Visual Studies Platform at CEU

Professor Khadija Zinnenburg Carroll's and Repatriates Project activities 'Eternos Retornos' during the WienWoche Sept 13, 2025.

Open Call for CEU Visions 2025 Photo Exhibition

The Visual Studies Platform at CEU, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, is pleased to announce an open call for a photography exhibition to be held at the CEU Vienna campus. We invite students and staff to submit their photographic work that sheds light on various aspects of our world, society, and the human experience.

We encourage submissions that explore a wide range of topics, from the profound to the seemingly mundane, such as social and environmental issues, urban life, gender and identity, the human condition, the banality of the everyday, personal narratives, and beyond. The exhibition aims to showcase the diverse perspectives and creative approaches of our talented CEU community.

The exhibition is curated by Daniel Halasz, VSP Visiting Professor of Photography at CEU.

Submission requirements
• a completed or work-in-progress photographic series of at least 8 images,
• a title for the project,
• a paragraph describing the work in 100-150 words.

Entry deadline: Monday, April 28, 2025, midnight through the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/ZcqDyuvV9T . (Please use your CEU email or alumni email address for submission.)

Exhibition opening: Monday, May 26, 2025, 6pm at the CEU Vienna Cafeteria.

The exhibition will be on view until June 23, 2025 and is open to the public daily from 8 am to 5 pm.

We look forward to receiving submissions and showcasing your talent.

If you have any questions, please contact the Visual Studies Platform at [email protected] .

All the best,

the VSP Team

CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop "Comparative Archival Ecologies"

ACTIVATE, an EU Horizon Europe project approaching social dissent as cultural heritage, announces CfP for its first hybrid workshop Comparative Archival Ecologies: Mapping Alternative Audiovisual Media, at La Contemporaine, in Nanterre, France. Submit your abstract exploring archival strategies related to media activism until May 5, 2025!

For more information check:

CfP: ACTIVATE Workshop "Comparative Archival Ecologies" Comparative Archival Ecologies: Mapping Alternative Audiovisual Media Collections

Join us on Thursday at 6.30pm at Belvedere 21's Blickle Kino for the screening of award winning film 1489. Hurry to get a free ticket here: https://www.belvedere.at/event-tickets/10488 .

🎬 Verzió Human Rights Documentary Festival: 1489 📅 Donnerstag, 10. April 2025 🕡 18:30 – 20:30 Uhr Seit 2004 ist das Verzió Human Rights Documentary Festival die größte Plattform für Menschenrechts-Dokumentarfilme in Ungarn. „Verzió“ bedeutet „Version“ – eine Erinnerung daran, dass es viele Möglichkeiten gibt, die Welt zu sehen. Gemeinsam mit dem Belvedere 21 und der Visual Studies Platform an der CEU präsentiert Verzió den Film 1489 von Shoghakat Vardanyan – ein tiefgehender Einblick in bewegende Geschichten und Perspektiven. Den Trailer zum Film seht ihr bereits hier. Ein Vorgeschmack auf einen eindrucksvollen Dokumentarfilm, den ihr nicht verpassen solltet! 🎟 Die Teilnahme im Blickle Kino ist nur mit kostenlosem Veranstaltungsticket möglich. #VerzióFestival #Belvedere21 #BlickleKino

CEU Media Hub Spring Podcast Workshops

Starting on Monday, April 7, 2025, 5:40 pm – 7:20 pm

Instructors: Thomas Aichinger, CEU’s Audio Education Specialist; Peter Kollreider, Audio Storyteller

The CEU Library’s Media Hub and the Visual Studies Platform are pleased to offer an introductory podcasting workshop this spring, open to CEU students, faculty and staff. The workshop will utilize the CEU Library’s Audio Lab, which includes the soundproof Recording Studio, the Mixing Suite for audio post-production, as well as a range of audio field recording equipment. After completing the workshop, participants are authorized to use the Audio Lab’s resources in the future. The workshop will be comprised of six sessions held over eight weeks: five consecutive sessions, a 2-week break for production, then one final session.

Workshop: Podcasting: A beginner’s workshop

Podcasts offer a highly accessible format that can help you present, promote and more broadly disseminate your research. This workshop provides conceptual and hands-on instruction for participants to complete an episode of a podcast during the course, from learning to develop a concept, record oneself and/or interview partners, and complete all necessary audio post-production. Participants receive feedback and critique from both instructors and peers to develop and refine their projects at each stage of completion.

Applicants submit a summary of their podcast idea with their application, which should relate in some way to their coursework, scholarship or research. The workshop is not intended for producing promotional content. Those that already have an ongoing podcast and want to improve its quality are also welcome to apply.

Dates: Mondays, 17:40-19:20, April 7 – May 5. There will be a 2 week break for production, and the sixth & final session will be on May 26.

Guidelines:

- 12 applicants will be selected to participate on a first come, first served basis.
- CEU Students, faculty and staff are welcome to apply.
- All sessions are necessary to complete each workshop, please make sure that you can attend all.
- No prior experience is necessary, but applicants should have basic computer skills.
- These workshops cannot be taken for course credit.
- Administrative staff who wish to participate should do so in consultation with their supervisor

To apply: please send an email to aichingert[at]ceu . edu including the following:

Your name, department, and position at CEU.
A brief summary of any experience with audio production.
A link to your podcast if you already have one (optional).
A short synopsis of your preliminary idea for a podcast (max. 250 words).

Deadline for applications: March 21th, 2025