Are you interested in the power and possibilities of visual research?

Drs. Leblanc, Perić and Aydemir-Kundakcı will be organizing a new interdisciplinary working group at the Calgary Institute for the Humanities in 2023-2024: Visualizing, Digitizing, Making New Stories. 

In the Visualizing, Digitizing, Making New Stories working group, we will examine and interrogate the role that visual media plays in humanities and social science research, their ability to embody and represent expert knowledge, as well as their ability to connect with audiences through storytelling. In this group, we will ask:

1) what kinds of visual research should we pursue?

2) what kind of visual forms lend themselves to public communication and how can we tell compelling stories?

3) what should be the role of institutions (such as universities and museums) in advancing new forms of visual research aimed specifically at mobilizing knowledge amongst the public?

4) what novel technologies and artforms could play a role in connecting seemingly disconnected Canadian audiences? and

5) what are the equity, diversity and inclusion challenges with using visual research more intensively?

In 2023-2024, our working group will bring together faculty, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, artists, curators as well as leaders from public institutions to engage these questions through a speakers’ series, workshops and a multi-day charette. Our work will involve both research and research creation practices.

We welcome anyone who is interested to participate! If you have any questions, or would like to join us, please email one of the three co-conveners: 

jrleblanc@calgary.ca or speric@ucalgary.ca or  gorkem.aydemirkundak@ucalgary.ca