics of identity and culture.

Proposal Submissions/Deadlines:
The current review period closing date for the latest round of submissions to the Call for Papers (a title and short abstract) is 6 November 2014*.

For more information on submitting your proposal, future deadlines, and registering for the conference, please visit The Image’s website.

To learn more about the speakers for this conference, click here.