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2nd Call: Balkan Locus-Focus: Communication Design histories |
http://fadf.ieu.edu.tr/balkanlocusfocus/
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
This call for participation asks for studies of communication design
in the broader region of the Balkans/Southeastern Europe.
Consisting of heterogeneous cultural groups and diverse socio-economic
structures, the region has had a turbulent history in the last
century, marked by violent manifestations of ethnic conflict but also
by regimes that fostered political integration. Its multiple design
histories sometimes intersected, but often diverged to distinct
national trajectories that looked for points of reference beyond the
region’s geographical borders.
This two-day symposium held at Izmir University of Economics, Turkey
(Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Visual Communication Design
Department) in collaboration with Parsons, USA (School of Art and
Design History and Theory), intends to offer first insights on the yet
silent and poorly recorded histories of communication design in the
Balkan peninsula, focusing on the period from the late 19th century to
the present. This is the first attempt to comprehensively map visual
communication (in the areas of graphic design, advertising,
typography, web design, media, and inclusive of non-commercial
examples, private initiatives and state/civil service design) in the
socio-political and mental territories of the region. The aim is thus
threefold:
First, to present and document existing and/or unpublished research
through paper presentations.
Second, to initiate a forum for emerging issues to be investigated and
for new projects to be launched (e.g. more comprehensive national and
transnational trajectories, oral histories, comparative studies). This
aim will be achieved in moderated academic workshops with the
intention of generating co-authored papers to be published on the
conference website, and if possible, a design journal special edition.
Third, to see design practice presentations by contemporary designers
of the region feed and inspire new thinking, and generate oral
histories for future research.
The overall goal of this hybrid event is for scholars, researchers and
designers from the Balkans to establish links, forge collaborations,
and create a strong community of design historians and practitioners.
The symposium committee will seek papers under the following four
THEMES (inclusive but not limited to):
T1: Inter-Nationalism/Regionalism, Identity(ies), Propaganda, Politics.
T2: Modernization, Professionalization, Institutionalization.
T3: Inter-Balkan Connections/Networks, International Influence/Impact.
T4: Contemporary Practice, Multi-disciplinary Design, New Media.
There will be three SESSION types:
PPS: Paper Presentation Sessions
AWS: Academic Workshop Sessions
DPPS: Design Practice Presentation Sessions
For the academic workshop sessions confirmed moderators are Fedja
Vukić (University of Zagreb, Croatia), Bratislav Pantelic (Sabancı
University, Turkey), and Jilly Traganou, co-moderator (Parsons, USA).
More information and updates on workshop themes and means of
participation will be available on:
http://fadf.ieu.edu.tr/balkanlocusfocus/
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Emin Artun ÖZGÜNER
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Asistant Researcher
Visual Communication Design Dep.
Izmir University of Economics
Izmir/Turkey
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