Conferences and Seminars

PHOTOGRAPHIES: NEW HISTORIES, NEW PRACTICES - July 10 - 12, 2008

An international conference to be held at the Finkel Theatre, Australian National University.

Organised by the ANU School of Art in conjunction with VIVID, the inaugural National Photography Festival. Supported by the ANU Research School of Humanities and the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences. VIVID will be held in Canberra from 12 July to October 2008.

Photographies: new histories, new practices will focus on photography in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region from the earliest uses of the photographic medium up to the present day. The Conference will be interdisciplinary in scope, exploring connections with anthropology, ethics, history and much more. It aims to consider new ways of thinking about photographic history, writing and practice.

Sessions will include the following:
Photography, ethics and new social spaces
Photography and new histories
Photography and the Asia Pacific

Speakers and abstracts

Conference program
Thursday 10 July, 9am to 5pm
Friday 11 July, 9 am to 5pm
Venue: Finkel Theatre, John Curtin School of Medical Research, ANU, Building 54 Garran Rd, Acton

Saturday 12 July
ANU CASS Public lecture, 4 to 5pm
Venue: National Library of Australia

A draft of the program will be available online at the end of May.

Registration
The following prices apply:
Full 2 day $200 and early bird $175
Full 1 day $115
Concession 2 day $100 and early bird $75
Concession 1 day $55

Note the early bird registration will close on 6 June.

Contacts
Helen Ennis, Chair, Conference Committee
Ursula Frederick
Martyn Jolly
Shaune Lakin
Silvia Velez

Other events
VIVID will feature more than 60 photography exhibitions and a broad range of public events. For further information on the Festival go to Festival Information

Accommodation suggestions
Please arrange your own accommodation in Canberra. The following websites may be useful.

Canberra accommodation

On campus accommodation

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