Future Visualities: Visual Methods & Ethnography Symposium

The Visual Methods and Ethnography (VM&E) in Interdisciplinary Research Symposium is a one-day event designed to unite visual and ethnographic researchers by sharing cutting-edge interdisciplinary visual and ethnographic methods, including analogue and digital techniques. The symposium will take place at the Craiglockhart Campus at Edinburgh Napier University on Wednesday June 1st, 2022. We welcome anyone with an interest in Visual Methods.

VM&E methods are continually advancing and need to evolve to capture the complexities of our ever-changing world. Methods such as art-based and arts-informed research, (visual) ethnography, (digital) visual techniques, creative and participative research, academic film-making, rich picture-building, photo-elicitation, semiotics, visual analysis and screencasting videography draw from disciplines including: anthropology, sociology, marketing, consumer research, tourism, intercultural communications, linguistics, the Arts, media studies and other areas. Our symposium offers a space to discuss and debate how we might advance and develop new approaches that capture these complexities.

This interdisciplinary symposium co-designed and led by Dr Ashleigh Logan-McFarlane, Dr Kat Rezai, Dr Louise Todd and Dr Mabel Victoria aims to gather academics of all stages, practitioners, artists and individuals to further conversations and exchange best practices in visual, ethnographic and digital methods. The day will consist of themed tracks, workshops, panel discussions and a visual gallery, where you can showcase your creative visual outputs.

Keynote speakers include:

• Dr Fatema Kawaf

• Dr Terence Heng

• Dr Brett Lashua

This event is free, please note that spaces are limited, so tickets will be provided at first-come-first served.

Host or Publisher Edinburgh Napier University: The Business School