Sixteenth International Conference on The Image & Tenth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France, 11-12 September 2025
Sixteenth International Conference on The Image & Tenth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France, 11-12 September 2025
Sixteenth International Conference on The Image & Tenth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France, 11-12 September 2025
Sixteenth International Conference on The Image & Tenth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France, 11-12 September 2025

Tenth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies

  • From Democratic Aesthetics to Digital Culture
  • 11-12 September 2025
  • Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France + Online

Research Network Chairs

Dr. Eric Freedman

Dr. Eric Freedman

Maryland Institute College of Art, United States of America

(English)

Dr. Jesús Miguel Flores Vivar

Dr. Jesús Miguel Flores Vivar

Profesor Titular, Departamento de Periodismo y Nuevos Medios, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España

(Spanish)

Local Conference Chair

Barbara Formis

Barbara Formis

Professor, Université Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne, France

2025 Plenary Speakers

The Tenth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies featured plenary sessions by some of the world's leading thinkers and innovators in the field.

Sha Xin Wei

Sha Xin Wei

Professor in the School of Arts, Media + Engineering (AME) at Arizona State University, USA

"Collective Sense-making, Prototyping Social Forms, and Anticipatory Governance"

(In English)

Ana María Sedeño Valdellós

Ana María Sedeño Valdellós

Audiovisual Communication and Associate Professor in the Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising at the University of Málaga (Spain)

”Imaginarios y estéticas de lo visual con la Inteligencia Artificial: hipertrucaje, efectismos y fantasmagoría”

(In Spanish)

Emmanuel Alloa

Emmanuel Alloa

Professor of Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

"From Documentary to Potential Images: AI Generated Art, Data Correlationism and Democracy"

(In English)

Plenary Panel: Digital Care and Democratic Gestures

Barbara Formis

Barbara Formis

Professor, Université Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne, France

Monika Kwasniewska-Mikula

Monika Kwasniewska-Mikula

Editor, Didaskalia: Theatre Journal; Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre and Drama, Jagiellonian University, Poland

Rossella Mazzaglia

Rossella Mazzaglia

Associate Professor, Performance Studies, University of Bologna, Italy

Bram Ieven

Bram Ieven

Researcher, Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, Netherlands

Local Conference Committee

Camille Salinesi

Camille Salinesi

Professor, Université Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne, France

Miguel Almiron

Miguel Almiron

Media Artist and Professor, Université Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne, France

Azadeh Nilchiani

Azadeh Nilchiani

Artist, Researcher, Lecturer, Université Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne, France

Emerging Scholar Awardees

For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active research interest in the conference themes. Emerging Scholars perform a critical role in the conference by chairing the parallel sessions, providing technical assistance in the sessions, and presenting their own research papers. The 2025 Emerging Scholar Award Recipients are as follows:

Estelle Dupuis

Estelle Dupuis

Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, France

(In-Person)

​Gabriel Medina-Aguilar

​Gabriel Medina-Aguilar

University Anáhuac Querétaro, Mexico

Roberta Edem Abbeyquaye

Roberta Edem Abbeyquaye

Queen’s University, Canada

(In-Person)

Stefanie De Winter

Stefanie De Winter

KU Leuven, Belgium

(In-Person)

Kelsey Zook

Kelsey Zook

Bowling Green State University, USA

(In-Person)

Rakshitha Raghunandan

Rakshitha Raghunandan

LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

(In-Person)

Kaylee Williams

Kaylee Williams

Columbia University, USA

(In-Person)

Salomón Doncel-Moriano Urbano

Salomón Doncel-Moriano Urbano

Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo

(In-Person)

Ira Solomatina

Ira Solomatina

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany

(In-Person)

Sean McCracken

Sean McCracken

Washington University in St. Louis, USA

(Online Only)

Marissa Lammon

Marissa Lammon

University of Colorado Boulder, USA

(Online Only)

Wael Nel

Wael Nel

Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

(Online Only)

Keisha Thierry

Keisha Thierry

Oregon State University, USA

(Online Only)

Roselle Espina

Roselle Espina

University of Santo Tomas, Philippines

(Online Only)

Conference Partner