While the IVSA celebrates its 40th anniversary, this theme calls for artworks that reflect on the heritage of visual practice within the social sciences; engage with the ways of knowing this heritage has marginalized beyond “the visual”; and/or propose subversive approaches to research-creation beyond existing disciplinary canons.
The exhibition will be held at the Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago (United States). Opening reception is planned on 20 November 2026; the exhibition will close on 1 January 2027.
In a spirit of interaction, this event celebrating the 40th anniversary of the IVSA (International Visual Sociology Association) will be held on October 15, 16, and 17, 2026, at the University of Alicante (Spain). Collaborators include Concordia University (Montreal), the International Research Group on the Sociology of Emotions, Bodies, and Sensibilities (EMOCS) at the University of Alicante, and ISA Research Committee 57 (Visual Sociology).
This workshop will explore the role of emotions in visual sociology and, specifically, will address how images function with respect to certain emotions, how researchers address affect in their methodological design, and its impact on themselves, their work, and its reception. The workshop will feature eight international speakers, two round tables, interactive participatory research workshops, and a cultural activity. It will also explore various theoretical and methodological constructs to inform.
Workshop leaders will lead interactive sessions for participants’ work in progress and a series of participatory activities such as photo walks, card and map making, we will explore various theoretical constructs to ground activities. All of these are intended to explore the role of emotion in visual sociology and look at the question of how researchers deal with affect in their methodological design.
This workshop aims to bring together scholars and practitioners interested in exploring the visuality of peace in all its historical and contemporaneous manifestations, including UNSDG16.
Since Middlesex University signed the UNSDG accord in 2021, research and education have created a joint front towards embedding the UNSDGs into our University’s curriculum design. Our Learning Framework firmly recognises this development, as one of its core principles. This workshop, funded by the International Visual Sociology Association (IVSA) 40 Year Anniversary project, aims to create a space for discussion, debate and creative engagement with UNSDG16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
The Learning & Teaching Directorate in collaboration with the University’s Sustainable Development Research Cluster (SDRC) present a workshop, aiming to bring together educators, scholars and practitioners interested in exploring the visuality of UNSDG16 in both its historical and contemporaneous manifestations. Why ‘visual education’? By comparison to war’s rich visual lexicon, the notions of peace and global justice remain less visible and tangible. And this workshop aspires to redress this lacuna by sharing existing good practices and creating new ones.
The workshop will showcase new research on peace and visual culture, followed by the design of educational resources and screenings of relevant films and documentaries.
