The deadline for abstract submission for the 2nd International Conference of Photography and Theory is fast approaching. Please visit our website at www.photographyandtheory.com and send your abstract by APRIL 15th! 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND THEORY Photography and Museums: Displayed and Displaying THALASSA MUNICIPAL MUSEUM Ayia Napa, Cyprus November 30 – December 2, 2012...Read More
Το τμήμα Πολυμέσων και Γραφικών Τεχνών του Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου (www.cut.ac.cy ) έχει ανακοινώσει αριθμό θέσεων για τα Μεταπτυχιακά προγράμματα του επιπέδου Master με θέμα τα «Διαδραστικά Πολυμέσα (Interactive Multimedia)» (σε συνεργασία με το τμήμα Επικοινωνίας και Σπουδών Διαδικτύου του ΤΕΠΑΚ) και «Σχεδιασμό και Ανάπτυξη Ηλεκτρονικών Παιχνιδιών και Διαδραστικών Τεχνολογιών (Design and Development of Computer Games and Interactive Technologies) » (σε...Read More
Presentation “National Museums and the Negotiation of difficult pasts”, Brussels, 26-27 January 2012 By Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert (Cyprus University of Technology) and Alexandra Bounia (University of the Aegean) In the 1990’s a new kind of museum appeared in the northern, mainly Muslim, part of Cyprus: Orthodox Christian churches that have been dis-used after the Turkish invasion...Read More
AT THALASSA MUNICIPAL MUSEUM, Ayia Napa, Cyprus, November 30 – December 2, 2012, Confirmed Keynote Speaker: Professor Elizabeth Edwards CALL FOR PAPERS: Research in historical, artistic and vernacular photography has been rapidly expanding in the past few years. Responding to this trend, the International Conference of Photography and Theory (ICPT) was created with an aim...Read More
“POSING” is a VSMS Lab project which investigates the ways tourists choose to photograph themselves in front of some of the most popular landmarks of the world. Special emphasis is given to images that demonstrate an active engagement with the landmark. The two most popular online photo-sharing applications, Flickr and Picassa, are used for the...Read More
Το THATCamp (The Humanities and Technology Camp) είναι μια ανοικτή συνάντηση όπου άτομα των ανθρωπιστικών και των τεχνολογικών επιστημών, μαθαίνουν και χτίζουν μαζί πάνω σε θέματα που προτείνονται επί τόπου. Το THATCamp είναι ένα μη-συνέδριο όπου οι συμμετέχοντες, αντί να παρακολουθούν προετοιμασμένες παρουσιάσεις, συνεργάζονται επιτόπου για να δημιουργήσουν το πρόγραμμα. Το THATCamp Cyprus προτίθεται να...Read More
Tourist Photography: Performance, memory and narrative paper presentation at the International Visual Sociology Association Conference, University of British Columbia, Canada (6-8 July) by Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert and Chrystalleni Loizidou (VSMSLab, CUT) ABSTRACT Tourist Photography: Performance, Memory and Narrative is a one-year project, which began in January 2011. The data collection stage has just been completed. The...Read More
