THE IVSA ANTICOLONIALISM & ANTIRACISM (ACAR) AWARDS PROGRAM

ACAR-PAVR: PROGRESSIVE ADVOCACY and VISUAL RESEARCH

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Timeline

The deadline for nominations for the IVSA Awards Programmes is April 7, 2023. Award recipients will be notified in July by the IVSA President and the award ceremony will take place at the IVSA Annual Meeting during IVSA 2023.

IVSA members can make nominations. If you are an IVSA member please login to your account. If you are not yet a member please consider joining the IVSA.

The IVSA Anticolonialism & Antiracism (ACAR) Awards Program was established in 2021 to recognize outstanding anticolonial and antiracist work by researchers and activists who use visual methodologies or advance visual activism through their work. Work nominated for an ACAR award needs to be visually significant, embody ethical principles, and reflect anti-exploitative practices. Nominated work can include accounts and documents of activism by others, but must also document the critical engagement of nominees themselves and a commitment to ACAR that goes beyond work duties and personal advancement.

ACAR-PAVR: PROGRESSIVE ADVOCACY and VISUAL RESEARCH

The ACAR-PAVR Award for Progressive Advocacy and Visual Research recognizes outstanding work by scholars who advocate for ACAR visual activism, and/or who use visual methodologies themselves that advance ACAR activism. Individuals can be nominated for work on a wide range of topics, including: race/ethnicity, colonialism and imperialism, migration, multiculturalism and interculturalism, gender and sexuality, and social movements. Nominations are encouraged from scholars working within a wide range of disciplines and perspectives, including, sociology, ethnic studies, anthropology, design, art, education, communication, gender studies, and related fields.

To nominate an outstanding scholar, please review the call for nominations. The deadline for nominations is April 7, 2023. We also welcome self nominations.

Award Honors

Winners receive a certificate of merit from the IVSA, a cash prize of $1000 USD, and an invitation to publish digital representations of their work through the IVSA web site. Award winners will also receive a fee waiver for the 2023 conference to receive their award and present their work (June 27-29, 2023 – online) and a complimentary year’s honorary membership in the IVSA.

Eligibility and Nominations

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