International Conference
Education
, , Austria
2026-09-07 - 2026-09-07
maria.schreiber@plus.ac.at
https://visualculturesecrea.wordpress.com/harmful-visuals-precon-2026/
Event Insights : Gain more knowledge on HARMFUL VISUALS: CASES, PRACTICES, AND ETHICS - for publication and research. Visual harm in both public and personal domains has been subject to much debate in recent years. Practices such as sexting, revenge porn, and online hate have become relatively common in our personal spaces, while broadcast and news media continue to report on war, atrocities, and genocides with visuals that may inflict harm in public contexts. Harmful visuals are distributed in old and new ways, but platforms are not subject to the same regulation as broadcasting media, and it is highly complex to account for their role in disseminating images that may cause harm.