Visual Politics Research Program
@visualpolitics.bsky.social
Visual Politics Research Program at the University of Queensland. We promote creative work and interdisciplinary collaborations. https://www.rolandbleiker.com/visualpolitics
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We are look forward to discussing new research with amazing scholars from different disciplines - art history, politics, communications and geography, incl @julietjfall.bsky.social @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social @emilyfaux.bsky.social. Join us online / in person www.rolandbleiker.com/upcoming-eve...
Here is a video of our most recent event: Eliza Garnsey and Caitlin Hamilton discuss their fascinating new book Creating Justice - which revolves around conversations between artists and scholars on issues of human rights and social change. www.rolandbleiker.com/news/https/w...
Available to Watch: Eliza Garnsey and Caitlin Hamilton on Art and Human Rights — Roland Bleiker
Eliza Garnsey and Caitlin Hamilton discuss their new book Creating Justice: Human Rights and Art in Conversation (Rowman and Littlefield 2025).
www.rolandbleiker.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Here is a video of our most recent event: Eliza Garnsey and Caitlin Hamilton discuss their fascinating new book Creating Justice - which revolves around conversations between artists and scholars on issues of human rights and social change. www.rolandbleiker.com/news/https/w...
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So much of the burgeoning literature on the visual politics of populism is 'top-down' - how do populist leaders & parties use visuals, basically. This article flips it, and looks at it from the 'bottom-up', examining how populist publics self-mediate as 'the people' under populism
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
So much of the burgeoning literature on the visual politics of populism is 'top-down' - how do populist leaders & parties use visuals, basically. This article flips it, and looks at it from the 'bottom-up', examining how populist publics self-mediate as 'the people' under populism
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Join us in person or online for our next @visualpolitics.bsky.social event: Eliza Garnsey and Caitlin Hamilton discuss their new book Creating Justice: Human Rights and Art in Conversation. Wed 5 Nov 5-6pm BNE time (UTC+10), 39a/501. Details & Zoom Rego: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
Upcoming Event: Eliza Garnsey and Caitlin Hamilton on Art and Human Rights — Roland Bleiker
Eliza Garnsey and Caitlin Hamilton join us online to discuss their new book Creating Justice: Human Rights and Art in Conversation (Rowman and Littlefield 2025).
www.rolandbleiker.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Join us in person or online for our next @visualpolitics.bsky.social event: Eliza Garnsey and Caitlin Hamilton discuss their new book Creating Justice: Human Rights and Art in Conversation. Wed 5 Nov 5-6pm BNE time (UTC+10), 39a/501. Details & Zoom Rego: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
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Join me 6 Nov, 12–1pm for “Reimagining the World from Above: The Semiotics of Drone Visuals”, hosted by the Centre for Drones and Culture,
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#DroneCulture #VisualCulture #AIandSociety #DigitalMedia #VisualStudies #MachineVision
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#DroneCulture #VisualCulture #AIandSociety #DigitalMedia #VisualStudies #MachineVision
October 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Join me 6 Nov, 12–1pm for “Reimagining the World from Above: The Semiotics of Drone Visuals”, hosted by the Centre for Drones and Culture,
@Cambridge_Uni
#DroneCulture #VisualCulture #AIandSociety #DigitalMedia #VisualStudies #MachineVision
@Cambridge_Uni
#DroneCulture #VisualCulture #AIandSociety #DigitalMedia #VisualStudies #MachineVision
Our next event is coming up: Eliza Garnsey and Caitlin Hamilton discuss their new book Creating Justice: Human Rights and Art in Conversation. Wed 5 Nov 5-6pm BNE time (UTC+10), 39a/501. Details & Zoom Rego: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
Upcoming Event: Eliza Garnsey and Caitlin Hamilton on Art and Human Rights — Roland Bleiker
Eliza Garnsey and Caitlin Hamilton join us online to discuss their new book Creating Justice: Human Rights and Art in Conversation (Rowman and Littlefield 2025).
www.rolandbleiker.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Our next event is coming up: Eliza Garnsey and Caitlin Hamilton discuss their new book Creating Justice: Human Rights and Art in Conversation. Wed 5 Nov 5-6pm BNE time (UTC+10), 39a/501. Details & Zoom Rego: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
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⚡ Out now: Javnost-The Public special issue "The far-right and the politics of films, series and videogames", co-edited w @benjamindecleen.bsky.social, Omran Shroufi, Joke Bauwens & me. Full issue here www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjav20/3...
October 24, 2025 at 6:50 AM
⚡ Out now: Javnost-The Public special issue "The far-right and the politics of films, series and videogames", co-edited w @benjamindecleen.bsky.social, Omran Shroufi, Joke Bauwens & me. Full issue here www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjav20/3...
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Available to watch: our most recent @visualpolitics.bsky.social Program event with Marguerite La Caze, Professor of Philosophy at UQ, who discusses her new book Film and Everyday Resistance (Northwestern UP 2024). Chaired by Cormac Opdebeeck Wilson. www.rolandbleiker.com/past-events/...
October 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Available to watch: our most recent @visualpolitics.bsky.social Program event with Marguerite La Caze, Professor of Philosophy at UQ, who discusses her new book Film and Everyday Resistance (Northwestern UP 2024). Chaired by Cormac Opdebeeck Wilson. www.rolandbleiker.com/past-events/...
Please find here a video of our latest event: a conversation between Simon Philpott and William Clapton about their pioneering work on popular culture and world politics. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdSa...
Simon Philpott and William Clapton on Popular Culture and Global Politics
YouTube video by Roland Bleiker
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September 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Please find here a video of our latest event: a conversation between Simon Philpott and William Clapton about their pioneering work on popular culture and world politics. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdSa...
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Join us for our next @visualpolitics.bsky.social event:
Simon Philpott & William Clapton discuss their pioneering research on popular culture & global politics.
Wed 3 Sept 5-6pm BNE time (UTC+10).
In person: 39a (501). Zoom rego here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/uq-visual-...
Simon Philpott & William Clapton discuss their pioneering research on popular culture & global politics.
Wed 3 Sept 5-6pm BNE time (UTC+10).
In person: 39a (501). Zoom rego here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/uq-visual-...
September 1, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Join us for our next @visualpolitics.bsky.social event:
Simon Philpott & William Clapton discuss their pioneering research on popular culture & global politics.
Wed 3 Sept 5-6pm BNE time (UTC+10).
In person: 39a (501). Zoom rego here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/uq-visual-...
Simon Philpott & William Clapton discuss their pioneering research on popular culture & global politics.
Wed 3 Sept 5-6pm BNE time (UTC+10).
In person: 39a (501). Zoom rego here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/uq-visual-...
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Special issue 'Multimodality and Reception Studies' guest-edited by @jacopocastaldi.bsky.social is available Online First. For a variety of methodological tools for exploring the entire communication process, from the creation of a text to its reception, check www.linkedin.com/posts/visual...
This special issue guest-edited by Jacopo Castaldi, PhD, FHEA advances our understanding of how text-based multimodal research can be enriched by a reception-oriented perspective. | Visual Communicati...
This special issue guest-edited by Jacopo Castaldi, PhD, FHEA advances our understanding of how text-based multimodal research can be enriched by a reception-oriented perspective.
Together, the feat...
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August 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Special issue 'Multimodality and Reception Studies' guest-edited by @jacopocastaldi.bsky.social is available Online First. For a variety of methodological tools for exploring the entire communication process, from the creation of a text to its reception, check www.linkedin.com/posts/visual...
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Please join us in person or online for our first @visualpolitics.bsky.social event of the semester:
Prof Gillian Whitlock and Dr Zhila Gholami discuss their archival research on refugees.
Wed 6 Aug, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10).
Zoom rego:
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/uq-visual-...
Prof Gillian Whitlock and Dr Zhila Gholami discuss their archival research on refugees.
Wed 6 Aug, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10).
Zoom rego:
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/uq-visual-...
August 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Please join us in person or online for our first @visualpolitics.bsky.social event of the semester:
Prof Gillian Whitlock and Dr Zhila Gholami discuss their archival research on refugees.
Wed 6 Aug, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10).
Zoom rego:
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/uq-visual-...
Prof Gillian Whitlock and Dr Zhila Gholami discuss their archival research on refugees.
Wed 6 Aug, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10).
Zoom rego:
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/uq-visual-...
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Our #BISA2025 keynote speech by @bleiker.bsky.social is now published! 🎉
Entitled: 'Seeing and sensing world politics' - co-authored with Dr Emma Hutchinson - this year's keynote was recorded as a lasting memento from #BISA2025 🌟
Watch now 👉 buff.ly/IXfXfpA
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Entitled: 'Seeing and sensing world politics' - co-authored with Dr Emma Hutchinson - this year's keynote was recorded as a lasting memento from #BISA2025 🌟
Watch now 👉 buff.ly/IXfXfpA
@visualpolitics.bsky.social
#BISA2025 keynote recording: Professor Roland Bleiker - Seeing and sensing world politics
Watch the #BISA2025 50th anniversary keynote from Roland Bleiker on seeing and sensing world politics.
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July 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Our #BISA2025 keynote speech by @bleiker.bsky.social is now published! 🎉
Entitled: 'Seeing and sensing world politics' - co-authored with Dr Emma Hutchinson - this year's keynote was recorded as a lasting memento from #BISA2025 🌟
Watch now 👉 buff.ly/IXfXfpA
@visualpolitics.bsky.social
Entitled: 'Seeing and sensing world politics' - co-authored with Dr Emma Hutchinson - this year's keynote was recorded as a lasting memento from #BISA2025 🌟
Watch now 👉 buff.ly/IXfXfpA
@visualpolitics.bsky.social
Our new program is out. Join us either in person or online to hear from great scholars: Gillian Whitlock, Zhila Gholami, William Clapton, Simon Philpott, Eliza Garnsey, Caitlin Hamilton, Marguerite La Caze and Michael Barnett. For zoom link see here: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/new-vis...
July 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Our new program is out. Join us either in person or online to hear from great scholars: Gillian Whitlock, Zhila Gholami, William Clapton, Simon Philpott, Eliza Garnsey, Caitlin Hamilton, Marguerite La Caze and Michael Barnett. For zoom link see here: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/new-vis...
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Our new @visualpolitics.bsky.social program is out. Join us to hear from amazing scholars, inc Gillian Whitlock, Zhila Gholami, William Clapton, Simon Philpott, Eliza Garnsey, Caitlin Hamilton, Marguerite La Caze, Michael Barnett, Bina D’Costa, Fiona Terry. www.rolandbleiker.com/news/new-vis...
July 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Our new @visualpolitics.bsky.social program is out. Join us to hear from amazing scholars, inc Gillian Whitlock, Zhila Gholami, William Clapton, Simon Philpott, Eliza Garnsey, Caitlin Hamilton, Marguerite La Caze, Michael Barnett, Bina D’Costa, Fiona Terry. www.rolandbleiker.com/news/new-vis...
We look forward to welcoming Prof Michael Barnett (GWU), who will give the First Annual Emma Hutchison Memorial Lecture: 4 Dec 2025 on Mobilising Compassion. With comments by Prof Bina D’Costa (ANU) and Dr Fiona Terry (ICRC). All welcome. More info here. www.rolandbleiker.com/news/hutchis...
July 24, 2025 at 6:12 AM
We look forward to welcoming Prof Michael Barnett (GWU), who will give the First Annual Emma Hutchison Memorial Lecture: 4 Dec 2025 on Mobilising Compassion. With comments by Prof Bina D’Costa (ANU) and Dr Fiona Terry (ICRC). All welcome. More info here. www.rolandbleiker.com/news/hutchis...
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Emma Hutchison's contribution to #IR was groundbreaking in exploring the role of #Emotions in #GlobalPolitics. Watch ISA's Theory Section honor Dr. Hutchison by revisiting her work & reflecting upon the promises and challenges posed in her theories of #Community & #Trauma: buff.ly/GXysOHu
July 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Emma Hutchison's contribution to #IR was groundbreaking in exploring the role of #Emotions in #GlobalPolitics. Watch ISA's Theory Section honor Dr. Hutchison by revisiting her work & reflecting upon the promises and challenges posed in her theories of #Community & #Trauma: buff.ly/GXysOHu
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Here the video of our latest @visualpolitics.bsky.social event: Prof Juliet Fall @julietjfall.bsky.social discusses her amazing new book on Writing with Comics and Graphic Narrative in Geography. Big thanks Juliet for joining us. www.rolandbleiker.com/news/https/w...
June 6, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Here the video of our latest @visualpolitics.bsky.social event: Prof Juliet Fall @julietjfall.bsky.social discusses her amazing new book on Writing with Comics and Graphic Narrative in Geography. Big thanks Juliet for joining us. www.rolandbleiker.com/news/https/w...
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Join us in person or online for our next @visualpolitics.bsky.social event
Prof Juliet Fall @julietjfall.bsky.social discusses her amazing new book on Writing with Comics and Graphic Narrative in Geography
Wed 4 June, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10).
Zoom rego:
www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
Prof Juliet Fall @julietjfall.bsky.social discusses her amazing new book on Writing with Comics and Graphic Narrative in Geography
Wed 4 June, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10).
Zoom rego:
www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
May 29, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Join us in person or online for our next @visualpolitics.bsky.social event
Prof Juliet Fall @julietjfall.bsky.social discusses her amazing new book on Writing with Comics and Graphic Narrative in Geography
Wed 4 June, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10).
Zoom rego:
www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
Prof Juliet Fall @julietjfall.bsky.social discusses her amazing new book on Writing with Comics and Graphic Narrative in Geography
Wed 4 June, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10).
Zoom rego:
www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
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I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation on my latest book Wronged and all things victimhood, neoliberalism, politics and justice at the @visualpolitics.bsky.social Thank you @bleiker.bsky.social!
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Here a video of our latest @visualpolitics.bsky.social event: Prof Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social takes us on an amazing tour of her latest book: the remarkable Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood. Big thanks Lilie. www.rolandbleiker.com/past-events/...
Lilie Chouliaraki on the The Symbolic Politics of Victimhood — Roland Bleiker
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May 9, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation on my latest book Wronged and all things victimhood, neoliberalism, politics and justice at the @visualpolitics.bsky.social Thank you @bleiker.bsky.social!
@lsemedia.bsky.social
@lsemedia.bsky.social
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Please join us for our next @visualpolitics.bsky.social event:
Prof Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social (LSE) discusses her new book Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood.
Wed 7 May, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10). In person 501/(39a). Zoom rego: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
Prof Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social (LSE) discusses her new book Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood.
Wed 7 May, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10). In person 501/(39a). Zoom rego: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
Upcoming Event: Lilie Chouliaraki on The Symbolic Politics of Victimhood — Roland Bleiker
Prof Lilie Chouliaraki will join us online to discuss her new book Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood (Columbia University Press, 2024)
www.rolandbleiker.com
May 5, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Please join us for our next @visualpolitics.bsky.social event:
Prof Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social (LSE) discusses her new book Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood.
Wed 7 May, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10). In person 501/(39a). Zoom rego: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
Prof Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social (LSE) discusses her new book Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood.
Wed 7 May, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10). In person 501/(39a). Zoom rego: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
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🚨 Publication alert! Great to see ‘Film, Narrative Agency, and the Politics of Care in Veteran Britain’ published in @risjnl.bsky.social: In it, we explore how co-produced filmmaking practice can offer creative means for empowering communities as storytellers in global politics. A short summary 🧵:
April 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
🚨 Publication alert! Great to see ‘Film, Narrative Agency, and the Politics of Care in Veteran Britain’ published in @risjnl.bsky.social: In it, we explore how co-produced filmmaking practice can offer creative means for empowering communities as storytellers in global politics. A short summary 🧵:
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Here a video of our latest @visualpolitics.bsky.social event: @emilyfaux.bsky.social from @nclpolitics.bsky.social discusses her Ph.D. research, focusing on collage as a method to understand nuclear weapons and war. Thanks Emily for your talk & for visiting us. www.rolandbleiker.com/past-events/...
Emily Faux on Representing Nuclear War — Roland Bleiker
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April 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Here a video of our latest @visualpolitics.bsky.social event: @emilyfaux.bsky.social from @nclpolitics.bsky.social discusses her Ph.D. research, focusing on collage as a method to understand nuclear weapons and war. Thanks Emily for your talk & for visiting us. www.rolandbleiker.com/past-events/...
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Join us for our next @visualpolitics.bsky.social event:
@emilyfaux.bsky.social (@nclpolitics.bsky.social) discusses collage as method for her Ph.D. research on nuclear weapons and war.
Wed 9 April, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10). In person 501/(39a). Zoom rego: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
@emilyfaux.bsky.social (@nclpolitics.bsky.social) discusses collage as method for her Ph.D. research on nuclear weapons and war.
Wed 9 April, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10). In person 501/(39a). Zoom rego: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
Upcoming Event: Emily Faux on Representing Nuclear War — Roland Bleiker
Join us for our next Visual Politics event with Emily Faux (Newcastle University, UK) on Representing Nuclear War.
www.rolandbleiker.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Join us for our next @visualpolitics.bsky.social event:
@emilyfaux.bsky.social (@nclpolitics.bsky.social) discusses collage as method for her Ph.D. research on nuclear weapons and war.
Wed 9 April, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10). In person 501/(39a). Zoom rego: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
@emilyfaux.bsky.social (@nclpolitics.bsky.social) discusses collage as method for her Ph.D. research on nuclear weapons and war.
Wed 9 April, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10). In person 501/(39a). Zoom rego: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
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Just arrived in Canberra. For locals: pease join us on Wednesday for the opening of this exhibition on Alternative Humanitarian Visuals - held in honour of Emma Hutchison - and involving an ICRC-ANU-UQ collaboration. Wed 26 March 5pm. www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
March 24, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Just arrived in Canberra. For locals: pease join us on Wednesday for the opening of this exhibition on Alternative Humanitarian Visuals - held in honour of Emma Hutchison - and involving an ICRC-ANU-UQ collaboration. Wed 26 March 5pm. www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...