2019-06-19 • Wednesday
07:00 – 09:00 PM • Welcome Reception
- Welcome by Kim Komenich site planner, Trischa Goodnow program planner
- Introductions
2019-06-20 • Thursday
07:30 – 9:00 AM • Breakfast
09:00 – 10:30 AM • The Past and Future of Viscom
Round Table
Virginia Kidd, Conrad Smith, Scott Campbell, Erin Cook (chair)
10:30 – 10:45 AM • Break
10:45 – 11:45 AM • Connecting through the Visual
Chair: Marilyn Starrett
- The WAR-TOYS Project: Intersections of Children’s Drawings and Photography
Debra Pentecost – Vancouver Island University
- Student Photos: An Exploration of Retention Rate
Lawrence “S.T.” Mullen – UNLV
- Having the Audience Care: Creative Empathy Through Dramatic Narrative
Tim Han – Foundry10
- Photojournalism and Social Practice: A Holistic Approach to Creating Visual Narratives
Judy Walgren
NOON – 01:30 PM • Lunch
01:30 – 02:45 PM • Afternoon Screening and Creative Session
Chair: Scott Campbell
- Meditation Remediation (Portraits)
xtine burrough – The University of Texas at Dallas
- OLDER LGBTQ & HOMELESS — A Social Documentary Film
David Grewe
- One Driver, One Mic: How Immigrant Taxi Drivers Took on Uber, Lyft and Austin’s Taxi Industry
Krishnan Vasudevan – University of Maryland, College Park
02:45 – 03:00 PM • Break
03:00 – 04:30 PM • Pop Culture and the Visual
Chair: Lawrence “S.T.” Mullen
- “Visual Culture and the Missing Episodes of Doctor Who”
Ramie Tateshi – National University
- Fakes, Forgery, and Facebook: An Examination of Visual Literacy in the Era of Altered Images, Fake News, and Alternative Facts
Anthony Cepak and TJ Mesyn – MSU
- Culture Jamming Body Image
Trischa Goodnow and Erin Cook – Oregon State University
05:00 PM • Dinner
7:00 Evening Screening
Chair: Tracey Rutledge
- Sounds of San Diego: A Documentary of Local Music Performances from It’s “Next Seattle” Period
Louis Rumpf – National University
2019-06-21 • Friday
07:30 – 09:00 AM • Breakfast
09:00 – 12:00 PM • Screening and Creative Sessions
Chair: Julianne Newton
- Decisive Moments, Decisive Change
David Nolan – Texas State University
- Seeing Through
Ross Taylor – University of Colorado, Boulder
15 minute Intermission
- Comfort in the Final Stages Through Music
Scott Campbell – National University
- Suburban Legend
Kim Komenich – San Francisco State University
12:00 You’re on your own for lunch, dinner, and shenanigans
*** Afternoon and Evening Off
2019-06-22 • Saturday
07:30 – 08:30 AM • Breakfast
09:00 – 10:15 AM • Images that Change Minds
Chair: Sheree Josephson
- Seeing the Invisible Giant: Images of Climate Change that Work
Andrew Blok – MSU
- When Strong is Weak: Examining the Effect of Aesthetic Middle Designs on Consumers’ Attitudes Toward Logos and Brands
Tracy Rutledge – University of Tennessee at Martin
10:15 – 10:30 AM • Break
10:30 – 12:00 PM • Visualizing the City
Chair: Trischa Goodnow
- Transforming Cities: Photography, Steel & the Modern World
Howard Bossen – Michigan State University
- Above Ground Level
Travis Fox – CUNY
- Using Photographs to Locate the Viewpoint of an 1842 Drawing
Conrad Smith – University of Wyoming
12:00 – 01:30 PM • Lunch
01:30 – 03:00 PM • Teaching Roundtable
- Lauren Wagner – Sacramento State University and Trischa Goodnow – Oregon State University
03:00 – 03:15 PM • Break
03:15 – 04:30 PM •
Chair: Conrad Smith
- The Visual Age
Sheree Josephson – Weber State University
- Body, Brain & Eye 2019: What Do We Know?
Julianne Newton – University of Oregon
- Citizen Semiotics: Using Visual Cues as a Means of Profiling
Chris Miller – Sacramento State University
- 360-Degree Camera & Headset: A DIY How-To
Paul Lester – University of Texas at Dallas
05:00 – 06:30 PM • Dinner
After Dinner – Conference Planning for Next Year
Special thanks to abstract reviewers:
Peg Atcherman and Scott Campbell