History
Our History ...
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Founded in 2010, the International Conference on the Image is a means by which to interrogate the nature and functions of image making and images in themselves. The conference is a cross-disciplinary forum bringing together researchers, teachers and practitioners from areas, including: architecture, art, cognitive science, communications, computer science, cultural studies, design, education, film studies, history, linguistics, management, marketing, media studies, museum studies, philosophy, photography, psychology, religious studies, semiotics, and more.
The International Conference on the Image is built upon four key features: Internationalism, Interdisciplinarity, Inclusiveness, and Interaction. Conference delegates include leaders in the field as well as emerging artists and scholars, who travel to the conference from all corners of the globe and represent a broad range of disciplines and perspectives. A variety of presentation options and session types offer delegates multiple opportunities to engage, to discuss key issues in the field, and to build relationships with scholars from other cultures and disciplines.
The Image Research Network enables members to publish through two media. First, network members can enter a world of journal publication unlike the traditional academic publishing forums—a result of the responsive, non-hierarchical, and constructive nature of the peer review process. The International Journal of the Image provides a framework for double- blind peer review, enabling authors to publish into an academic journal of the highest standard. The second publication medium is through The Image Book Imprint, publishing cutting edge books in print and electronic formats. Publication proposal and manuscript submissions are welcome.
The Image Research Network offers several opportunities for ongoing communication among its members. Any member may upload video presentations based on scholarly work to the network YouTube channel. Quarterly email newsletters contain updates on conference and publishing activities as well as broader news of interest. Join the conversations on Facebook and Twitter, or explore our new social media platform, Scholar.
The International Conference on the Image has a rich history of featuring leading and emerging voices from the field, including:
Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
(2010)
Professor & Associate Academic Director, New York University, New York City, USA
(2010)
Joint Head of Department of Media & Communications, University of London, London, UK
(2010)
Film Studies Director of Research, University of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
(2011)
Director, Mediations Biennale, Poznan, Poland
(2012)
Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
(2013)
Artist & Researcher, Berlin, Germany
(2016)
Director of the School of Art & Design, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
(2016)
Artist & Associate Professor, Center for Digital Art & Experimental Media (DXARTS), University of Washington, Seattle, USA
(2016)
Bath Spa University, Bath, UK
(2019)