Exhibition and Lecture: “Seeing/Showing War Today”

A scientific and artistic event organized by the Faculty of Education at the University of Montpellier in collaboration with the FRAC, the LAC, and the Samira Gambie Gallery, with support from the Occitanie Region and the DRAC Occitanie.

About the Topic

In^{the 21st century}, war is said to be there and here, everywhere and all the time. Images are an indispensable medium for conveying this reality. This academic conference is dedicated to questions of the representation and reception of works and images depicting war. It will explore the relationships and tensions that images and people have with war. Questions regarding subject matter, creation, production, dissemination, and education must be addressed.

On the one hand, in this symposium, we have chosen to examine contemporary images of war(s)—in the broadest sense—through a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach that is at once theoretical, artistic, and educational, in connection with media literacy and arts and cultural education. This academic event explores the relationships and tensions between images, people, and war. Questions regarding subject matter, creation, production, dissemination, and education must be addressed.

Furthermore, a group exhibition of artworks and images plays a central role in this exploration of representations of war. Indeed, artworks are forms of thought expressed through action and imagery. The exhibition is thus conceived as a space for reflection and discovery, for engagement and dialogue.

The theme is explored through various formats: academic lectures, presentations by artists and journalists, artistic workshops, and an exhibition; it is addressed by photojournalists, artists, philosophers, academics, curators, and doctoral students.

Overview of the Symposium

GUEST SPEAKERS

Catherine Cattaruzza, photographer
Frédéric Lambert, university professor of information and communication sciences
Julien Martinez, performance artist
François Soulages, philosopher, university professor of aesthetics
Laurent Van der Stockt, photojournalist
Marion Zilio, exhibition curator, critic

TARGET AUDIENCES

University students.
Educational advisors,^{primary and secondary school}teacher trainers (PEMF, PFA), faculty members, elementary school teachers, middle school and high school teachers, etc.
Staff at Réseau Canopé, IEN, IA-IPR, DAAC, etc.
Artists, cultural professionals, art students.

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