6th International Conference on Multimodality (6-ICOM)

Venue: Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London
Date: 22 August – 24 August 2012

Key Notes:

• Sigrid Norris, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand: Analyzing Multimodal Interaction
• John Knox, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia: Digital News and Online texts
• Arlene Archer, University of Capetown, South Africa: Social Justice and multimodal pedagogy
• Lorenza Mondada University of Lyon, France: Video based research and the work-place
• Gunther Kress & colleagues at IOE Centre for Multimodal Research:Multimodality, learning and recognition 

This is not a theme-based conference and we envisage a broad based interpretation of multimodality. We welcome papers from across various fields of application - including health, work and occupations, art, media and marketing, games and play, education, tourism, and business.

Whilst we expect many of the papers will come under the following sub-headings these are not designed to be exhaustive or limiting:

• Identity
• Practical applications of multimodality
• Social justice 
• Methodological challenges
• Historical perspectives on multimodality
• Video based research
• Embodiment and physicality
• Developments of concepts and theory
• Space and place
• Multimodality and ethics
• Technology and multimodality
• Approaches to analyzing multimodal data
• Interdisciplinary multimodal work 

Call for papers
We welcome symposia, individual papers and workshops. Abstract submission forms are available below. All abstracts will be peer-reviewed. Deadline 5pm on 1 March 2012.

Form of submission:

Individual papers

Symposium papers
Key dates
1 March 2012: Deadline for submission of abstracts
1 April 2012: Notification of acceptance
1 May 2012: Deadline for early bird registration
1 July 2012: Deadline for registration
22,23 & 24: August 2012 Conference

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