International Association of Word and Image Studies (IAWIS)

Founded in July 1987, the International Association of Word and Image Studies / Association Internationale pour l’Etude des Rapports entre Texte et Image (IAWIS/AIERTI) seeks to foster the study of Word and Image relations in a general cultural context, and especially in the arts in the broadest sense. To that end, the Association

• advances research and teaching in the field of Word and Image relations at universities and other institutes of higher education;
• organizes meetings devoted to subjects in the field of Word and Image relations, and a tri-annual International Conference on Word and Image;
• initiates and advances contacts between members, both individual researchers and research groups, in their activities in the field of Word and Image studies;
• maintains relations with national and international societies with aims related to that of IAWIS/AIERTI;
• facilitates the exchange of ideas and information among those interested in Word and Image relations through a variety of channels, including this website.