wednesday > june 17
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6:30-8:30 PM
WELCOME RECEPTION
Room 150, Adobe Resort
thursday > june 18
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Room TBD.
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Wifi will be available for presentations.
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Food and drinks at meals listed below are available only for those who paid the VisCom registration fee. Snacks will also be provided throughout the conference sessions as part of this fee.
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7:30 – 9:00 AM
BREAKFAST
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9:00 - 10:30AM
PHOTOVOICE
Facilitator: Trischa Goodnow
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What We Make Visible
Choose one photograph that shows something people might not usually notice about you. Use the photo to tell a short story about what it reveals about you, why it matters, and how it might help others see you differently. [Send photo to erin.cook@oregonstate.edu prior to this reception.]
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10:30-10:45AM
BREAK
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10:45-11:45AM
"DEVIL'S CHURN"ING FOR RHETORIC
Chair: Berkley Hudson
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Alohomora: Unlocking the Visual Magic of Harry Potter’s First Edition Covers Across Culture - Heather Harris, St. Bonaventure University
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“Come On Barbie, Let’s Go Party”—Critically: How Toys Construct and Constrain Children’s Identities - Erin Cook, Oregon State University
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Faith in the Frame: Visual Branding of “One Nation Under God” Strategy - Tracy Rutledge, University of Tennessee at Martin
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Patagonia’s Propaganda: A Narrative of Greenwashing and Overconsumption - Olivia Schultz, Oregon State University
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NOON-1:30PM
LUNCH
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1:30-2:45PM
"CAPE PERPETUA"LLY LEARNING
Chair: David Nolan
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A Square is a Rectangle but a Rectangle is Not a Square: Visual Communication, Design and Higher Education - Gabrielle Jarmoszko, University of Central Florida
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Design Requires Judgment: Why Art-Based Graphic Design Education Still Matters in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Nikki Arnell, Arkansas State University
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Visual Literacy Comprehension in Higher Education - Mariana Madera, New Mexico's Institution of Mining and Technology
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Back To Basics: An Old Fart Teaches Photo 1 With New Tools - Kim Komenich, San Francisco State University
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2:45-3:00PM
BREAK
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3:00-4:30PM
"HACETA HEAD" TO THE MOVIES
Chair: Erin Cook
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Beneath the Emulsion: The Documentary Legacy of David Leeson - David Nolan, Texas State University
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Unparalleled – A Short Film - Tasnuva Tazin, Colorado State University
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No Strings — The Power of Altruistic Donation - Scott Campbell, National University
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Disability and Dance: A mini-documentary challenging preconceptions about dance and neurological conditions - Joe Gosen, Western Washington University
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5:00PM
DINNER
friday > june 19
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7:30 – 9:00 AM
BREAKFAST
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9:00 - 11:45AM
POSSUM TOWN, Berkley Hudson
Chair: Trischa Goodnow
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This is a documentary that has been years in the making. Berkley has presented bits and pieces over the years. Today, we get to see the final product!
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AFTERNOON & EVENING OFF
You’re on your own for dinner and shenanigans.
saturday > june 20
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7:30 – 9:00 AM
BREAKFAST
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9:00 - 10:15AM
FUN WITH ZINE QUEEN TRACY RUTLEDGE
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For this panel, we’re going to create two zines for VISCOMM.
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10:15-10:30AM
BREAK
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10:30AM-NOON
“THOR'S WELL” ENOUGH TO PUT THESE PAPERS TOGETHER
Chair: Joe Gosen
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The Bro Political Economy: How Fintech Platforms Prey Upon Young Mens’ Techno-Libertarian Dreams - Krishnan Vasduevan, University of Maryland College Park
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Warts and All: Vanity Fair’s Magnification of the Imperfections in the Trump Cabinet - Trischa Goodnow, Oregon State University
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Before the Vlog: George Kuchar and Performative Intimacy - Rylee Henson, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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I Want It That Way: Experiencing & Understanding Immersive Concert Potential - Kristi Gatto, University of Tennessee at Martin
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NOON-1:30PM
LUNCH
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1:30-3:15PM
"SEA LION CAVES" TO THE INTERCULTURAL SCENE
Chair: Olivia Schultz
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Visualizing Vulnerability: Methods for Modeling Lost River Cave in Bowling Green, Kentucky - Katelin Rutledge, Western Kentucky University
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Haneke's Caché and the French Trauma of Algeria - Julie Grandjean, New Mexico Tech
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Bison and Brews: Shared Stewardship in Ordinary Places - Kayla Clark, University of Wyoming
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3:00-3:15PM
BREAK
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3:15-4:00PM
“YACHATS” TO TROT AROUND THE GLOBE
Chair: Nikki Arnell
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Conditioning Obedience Through Collectivities: A Critical Visual Analysis of Japanese Language Textbooks in Puppet Manchukuo - Charulata Dyal & Yuquing Sun, New York University/CUNY
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Eight Decades of Photographic Change - Conrad Smith, SuperGenius (aka Wile E. Coyote)
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4:15-5:15PM
TOWN HALL
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Where do we go next...both literally and figuratively?
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6-ISH PM
PIZZA AT THE FIREPIT!