THE SOCIAL - Call for Papers

THE SOCIAL is the title of the 4th International Association for Visual Culture Biennial Conference (IAVC2016@Boston). http://www.lanfrancoaceti.com/2016/01/the-social/ IAVC2016@Boston invites papers, presentations, interventions, collaborations, and events from researchers, artists, academics, curators, and activists on post-democracy, post-society, anger, violence, future visions, crisis, zombie democracies, social media, neo-slavery, post-capitalism, post-data, social evolution, revolution, actionism, post-state, interventionism, cannibalizing corporativism, post-colonialism, economic vampirism, neo-serfs, globalized thievery, art activism, red art, insurrectional art and social exploitation. Analyses that explore the current failures or failing status of contemporary society and its revolts will take the form of events, panels and exhibitions in Athens, Istanbul, London, New York and internationally, leading up to the main conference on September 29th, 30th and October 1st, 2016 in Boston. Visions of social democracy, visualization of the contemporary economic crisis, interpretations and analysis of revolts, data enslavement and rebellious usages of contemporary digital media are all parts of some of the projects and papers that we invite contributors to present. The conference wishes to challenge and alter traditional academic interpretations and deal passionately with issues and topics that analyze, describe and envision ways and means to engage with what is left of the concept of society and social values in order to create a ‚world picture’ of contemporary times. Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/events/1624421197797477/ Submission Guidelines Please submit a 200-300 word Abstracts by February 20, 2016 to: [email protected] In the subject of your email write the words IAVC2016@Boston followed by the chosen Section for your paper, e.g. IAVC2016@Boston - Art and Society. Please note: you can submit only one Abstract and you should allocate it in the appropriate section. The Abstract should contain: your name your address your email your affiliation (university or other institution you work for/with): the section you are applying for: e.g. Social Incarceration your 200 to 300 words abstract Deadlines Abstract submission: February 20, 2016 Temporary Acceptance: March 20, 2016 Full papers: July 30, 2016