In partnership with a team of collaborators led by Dr. Barbara Zecchi (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Dr. Colleen Laird announces the launch of Videographic Venice: Media, Spaces, and Ecologies, a newly established, three-year summer program affiliated with the Venice International University Summer Institute (2026-2028). Co-organized by Dr. Laird, the initiative brings together scholars, artists, and educators to explore the video essay as a vibrant, interdisciplinary method of research and pedagogy.
Set against the richly layered urban and cultural landscape of Venice, the workshop positions the city as both site and subject for spatial inquiry and audiovisual experimentation. Dr. Laird’s role in the program emphasizes transnational and cross-regional perspectives, particularly to Asia and Asian media texts, histories, and visual cultures. By linking the local context of Venice to global media flows, the program expands its reach and relevance, inviting participants to critically engage with the layered entanglements of place, media, and moving images.
Details about the program and information about how to apply are forthcoming in the fall.
