TRANS: October 19-22,
2006
OVERVIEW
Theory
This conference takes the transsubstantiating challenge of the “trans” in Transdisciplinarity, Transgender, Transethnic, Transart, and Transracial not just as its theme but also as its point of departure. How might the cultural and political processes of the “trans” in transplanting, transmitting, transculturating, and transferring mark not only hybridizing crossings but also the forging of structural transformations?
Projecting past the threshold of defining what Visual Culture Studies is, the conference invites experiments in doing that may take the forms of papers, demonstrations, exhibitions, performances, roundtable discussions, pre-circulated papers, seminars, electronic postings and physical installations that take us beyond the situation of between-ness toward the generation and practice of viable integrations of history, theory, practice, and activism.
Speakers
Keynote speakers scheduled for the conference include Sue Golding, Nicholas Mirzoeff, Olu Oguibe, Leslie Hill and Helen Paris. In addition to their roles as presenters, our keynote speakers will engage with the conference as respondents and workshop leaders.
During the conference, there will be a performance by Tim Miller and a showing of Judith Helfand's Blue Vinyl. Additional pre-conference events will include lectures by Ute Ritschel, Erica Rand, and Tim Miller.
Structure
The conference schedule will consist of a combination of keynote lectures and breakout sessions. WIthin each Breakout session, there will be several types of events to attend: Panels, wherein several presenters will deliver their work followed by discussion and/or Q&A; Working Groups, wherein a selected group of individuals will discuss a set of questions or issues relating to particular topics; and Workshops, wherein a preregistered group of people will participate in a discussion on prepared work by one of our Speakers.
This lecture and discussion schedule will be complemented by a program of exhibitions, screenings, performances, and receptions.
A unique feature of the conference will be the Pedagogy Pre-Conference, at which representatives of existing and emerging degree programs in Visual Culture will share curricula. We will conclude with a discussion of the future of the “transdiscipline” of Visual Culture at which attendees can plan for future conferences and other professional networks.
Further Information
Check this website often, as it will be updated regularly as the conference program evolves. Here you will also find information on registration and lodging. Questions about the conference should be directed to transconference@education.wisc.edu. .
For more information regarding the program at University of Wisconsin-Madison, see our website at www.visualculture.wisc.edu or email us with questions at visualculture@education.wisc.edu.
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September 25, 2006
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