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Preconference: Young Scholars Preconference on Visual Methods

Thu, May 21, 9:00 to 17:00, U of Turabo, Museo y Centro de Estudios Humanísticos

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

Considering mediated images on all levels of the communication process is becoming increasingly important and receives growing attention from scholars throughout all sub-fields of communication studies covered by ICA. At the same time, due to the specifics of visual communication (Messaris & Abraham, 2001), research on mediated images, their production and reception comes with particular methodological challenges. Discussing them, however, proves to be particularly difficult for young scholars, since peers and experts with respect to specific visual methods are scattered throughout all ICA divisions and interest groups.

This one-day preconference therefore focuses on the needs of young scholars and aims 1) to give an overview on the potentials, challenges and limitations of different visual methods, 2) to provide a forum for a cross-divisional discussion of common methodological issues, 3) to connect and foster young scholars by bringing them together with peers who are facing similar challenges as well as with experienced senior scholars who are experts with regard to particular visual methods, and 4) to provide feedback on young scholars’ research projects to polish the works for publication.

The event consists of two formats: In a poster session, young scholars have the opportunity to present research projects in which they apply visual methods, to discuss their methodology with other participants and to receive substantial feedback on their projects from experienced senior scholars. All young and senior scholars participate in the poster session, so the format provides a practice-oriented overview on the range of traditional as well as creative and innovative visual methods and their applications. In a subsequent experts’ session, young scholars then have the chance to discuss the overarching potentials and limitations of particular visual methods with respective senior scholars who hold an extensive expertise with regard to these methods. Therefore, young scholars who apply similar visual methods in their projects are grouped together and matched with respectively experienced senior scholars. The groups then discuss the particular potentials, challenges and limitations of these methods based on the research projects presented in the posters.

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