There is an ongoing Call for Papers for the Inmaterial, Arte, Diseño, Sociedad journal (a digital publication promoted by the BAU College of Arts and Design Barcelona) for journal Vol. 8, No. 16 titled “Visions of the Future: Iberian Visual Culture After Democracy 1974–1998”. The deadline for papers is September 1, 2023.  

 

This call for papers derives from the project Visions of the Future: Iberian Visual Culture After Democracy 1974-1998, which focuses on visual culture and graphic design during the implementation of democracy in the Iberian Peninsula (including all the other territories of Spain and Portugal) at the end of the 20th century. Inmaterial is looking for original works that can be part of this collaborative study on contemporary visual culture in the Iberian Peninsula, laying the foundations for the Iberian Design Archive. 

 

This special issue of Inmaterial is looking for research proposals dedicated to the study of visual communication in its contributions to this particular period in the histories of the Iberian Peninsula. They welcome all contributions where communication design is a “pivot of change” and can relate to the cultural complexity of this historical context.  

 

Possible strands are suggested: 

— Expressions of Postmodernism 

— Subcultural movements in Iberia (including all the territories of Spain and Portugal) 

— Feminist review of graphic design history and erased histories 

— Decolonization processes, 

— Material culture evolution and technological developments 

 

Contributions will be exceptionally accepted in Portuguese for this special issue as well as in English, Spanish, or Catalan. Deadline for papers is September 1, 2023. 

 

Read the full Call for Papers information here.  

 

In case of further questions, please contact info.inmaterialdesign@bau.cat