The webinar series Through the Looking Glass: How To Incorporate Visual Material Within Research is hosted by the National Centre for Research Methods and organised by the University of Southampton. The webinars feature VOX-Pol members and institutions, and is free and open to all.
Webinar 1: Analysing Visuals: Semiotics, Rhetorical and Contextual Interpretation – Friday 20th October – 2 – 3.30pm
Registration: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e7687dcd-a635-430a-b81c-d1ee2a44bb74@4a5378f9-29f4-4d3e-be89-669d03ada9d8
This workshop looks at visual analysis, including semiotics – the study of signs and symbols, as well as visual rhetoric and persuasive force. Focus will be placed on the historical and subcultural symbolism displayed within imagery and provide best practices on how to incorporate visual methodologies into research.
Presenters:
- Dr Ashton Kingdon – University of Southampton
- Dr Ashley Mattheis – Dublin City University
- Professor Cori Dauber – University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
- Dr Charlie Winter – ExTrac