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Theory Lab: "Iconology" in light of AI

Info about event

Time

Wednesday 8 February 2023,  at 14:00 - 16:00

Location

1580-249 (Langelandsgade 139, 8000 Aarhus C)

Organizer

Centre for Aesthetics of AI Images

W.J.T. Mitchell’s book Iconology – Image, Text, Ideology is seminal in field of image theory. Even though it was published in 1986, decades before deep learning, and does not address modern image technology as such, the book’s thorough and precise analysis of the relations between image, text, and ideology seem extremely relevant when trying to grasp the image theoretical mechanisms at work in contemporary AI image practices. In this theory lab we revisit Mitchell’s book to dig out potential theoretical and analytical gems from the past. Participants could (on a voluntary basis) be responsible for initiating discussions of a selected chapter.

Please sign up by accepting the Outlook invitation or by mail to lottephilipsen@cc.au.dk.