06 Aug 2011

Register for the International Visual Methods Conference, UK, Sept 13-15th 2011

Register now for the Second International Visual Research Methods Conference, to be held at The Open University in Milton Keynes, UK, 13-15 September 2011.  
 
This innovative and exciting conference covers the use of visual methods in research with presentations and commentaries by social scientists and practitioners including visual artists and photographers. It boasts an impressive mix of around 150 papers from international speakers, six film screenings, six exhibitions, several hands-on workshops, book launches, and an opportunity to visit the MK Gallery and speak with local artists.
 
The organisers are proud to confirm three keynote speakers who are leading practitioners in their fields:

Filmmaker Katerina Cizek - Canadian documentary filmmaker whose digital revolution work has won a host of awards and National Film Board of Canada's Filmmaker-in-Residence at an inner city hospital

Professor Carey Jewitt  - educationalist from the London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, specialising in visual and multimodal theory and research methods, technologies in teaching and learning and video based research

Professor Ludmilla Jordanova - historian at Kings College London specialising in historian's use of visual and material culture
 
This exciting three day event is just £200 with reduced rates for students.
Places are limited and booking fast, so register now at www.visualmethods.org for what promises to be a groundbreaking event!
Registration closes 15th August 2011.