Conferences Archive April 2007
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This Culture.Info sub-portal provides links to culture-focused conferences, seminars and related events around the world which are of interest to those in the cultural sector, especially to managers, policy makers and researchers.
Most of these events have an international focus – i.e. they are aimed at an audience both in and beyond the country in which they are happening. The list below covers events from January to March 2007.
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2007: April
Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness Spring Meeting 2007
04 - 06 April 2007
The Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness (SAC) is an interdisciplinary academic organization dedicated to the study of consciousness phenomena in cultures around the world. A section of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), SAC members utilize cross-cultural, experimental, experiential, and theoretical approaches to study consciousness. SAC publishes a journal, Anthropology of Consciousness, holds an annual Spring Meeting, and sponsors sessions at other meetings, such as those of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). Through this site, SAC hopes to further scholarly exchanges between anthropologists and persons in other disciplines within consciousness studies. The following links will help you navigate through our site.
Popular Culture Association 2007 National Conference
04 - 07 April 2007
The National Conference of popular culture.
Musical Theatre: National Popular Culture and American Culture Associations Joint Conference 2007
04 - 10 April 2007
The Musical Theatre Area of the Popular Culture Association is calling for papers for the PCA Conference, to be held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, on any musical that has been shown on the stage, in the movies, or on television, either in America or in another country. Papers will cover various aspects of musical theatre, from how well the lyrics work as script, to the translation of theater production into film, to a discussion of a particular film or stage musical, such as CHICAGO, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, THE WIZ, RENT, A CHORUS LINE, or any other.
Society for the Arts in Healthcare: A Composition in Creativity and Caring
11 - 14 April 2007
The Society for the Arts in Healthcare invites proposals to present at the 2007 conference, “A Composition in Creativity and Caring.” This conference will be hosted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Conference speakers and performers will include leading contributors in all areas of the arts, education, and healthcare – artists, curators, writers, healthcare providers, architects, designers, educators, expressive therapists, chaplains and more. This conference will benefit anyone with an interest in arts practice and design in healthcare.
Rewriting the Long Eighteenth Century
10 - 14 April 2007
Professor Jocelyn Harris and the English Department of the University of Otago cordially invite you to the Thirteenth David Nichol Smith Seminar, with the theme "Rewriting the Long Eighteenth Century". We welcome proposals for papers or panels on new theoretical approaches; contemporary rewritings and films of eighteenth-century texts; non-canonical texts and genres such as letters, travel literature, journalism, translations; transitions and boundaries within the long eighteenth century; and popular culture. We especially welcome talks on works of European literature, as well as art and music of the period.
The Anglo-Saxon Landscape
11 - 13 April 2007
A multi-disciplinary, residential conference will be held under the auspices of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies at the University of Manchester, April 11th-13th, 2007. Papers will come from a variety of different disciplines, including Archaeology, Art History, History, Palaeobotany and Historical Geography, and will explore the changing relationships between man and his environment in England from c.500-1066.
IAMA International Conference 2007: Fighting For The Future
12 - 14 April 2007
17th International Conference presented by the International Artist Managers' Association
Museums and the Web 2007
12- 14 April 2007
In the brief years since the appearance of the first museum Web sites, most museums have established some presence on the World Wide Web. Museums have much to learn from each other, and from developers using the Web for other applications. To facilitate this exchange of information, Archives & Museum Informatics organises an annual international conference devoted exclusively to Museums and the Web
Association of Art Historians Annual Conference
12- 14 April 2007
The theme for the 33rd Annual Conference has been motivated by the specific ‘post-conflict’ situation of Northern Ireland. Belfast, for instance, is a city in which both material traces and representations of competing historical formations are strikingly evident in everyday life. At a global level, contestation defines the present situation in which manifold interests, intentions and investments clash and grapple with each other. Art historians, artists, theorists, cultural and media analysts are invited to think about the idea of contestation: How do we experience it? What are its processes? How do we understand it in our various areas of activity?
International Conference on Multicultural Discourses
13 - 15 April 2007
Representing a new and much needed direction in social science in general and discourse studies in particular, the conference has been turned into a tri-annual event. The Second International Conference on Multicultural Discourses remains committed to the original aims, namely, the promotion of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue and critique in discourse / language / communication scholarship, the study of discourses of marginalized cultures, and research into new discourses promoting cultural solidarity and prosperity.
FIT 5th Asian Translators Forum - Translation and Cultural Dialogue
12- 14 April 2007
Translating and interpreting are more than mere means of transferring messages from one language to another. Both play important and strategic roles in the dialogue between cultures. The theme of the FIT 5th Asian Translators Forum is "Translation and Cultural Dialogue, and the aim is to highlight translation and interpretation as intercultural media in an age marked by rapid changes on a global scale. Themes include translation and interpretation in cultural activities and tourism.
Dropping Culture: World Without Frontiers
16 - 27 April 2007
Under the umbrella of its project Dropping Culture, World Without Frontiers invites professionals from the worlds of print, film, video, audio, photography, graphic design and new media to London to participate in a city-wide project covering cultural and creative life in the capital 16-27 April 2007. Entitled Dropping Culture| London it is designed to enable participants to (i) get an insiders’ perspective on London’s creative ideas, processes and products, (ii) profile London’s creativity to new audiences across the globe, (iii) explore firsthand the artistic, social, cultural and business contexts of the work with the people that create, produce and fund them. During Dropping Culture| London participants will explore London as a cultural and creative space and the potential traditional and new media offer to facilitate intercultural exchange and communication.They will research, produce, promote and distribute visual, aural and text based: news, reports, reviews, case studies, maps, guides, profiles, vox pop, diaries and pod-casts inspired by, and emblematic of, the creative capital as a whole and its constituent sub-cultures
Chaucer and Time (3rd London Chaucer Conference)
19-20 April 2007
Following the success of the First and Second London Chaucer Conferences, and in response to the encouragement of the participants, the occasion is intended as an opportunity to meet and share ideas on Chaucer, for medievalists from universities across Europe, and from North America. Papers are invited on topics related to the theme of Chaucer and Time. Anticipated areas in which papers might be offered are: Chaucer and history; the past, present and future of Chaucer studies; narrative time; technologies of time; eschatological and liturgical time; metre; historicisms; presentism; philosophies of time; the calendar, seasons, lifespan; anachronism, nostalgia, medievalism. We are open to other suggestions within the broad field of Chaucer and Time.
The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Cultural Studies Association (US)
19 - 21 April 2007
The Cultural Studies Association (U.S.) invites participation in its Fifth Annual Meeting from all areas and on all topics of relevance to Cultural Studies, including but not limited to literature, history, sociology, geography, anthropology,communications, popular culture, cultural theory,queer studies, critical race studies,feminist studies, postcolonial studies, media and film studies, material culture studies, performance and visual arts studies. The conference this year will feature plenary sessions on Ethics and Environment; Asia, The Pacific Rim, and Capitalism; and Post-9/11 America and the World.
10th US/ICOMOS International Symposium
19 - 21 April 2007
Balancing Culture, Conservation and Economic Development: Heritage Tourism in and around the Pacific Rim is the title of the upcoming 10th US/ICOMOS International Symposium, to be held in San Francisco, California, USA, on 19-21 April 2007, hosted by the Architectural Resources Group and the Presidio Trust. A call for abstracts that discuss the basic themes of culture, conservation, and economics as related to heritage tourism within the Pacific Rim (all countries bordering the Pacific Ocean, as well as the island nations and cultures that are located within it) has been issued. Additionally, the symposium will consider how experiences in the Pacific Rim relate to other regions of the world. Papers related to illustrative experiences from specific sites are encouraged US/ICOMOS undertakes this symposium to present effective or innovative models for heritage tourism management and successful management plans and planning documents that address challenges of tourist visitation to historical and cultural sites and their ultimate sustainability.
EMC 2007 Annual Meeting: Changes: Chances
and Challenges. Music and the Future
19 - 21 April 2007
The European Music Council (EMC) together with Europa Cantat and its regional member Moviment Coral Català and the Catalan Music Council would like to invite you to the EMC Annual Meeting 2007 and to the conference Changes: Chances and Challenges. Music and the Future taking place from 19 to 21 April 2007 in Barcelona. In 1964 Bob Dylan sang 'The Times, They Are A-Changin' and today this seems to be more valid than ever. Globalisation and the digital revolution impose enormous changes on the music world. Musical and cultural diversity are to be protected and promoted but face substantial challenges. The 2007 Annual Conference of the European Music Council is aiming towards the future of music. What are the changes, what are the chances and what are the challenges lying ahead in the coming years? For this conference, experts from the civil society and from politics as well as from the music and culture field will discuss the future challenges for music in a globalising world. Practical capacity building workshops will offer tools for the everyday work in a musical organisation – for today and for the future.
British Association of American Studies 52nd Conference
19 - 22 April 2007
Encourages papers from a range of disciplines to include literature, history, film, cultural studies, politics, sociology, and ethnography that explore the contested readings of America(s). We would like to emphasise that we welcome papers which focus on not only the United States but also Canada, South / Central America, and the Caribbean.
Research Challenges in Information Science 2007
23 - 26 April 2007
The First International Conference on RESEARCH CHALLENGES IN INFORMATION SCIENCE (RCIS) aims at providing an international forum for scientists, researchers, engineers and developers from a wide range of information science areas to exchange ideas and approaches in this evolving field. While presenting research findings and state-of-art solutions, you are especially invited to share experiences on new research challenges. Simultaneous tracks will be held, covering different aspects of Information Science, including these main topics: Databases, Information Systems WEB Systems Business Process Modelling, Analysis and Design Intelligent Agents ,Knowledge Management Ontologies. Knowledge Discovery from Data.
SIETAR Europa Congress
25 - 29 April 2007
The Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR), the world's largest network of professional interculturalists, is organizing the SIETAR Europa Congress to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 25-29 April 2007. The SIETAR 2007 congress theme is East, West, North and South: Culture's Influences on Economy, Politics, Ecology and Religion
Behind The Scenes: Conference on Cross Border Co-operation
25 - 29 April 2007
After the Tarrega and Lent conferences this year, the Behind the Scenes Conference takes place during the MEDIAWAVE International Film and Music Festival in Győr which is about one and a half hours' drive from Budapest, Wien and Bratislava as well. The Conference is organised by KultúrPont Iroda on behalf of the Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture.
International Opportunities in the Arts
27 - 28 April 2007
TransCultural Exchange will hold its first biennial Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts in Boston from Friday, April 26 to Sunday, April 28, 2007 in conjunction with the Boston Cyberarts Festival. The Conference Committee invites proposals for panels that will discuss international opportunities for artists (including emerging, mid-career and established artists), art teachers, students and those in related fields. For instance, panels might address international residency programs, symposia, business partnerships and ventures, social and political art interventions, or other related topics. All proposals must offer ways for artists to work, study or otherwise engage with a culture abroad; or suggest topics for discussion related to the conference’s aim of promoting ways for people to engage with a culture abroad.
Media in Transition 5: Creativity, Ownership and Collaboration in the Digital Age
27 - 29 April 2007
Our understanding of the technical and social processes by which culture is made and reproduced is being challenged and enlarged by digital technologies. An emerging generation of media producers is sampling and remixing existing materials as core ingredients in their own work. Networked culture is enabling both small and large collaborations among artists who may never encounter each other face to face. Readers are actively reshaping media content as they personalize it for their own use or customize it for the needs of grassroots and online communities. Bloggers are appropriating and recontextualizing news stories; fans are rewriting stories from popular culture; and rappers and techno artists are sampling and remixing sounds. These and related cultural practices have generated heated contention and debate. What constitutes fair use of another's intellectual property? What ethical issues are posed when sounds, images, and stories move from one culture or subculture to another? Or when materials created by a community or religious or ethnic tradition are appropriated by technologically powerful outsiders? What constitutes creativity and originality in expressive formats based on sampling and remixing? What obligations do artists owe to those who have inspired and informed their work and how much creative freedom should they exercise over their borrowed or shared materials?
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