When someone wishes you well, how do you judge whether they are sincere? Why do reaction videos sometimes trend higher than original content? Why did the curators of Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience decide that the galaxies in Starry Night should spin? All of these mediated phenomena can be explored through multimodality, the approach to communication that explores the semiotic system that emerges when two or more different modes (e.g., text, image, sound, gesture) generate meaning in synergy.
Our aim is to explore how multimodal analysis allows us to combine diverse forms of media and find parallel systems of meaning embedded in them. Many of us already work with multimedia, and multimodality simply gives us a structured way to explore this type of communication. In particular, we are looking to build partnerships and new collaborations between researchers who have thus far focused on only one mode of media (text or image, for example). You might consider asking a colleague to team up and co-present!
Abstracts will be accepted for either online paper presentation (in the form of a 10-15 minute talk; single or multiple presenters) or an online poster (on show throughout the conference as clickable images). Both presentation types will be featured in the Book of Abstracts. Proposals for panels are also welcome.
Abstract submission: 11 April 2025
Notification of acceptance: 21 April 2025
Abstract submission for Book of Abstracts: 15 May 2025
Conference: 30 May 2025
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