Visual Ethics Network (VEN)
Description
In today’s visual world, people are bombarded daily with images via traditional and social media. Complex socio-political messages are conveyed through a single image. In this context, the ethics of representation become more pressing than ever, with questions as pertinent to production of art as to that of media images.
The interdisciplinary field of visual ethics lies at the intersection between visual culture, media studies, photography and art history, philosophy and politics. Potential themes might cover, inter alia, representations of: (human and animal) suffering, poverty, colonial histories, medical histories, queer histories, conflict and issues of warning. By examining a different theme in every session, the project will cultivate rich interdisciplinary discussions focusing on the core question: how can one produce and consume visual content in an ethical manner? What is the correlation between ethics and aesthetics and how is this reshaped by the ever-expanding digital visual cultures? How can researchers engage ethically with visual material through different methodologies?
This network aims to explore the scope of this interdisciplinary field by examining material dating from the invention of photography to the present day. One of the core-aims of VEN: Visual Ethics Network is to bring together scholars and creative practitioners from a wide variety of different fields in order to foster further collaborations between members of the network.
The strand’s events will include: an online monthly reading group, a series of screening session and a symposium/workshop. The online reading group will facilitate discussion on texts and visual material. In addition, the in-person screening of a film may further assist in considering ethical questions around representing sensitive histories, politics and social events. Finally, the symposium/workshop will aim to provide the opportunity to members of the network to discuss their work.
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No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.
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Heslington
York
YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
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Centre for Modern Studies (CModS)
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University Of York
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
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University of York
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York
YO10 5DD
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2023-09-20 14:59:57