The 6th William A. Kern Conference on Visual Communication
\nRochester Institute of Technology
\nApril 24-26, 2014<\/p>\n
Communicating Identity\/Consuming Difference<\/p>\n
Call for Papers<\/p>\n
Communicating identity \u2013 hero, villain, native, immigrant, minority, celebrity, terrorist \u2013 often leads to controversy and conflict. These identities are frequently represented with implicit comparative differences, such as friend vs. foe or familiar vs. strange. This conference seeks to explore how identities are presented and performed in consumer culture, and why it matters. \u00a0What are the connections between communication, consumption and \u2018difference\u2019? \u2026and between audiences, citizens, viewers, and consumers? What can we say about the production and consumption of images of identity? What can theory from post-colonial, post-gender, post-race, and post-class perspectives contribute? How do representations of identity in cultural discourses including advertising, art, branding, fashion, film, journalism, photography, social media, and web design intersect with consumption? How can consumer culture theory strengthen our understanding of visual communication?<\/p>\n
We invite submissions that address these themes from multiple points of view. We are particularly interested in interdisciplinary perspectives that discuss and theorize how identity is communicated, constructed and consumed in contemporary and historical consumer culture. \u00a0Following in the tradition of Kern conferences, we plan a rich program of interdisciplinary scholarship and conversation.<\/p>\n
Individual papers, visual presentations, panels and workshop proposals are welcomed.<\/p>\n
Invited speakers include:<\/p>\n
Kevin Thomas, Advertising and Public Relations, University of Texas, Austin
\nDerek Conrad Murray, History of Art and Visual Culture, University of California, Santa Cruz
\nRadhika Parameswaran, Journalism, University of Indiana
\nDavid Crockett, Marketing, University of South Carolina
\nAlexander Marr, Visual and Cultural Studies, University of Rochester
\nAmmina Kothari, Journalism, Rochester Institute of Technology
\nTracy Worrell, Communication, Rochester Institute of Technology
\nRobin Means Coleman, Communication Studies\/Afroamerican & African Studies, University of Michigan<\/p>\n
Submission deadline: January 15, 2014 Conference Chair: Jonathan E. Schroeder
\nSend extended abstracts (500 \u2013 2500 words) via email to Jonathan Schroeder (jesgla@rit.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n
\nWilliam A. Kern Professor of Communications
\nRochester Institute of Technology
\nhttp:\/\/www.rit.edu\/cla\/kern\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"