Dirk Reynders

Dirk Reynders (Bilzen) is a belgian visual communication theorist, lecturer, writer, researcher and culture critic. He lives in Antwerp.
Biography
Dirk Reynders graduated from the Free University of Brussels (V.U.B.) as Doctor in Communication Sciences, option Visual Communication. In addition to this doctor degree in Media and Communication Studies with a focus on Visual Culture, he studied Film Studies and Visual Culture at the University of Antwerp, Queer Studies at The University of Manchester and Fashion photography at The University of Arts London. The research he is carrying out contributes to a renewed and modern view on social visual culture, more specifically the paradox between realism (representation) and formalism (aestheticism), a topic that enhances a better understanding of the role that images play in functional or expressive resistance within gender and the male body. His research interest are: performance studies, media, advertising, photography, fashion, trends and gender and queer studies. At the moment he is part time working as a lecturer ‘Media Studies and Photo theory’ at the Maastricht Academy of Visual Arts (Zuyd University). He is also part time lecturer at the Media, Arts & Design Faculty (Catholic University College) teaching courses related to Visual Communication and photography and researcher at The Free University of Brussels (VUB). Finally he is also a guest professor at Saint Lukas Antwerp (KdG) teaching Media Experiency and Contemporary Visual Culture, guest lecturer at The Royal Academy of Arts Antwerp teaching visual culture and guest professor at the University of California researching male studies and visual culture.
Memberships
Dirk Reynders is member of the Centre for Studies on Media and Culture (CeMeSo) at the Free University of Brussels (V.U.B) doing international research in visual communication and male studies and also a member of the research group Image and Word at LUCA school of Arts. He is also member of several GLBT research communities in Europe and the USA.
Publications
* REYNDERS (D.). Kunstgeschiedenis kan opwindend zijn. In: Ex Animo, ABKM, 2008, Maastricht, pp. 42-47
* REYNDERS (D.), SWINNEN (J.). Les 400 Coups. In: Anatomie van de film, VDFC, april 2005, Brussel.
* REYNDERS (D.). De paradox van WJT Mitchell: het beeld van terrorisme. In: Algemene Sinema (AS) Magazine, MUKHA Antwerpen, pp. 40-52.
* REYNDERS (D.). Striptechniek, fotografie, performance. In: Faktor, 2012.
Media
Dirk Reynders is quoted in several national and international media like magazines, newspapers, radioshows and television about his expertise in visual communication and male studies in fashion, advertising, commercials, videoclips, photos, films and design.

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