Symposium: Iconology meets Film Studies
The Iconology Research Group – an initiative of the Universities of Leuven and Utrecht – advances iconology as a field and method within the context of visual studies and image sciences (Bildwissenschaften). The IRG reviews and rethinks original methodologies in the light of new approaches, asks how other disciplines have profited from iconology and how they in turn inspire and/or reinvent iconology. Beyond methodological reflection, the IRG singles out three central research themes: the production and technologies of pictures, the significance and agency of images, and the transfer and migration of motifs. The IRG is a platform for discussion, research, and collaboration in Belgium and the Netherlands and opens up ongoing projects to international developments and perspectives. For more information see: iconologyresearchgroup.org
Annually, the IRG organizes an “Iconology meets…”‐symposium that focusses on the relation between iconology and other relevant fields, featuring a methodological discourse, historical research into the interdisciplinary roots of iconology, as well as specific case studies. The first two editions, Iconology meets Anthropology and Iconology meets Visual Studies were held in Leuven and Louvain‐la‐Neuve. The third edition, Iconology meets Film Studies, takes place on March 5, 2010 from 9:30 to 18:00 (U Theatre Studio-T Kromme Nieuwegracht 20).