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Creating Visual Knowledge Seminar
Date: Thursday 11 October 2007, 10.30-4.30pm
Location: Harold Hankins Building, University of Manchester (see below for directions)
Programme
| 10.30 | Coffee/tea/biscuits and registration |
| 10.55 | Introduction and welcome |
| 11.00 | Visual Competence: Learning about how people look [View abstract] Dick Chalfen (Temple University, Philadelphia and Center on Media and Child Health, Boston) |
| 12.00 | Visual Mediation of Critical Illness: An autobiographical account of nearly dying and nearly living [View abstract] Jon Prosser (Real Life Methods, University of Leeds) |
| 1.00 | Lunch |
| 2.00 | Excavating the Unstated: Bourdieu, habitus, photography and visual methods [View abstract] Paul Sweetman (University of Southampton) |
| 3.00 | Visual Knowledge and the Disciplines [View abstract] Janet Wolff (CIDRA, University of Manchester) |
| 4.00 | Close |
Registration
Academics, researchers working outside academia, and postgraduate students are all welcome.
There will be a small charge of £10 (waged) or £5 (students/unwaged) payable on the day as a contribution towards catering costs. This is payable by all participants on the day, cash or cheque. A vegetarian lunch and refreshments throughout the day are provided.
Venue
Conference Suite, 10.04/5, 10th Floor, Harold Hankins Building, University of Manchester. Harold Hankins Building is number 30 on the campus map [opens in new window].
The building can be a bit tricky to find. You might want to have a look at our directions to Harold Hankins Building if you haven't been before.
