Deadline October 15, 2002 Essays, features and reviews for a special issue that will explore the current state and future direction of visual studies Afterimage
Call for Papers; Afterimage; Special issue on Visual Studies Afterimage seeks submissions of essays, features and reviews for a special issue that will explore the current state and future direction of visual studies. The issue will develop issues and insights relevant to the theoretical and pragmatic concerns of the Visual Studies Workshop during its current process of comprehensive planning. This evolving 30-year-old institution, its mission/goals and ultimate transformation, will serve as an immediate case study for responses to the rapid changes in the field, but the content will not be limited to the particular concerns or examples of the Visual Studies Workshop. Afterimage invites the consideration of any of the following topics, as well as others suggested by contributors, and their application to visual studies programs as dynamic centers of scholarship and studio practice the volatile nature of the image in a world of information; vernacular imagery and democracy; li teracy and illiteracy concerning media; visuality, values and systems of power; pedagogy and its role in shaping visual studies. SEND cover letter, abstracts or proposals for articles of 1,000-5,000 words to Chris Burnett at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------- a m b i t : networking media arts in scotland post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] info: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and write "info ambit" in the message body -------------------------------------------------
