How do multimodal texts reflect cultural change, and how do they contribute to such change? What characterizes multimodal expressions in education, media and art? The conference Multimodality and Cultural Change aims to address these questions by means of theories and methods drawn from the field multimodal research and related perspectives.
During the past 10-15 years multimodality has developed as an increasingly influential multidisciplinary and heterogenous field of research. Multimodal approaches have proved fruitful tools when investigating texts in education and media, and to shed light on aesthetic artifacts and mulitmodal events such as literature, the visual arts, and music.
We invite presentations that discuss multimodality empirically, methodically and theoretically, with a particular focus on cultural change. The conference languages will be Scandinavian and English.
Following the conference we intend to publish a collection of (revised) papers in a volume entitled Nordic Perspectives on Multimodality (working title).
In addition to the plenary sessions the conference will be organized as paper sessions on the following themes:
Multimodality and Education
Multimodality and Media
Multimodality and Art
Programme
Wednesday June 10
11.00: Registration
11.30: Lunch
12.30: Opening
12.45: Keynote: Carey Jewitt: Fifteen years of Multimodality research – where are we now?
13.45: Coffee break
14.00: Papers 18.00: Reception
Thursday June 11
09.00: Keynote: Øystein Gilje: Multimodality, learning and moving images - changing knowledge practices?
10.00: Coffee break
10.15: Papers
12.00: Lunch
13.00: Keynote: Theo van Leeuwen: Modern art as semiotic inquiry
14.00: Coffee break
14.30: Papers 19.30: Conference Dinner
Friday June 12
09.00: Keynote: Elise Seip Tønnessen: Meaning-making in the interfaces between modes and media
10.00: Coffee break
10.15: Papers 12.00: Lunch
Abstract
Abstract submission
Please submit you abstracts via email to Frida Forsgren stating clearly:
Name, affiliation, and email for each author
The title of the paper
Whether you are interested in proceeding publication
Note that the abstract must be no more than 200 words (not including references).
Deadlines:
February 1st: Deadline for abstracts submission
March 1st: Notice of acceptance
Accommodation and transportation
Accomodation
Conference participants are responsible for making their own hotel arrangements. We suggest the following hotels located in the city center:
Thon Hotel Wergeland (NOK 1055,- single/NOK 1195,- double)
YESS! Hotel (NOK 748,- single/NOK 848,- double)
Budget Hotel Kristiansand (NOK 450,- single/NOK 570,- double)