*ISA 5th Forum of Sociology Call for SessionsDeadline: May 31, 2024* The ISA Visual Sociology Research Committee (RC57) participates in the ‘5th Forum of Sociology: *‘Knowing Justice in the Anthropocene’*, organized by the International Sociological Association (ISA) in Rabat, Morocco on July 6-11, 2025. This interdisciplinary and diverse research committee welcomes session proposals related to the theme, and more specifically, session proposals and activities (of about 250 words) that address the role of: *The visual in knowledge production and distribution as well as in challenging dominant societal choices.* How can visual sociology contribute to a better understanding of what is really at stake and shed light on numerous forms of injustice associated with this epoch? As always, *we welcome innovative proposals about aspects of visual social science more broadly: visual theory, methodological contributions, teaching experiences and best practices, technological advances in visual data production and communication, etc.* Sessions can take one of the following formats: - *Paper presentation session:* It is recommended that each session uses its 105 minutes to accommodate a maximum of 4-5 papers (of 15-20 minutes each), followed by 5-10 minutes of discussants comments (optional) and 15-20 minutes of collective discussion. Each panel will have a chair which the panel organizer is responsible for arranging. These sessions will be open for abstract submission from August 5 until October 15, 2024. - *Panel session: *A panel session accommodates several invited panelists who will debate around a specific theme or on current issues of particular importance to the area of research within Visual Sociology. The floor will then be opened to the audience. Members of the panel are chosen and invited by Session Organizers and are not open for general abstract submission. Each panel will have a chair and discussant which the panel organizer is responsible for arranging. - *Invited session:* These are invited sessions with invitations issued by Session Organizers. These are not open for general abstract submission. Each panel will have a chair and discussant which the session organizer is responsible for arranging. - *Roundtable Session:* To accommodate more papers, a regular session time slot may be used for a maximum of 5 concurrent running round table presentations in one room (maximum of 5-6 presenters at each table). Five tables will be set up at the same time and in the same room. Each table will accommodate 10 persons including the presenters (suggested number of 5 presenters). Our RC can organize up to 2 Round Table sessions. - *Poster session: *Poster presentations of research information and results. - *Joint session: *Joint Sessions are sessions organized jointly by two or more ISA groups on a theme of overlapping interest. They can take any of the formats listed in this section. The session organizer is responsible for liaising with the RC57 Organizing Committee and the partner RC/WG/TG. Joint sessions only count towards the session limit of the host committee. - *Author(s) meets Critics:* This is a debate centered on an important recent publication. The author can present their work before commentators discuss their responses. The floor is then opened to the audience. - *Featured or Keynote Speaker:* A session featuring a leading researcher in our field, with a presentation of between 35 and 60 minutes duration, followed by a discussion period. This kind of session can attract more people from outside our group. These sessions are organized directly by Program Coordinators and/or Session Organizers and are not open for abstract submission. - *Other formats:* We invite proposals for sessions in other formats, such as film screenings, publication or mentoring sessions, etc. Please describe the format as clearly as possible. Please note that where required, the session organizers are responsible for arranging chairs and discussants. *Linguistic Diversity* Although English is the administrative language of ISA, the Association has three official languages: English, French, and Spanish. Presentations are primarily in the official three languages. However, RC/WG/TGs are encouraged to support language diversity. If paper presentations are in languages other than English, then it is up to our RC to work this out creatively, given that ISA does not have funds to support simultaneous interpretation. Proposals for forum sessions (in English, French or Spanish) should be submitted through the online platform: International Sociological Association (*isa-sociology.org <http://isa-sociology.org>*) from May 2, 2024 through July, 1, 2024. The Program Coordinators will notify the applicants on the status of their proposal before July 31, and will then open the Call for Papers from August 5, through October 15, 2024. Information on how to become a member can be found at: https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/research-networks/research-committees/rc57-... -- *Dr. Carolina Cambre (she |her) Associate ProfessorConcordia University, Montréal * *Chercheuse associée à IRCAV-Paris 2020-2025https://www.carolinacambre.com/ <https://concordia.academia.edu/mariacarolinacambre>https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/education/faculty.html?fpid=carolina-cambre <https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/education/faculty.html?fpid=carolina-cambre>* *Concordia University is located on Kanien’kehá:ka territory.* *University of Alberta is located on Treaty 6 / Métis territory.*