[Discussion] CFP: 2004 Conference of the International Visual Sociology Assn, 8/11-13, San Francisco, CA

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The 2004 Conference of the
International Visual Sociology Association
August 11-13  San Francisco, CA
http://education.ucdavis.edu/~wagner/ivsa_04

THE THOUGHT OF THE EYE:
VISUAL SOCIOLOGY, DOCUMENTARY WORK, AND PUBLIC IMAGERY

Social researchers, documentarians and artists have given increasing
attention to public imagery in their efforts to investigate, critique 
and depict culture and social life. The 2004 Annual Conference of the 
International Visual Sociology Association  provides an opportunity to 
take stock of these efforts, to examine how images shape social 
inquiries, and to explore the varied content, methods and purposes of 
contemporary visual studies.  For complete information about conference 
themes, registration submitting proposals, lodging, session
formats and facilities,  please visit the conference web site:
http://education.ucdavis.edu/~wagner/ivsa_04

CONFERENCE THEME:
Three genres of public imagery will receive special attention at the 
2004 IVSA Conference:

Public Images in the Mass Media
Images distributed through mass market movies and television 
programming, billboards, books, magazines and newspapers, and on product 
packaging, merchandise displays, and web sites.

Public Images in Local Culture
Images that people make, acquire, arrange, and display in local contexts 
as expressions of individual or group identity, status, accomplishment, 
friendship or affinity, personal style, politics, religion, and so on. 
These images include, among other things, family photos, clippings and 
copies of mass media imagery (including commercially produced posters 
and prints), religious icons, art works, signs, and decorations.

Public Images in Social Inquiry
Images that are made public by social scientists, documentarians and 
artists who use photographs and video tapes to study and portray culture 
and social life.

TIME AND PLACE:
The "Thought of the Eye" will be held August 11-13 at the San Francisco 
Art Institute, San Francisco, California during the three days 
immediately preceding the American Sociological Association's 2004 
conference, also in San Francisco.  (More information about the ASA 
Conference, on the theme of "Public Sociologies," can be found at:
http://www.asanet.org/convention/2004/)

PARTICIPANTS:
IVSA conferences attract scholars from around the world and
from sociology, anthropology, journalism, the arts, cultural studies,
education, design and other disciplines who work with film, video, still
photography and multi-media imagery in examining culture and social life.

REGISTRATION:
You can register on-line for "The Thought of the Eye" through
the IVSA web site: http://www.visualsociology.org/  On-line payments can 
be made with either VISA or MasterCharge credit cards.  If you prefer to 
register by mail, please request a Conference Registration form from 
Stacey Caillier slcaillier@ucdavis.edu

FORMAT:
IVSA conferences are visually and intellectually stimulating, and
extremely collegial.  They reflect a balance of plenary and small group
sessions, workshops, panels, exhibits, and special events.  Most 
sessions are scheduled for 90 minutes with 3-4 presentations of 15-20 
minutes each.  All sessions feature time for open discussion, and no 
more than three sessions run concurrently.

SUBMITTING PROPOSALS
The deadline for submitting proposals is March 15, 2004.
Proposals need to include the following:
a) Contact Information:
b) Title of the proposed paper or session
c) A Brief Abstract (150 words or less) to help us assign your proposal 
to appropriate reviewers
d) Presentation Format
e) Audio-visual equipment, network and software requirements
f) Summary

Additional information about submitting proposals, presentation formats,
lodging, travel arrangements, and local attractions is available on the
Conference
web site at: http://education.ucdavis.edu/~wagner/ivsa_04

For more information about the IVSA itself, visit the IVSA web site at:
http://visualsociology.org/
If you have questions or comments about the conference, please contact:

Stacey Caillier
Program Coordinator
2004 IVSA Conference
School of Education
UC Davis
Davis, CA  95616
slcaillier@ucdavis.edu

OR

Jon Wagner, Program Chair
2004 IVSA Conference
School of Education
UC Davis
Davis, CA  95616
jcwagner@ucdavis.edu

Jerome Krase, Ph.D.
Sociology Department
Brooklyn College
<JerryKrase@aol.com>