Dear Sir or Madam,

We would like to draw your attention to our call for papers for the  
research seminar Studientage für Fotografie 2018 entitled ‘Photography  
and Society’. The international interdisciplinary research colloquium  
addresses PhD candidates as well as Post-Docs; the period for  
applications closes on April 15 2018.

We kindly ask you to consider helping to promote this call for papers  
by distributing the following summary.

Sincerely

Franziska Scheuer

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Studientage für Fotografie 2018: Photography and Society
International interdisciplinary Research Colloquium for PhD Candidates  
and Post-Docs

German Documentation Centre for Art History – Image Archive Foto Marburg (DDK)
17 July – 21 July, 2018

The altered technical dispositions of the photographic medium and the  
enduring evolution of its means of proliferation have led to what may  
be called ›ubiquity of photography‹: There is now an ever-present  
possibility for anyone to take, edit, and share photographs, to de-  
and recontextualise as well as to rate them. Given the easy access to  
the photographic practice and the easy ways of digital dissemination  
of its visual products, there seems to be an unprecedented visibility  
of the relationship between photography and society.
The 2018 seminar focuses on the circulation of images, the pervasive  
practice of taking pictures, and the socio-analytical and  
sociocritical potential of photographs from current as well as  
historical perspectives in order to identify continuities and  
discontinuities in these areas. The five-day event will provide 15 PhD  
candidates and Post-Docs with an opportunity to present their  
research, with seminars, discussion panels, visits to eminent  
collections, exchange with curators as well as an artist talk.


With Aida Bosch (Institut für Soziologie,  
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg),

Florian Ebner (Chef de service, Cabinet de la photographie, Centre  
national d’art et de culture Georges-Pompidou, Paris)

André Gunthert (Maître de conférences, École des Hautes Études en  
Sciences Sociales, Paris)

Andréa Holzherr (Global Exhibitions Manager Magnum Photos, Paris)

Hubert Locher (Kunstgeschichtliches Institut, Philipps-Universität  
Marburg/Deutsches Dokumentationszentrum für Kunstgeschichte –  
Bildarchiv Foto Marburg)

Jens Ruchatz (Institut für Medienwissenschaft, Philipps-Universität Marburg),

and Erik Kessels.



We welcome applications by any PhD candidates and Post-Docs working on  
this subject.  Applications should include a research summary (up to  
3,000 characters) as well as a CV and should be submitted to  
[log in to unmask] by April 15, 2018.

The conference languages are German and English. The grant will cover  
preparatory material, accommodation, and a travel allowance.

For further information:
www.fotomarburg.de/aktuelles/events/studientage2018




In collaboration with the German Photographic Association (DGPh)


Supported by the Departments of Art History and Media Studies at  
Philipps-Universität Marburg, the international photography triennial  
RAY 2018, Art Collection Deutsche Börse, Frankfurt/Eschborn,  
Fotografie Forum Frankfurt, as well as the MMK Museum  
fürModerneKunstFrankfurt am Main.

Financed by the VolkswagenStiftung