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Inquiries into the Image: Art History, Visual Studies, Bildwissenschaft

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Posted by: Deree-The American College of Greece
Deadline: Mon, May 11th, 2026

Athens, Greece, November 14, 2026

 One-day International Conference organized by the Angeliki Pollali, Deree–The American College of Greece; Sotirios Bahtsetzis, University of Thessaly; Lia Yoka, The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Emmanuel Alloa, University of Fribourg

 Submit an abstract of 300 words and a 2-page CV to vcclab@uth.gr by May 11, 2026.

Selected papers will be published in an edited volume.

 Recent debates in image theory and the historiography of art history point to a growing awareness of the disciplinary, epistemological, and institutional forces that shape the study of the visual. Art History, considered the founding discipline of image study, is thought to have been challenged and expanded by Visual Studies and Bildwissenschaft. Theoretical discussion has focused on the nature of these new directions, and more specifically their departure from art history. Anglophone Visual Studies are thought to constitute a decisive break from traditional Art History, while German Bildwissenschaft is thought to represent an autonomous or competing response.

 This conference proposes a reevaluation of the above dominant narrative, through the acknowledgement of the current synchronicity of these discourses. Rather than focusing on rupture, it identifies a need to explore their conceptual entanglements, methodological affinities, and shared inter- and transdisciplinary horizons. It seeks to situate these fields within broader histories of institutional formation, new research practices, academic knowledge production, and the evolving status of the image. We invite contributions that investigate the historical continuities, theoretical intersections, and institutional convergences across Art History, Visual Studies, and Bildwissenschaft.

For more information and indicative topics, see:

https://vcclab.cult.uth.gr/en/inquiries-into-the-image-art-history-visual-studies-bildwissenschaft/

 

Posted on Tue, April 14th, 2026
Expires on Mon, May 11th, 2026

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