H2020Индивидуална стипендия2015–2017

HumanitarianPassions · Humanitarian Passions. The Survival of Christian Iconography in Contemporary Representations of Pain: a Visual Studies Approach

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2015-06-15 → 2017-06-14
Финансиране от ЕС: 173 076 €
Участници: 1
Схема: MSCA-IF-EF-ST

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Накратко на български

Връзката между съвременните медийни изображения на страдание и християнската иконография, като например сцените от Страстите Христови, е в центъра на анализа. Това помага да се разбере как визуалната култура влияе върху моралните ни нагласи и междукултурния диалог.

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Humanitarian Passions. The Survival of Christian Iconography in Contemporary Representations of Pain: a Visual Studies Approach

During the twentieth century, media representation of wars, epidemics and natural disasters helped circulate that area of principles aimed at assisting civilian casualties and generically grouped together under the term “humanitarianism”. This project offers a contribution in regard to understanding the role played by mass communications in contemporary humanitarian crises, through a comparative study of representations of pain in the history of Western iconography. The research investigated images of suffering in their role as “social objects”, in order to contribute to the understanding of humanitarianism in its most controversial forms and to disseminate the values of peace and social cohesion through new forms of communication. The project was well-placed in regard to leading to a greater understanding of the social, cultural, linguistic and political legacies of visual culture within Europe and globally, due to its implications for intercultural dialogue. The project contributed to the investigation of the challenges faced by cultural institutions with regard to the necessity to open culture and cultural heritage to new audiences. The main objective was to analyse a corpus of humanitarian communications and to identify their models in the history of the iconography of past centuries. Specifically, the project investigated the relationship between the images of contemporary humanitarianism and the iconography of the Passion and works of mercy in the history of Western visual arts. The hypothesis was that Christian iconography constitutes a database of images upon which the media rely implicitly in order to create situations charged with pathos and suffering, and to suggest a moral attitude to the audience.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

My research project aims at contributing to understanding the role played by mass communications in contemporary humanitarian crises, through a comparative study of representations of pain in the history of Western iconography.The main objective is to analyse a corpus of humanitarian communications and identify their models in the history of the iconography of past centuries. Specifically, I intend to study the relationship between the images of contemporary humanitarianism and representations of the Passion in the history of Western visual arts. My hypothesis is that Christian iconography constitutes a database of images on which the media rely implicitly to create situations charged with pathos and suffering and to suggest a moral attitude to the audience.The qualifying methodology of my work is to compare images from different historical periods. Using the approach of Visual Studies I will be able to increase the knowledge of Christian iconography in the light of humanitarian communications, and to understand the effectiveness of the latter in a direct comparison with the repertoire of the Passion in Western art.The research will focus on a set of multimedia documents (NGOs campaigns, films, paintings...). The general hypothesis will be developed according to four sub-objectives: 1) To analyse the narrative, passional and axiological organisation of Christian iconography as expressed in exemplary works. 2) To analyse humanitarian communications of European catastrophes. 3) To analyse humanitarian communications concerning Africa. 4) To study Humanitarian communications as re-interpreted by contemporary artists.This research project is a significant opportunity to advance the European scientific tradition in Visual Studies. Through the achievement of the sub-objectives, I will study the cultural roots of humanitarianism, improving the understanding of communications in traumatic situations and contributing to the implementation of EU polices and practices.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

Участници

ECOLE DES HAUTES ETUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES · ParisКоординаторФранция