Of Aesthetics and Ethics: A Conference on Visual Values
January 10–12, 2008
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Registration Free
Place
Steidinger Auditorium
100 8th Avenue Southeast
St. Petersburg, FL
Schedule
| January 10 | Thursday | |
7 p.m |
Welcome | Frank Biafora, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences Tony Silvia, Director, Department of Journalism and Media Studies |
| Intro to speaker | Deni Elliott, Poynter Jamison Chair of Media Ethics & Press Policy | |
| Keynote presentation | Jay Maisel, Freelance Photographer | |
| January 11 | Friday |
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| Bearing Witness and Visual Manipulations
Facilitator: Deni Elliott, Poynter Jamison Chair of Media Ethics & Press Policy, USFSP |
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9–10:00 a.m. |
John Harte, Photographer, Bakersfield Californian Larry Mullen, Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
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10:00 a.m. |
Break | |
10:15–12:15 p.m. |
Edie Steiner, Ph.D. Candidate, York University | Northland: A Northern Ontario Autobiography |
| Diane S. Hope, William Kern Professor in Communication, Rochester Institute of Technology | Reporting the Future: A Visual Parable of Environmental Ethics in Robert and Shana ParkHarrison’s The Architect’s Brother | |
| Kathie Jenni, Professor, Department of Philosophy, Redlands University | The Power of the Visual | |
| Patricia Trentacoste, Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy, Oakland University | Perceptual Wisdom: Aesthetic Competence in Art-Neutral Contexts | |
12:15–2:00 p.m. |
Lunch Break | |
| Privacy, Publicity and Media Presentations Facilitator: Paul Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Media Studies, USFSP |
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2:00–3:00 p.m. |
John Filo, CBS, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Kent State Photo Kenny Irby, Visual Communication Group Leader, The Poynter Institute |
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3:00 p.m. |
Break | |
3:15–5:30 p.m. |
Elise Bouchard and Giuseppa Ando, M.A. Candidates, Department of Journalism & Media Studies, USFSP | World Media Use of Violent Images During the Beslan Incident |
| Holland Wilde, Ph.D. Candidate, Communication and Culture, University of Calgary | Cameras or Guns: How Cable News (re)Massacred Virginia Tech. | |
| Erica Hampton, M.A. Candidate, Department of Journalism & Media Studies, USFSP | Respondent | |
| January 12 | Saturday | |
| Visual Stereotypes Facilitator: Paul Lester, Editor, Visual Communication Quarterly and Professor, Department of Communication, California State University, Fullerton |
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9–10:30 a.m. |
Christina Z. Anderson, Assistant Professor, Photography, Montana State University | True Romance: Gender Stereotypes in the Love Comics |
| Megan Bradley, M.A. Candidate, Department of Journalism & Media Studies, USFSP | Foul on the Play: The Visual Under-Representations and Stereotypes of Female Athletes in Print Media | |
| Jo-Lynn Brown, Senior, Department of Journalism & Media Studies, USFSP | Submissive Women, Future Sex Objects and Missing Minorities: Ethics and Advertisements | |
10:30 a.m. |
Break | |
10:45–12:00 p.m. |
Janet Kestin, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy & Mather, Creater, Dove Anti-Stereotype Ad Campaign Paul Lester, Co-Author, Images that Injure, Pictorial Stereotypes in the Media |
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12:00 p.m. |
Award to Best Faculty Paper and Best Student Paper | |
| Close | ||
Hotel
A block of rooms has been reserved for January 10–12 at the Hilton Bayfront in St. Petersburg. The hotel is two blocks from campus. Phone 727 894 5000 for reservations and mention the USFSP Visual Ethics Conference to get the $139 conference rate.
Rooms may also be reserved for Saturday, January 13 at the conference rate based on availability.
Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
333 First Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701-4342
Tel: 727.894.5000
Fax: 727.823.4797