Conferences October - December 2006
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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 October to December 2006.
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2006: October
World Conference on Accelerating Excellence in the Built Environment: Research, Policy and Practice
02-04 October 2006
WCAEBE is an integrated world conference series that will enable practitioners, government policy makers, scientific and management innovators to accelerate excellence in physical regeneration, urban development and construction. This international conference provides the unique opportunity to bring together industry, government, NGOs and experts in a spirit of global cooperation to share knowledge and to advance international best practice, in areas such as Strategic Leadership, Innovation, Productivity and Policy, to enable the delivery of regeneration, urban development and construction programmes that realise maximum value for clients, end users and all stakeholders.
Making Tracks
02-04 October 2006
Making Tracks is a two and a half day residential course specifically desgned for senior managers of dance, drama, opera/music theatre and building based arts companies who wish to review and consider their long term ambitions for touring predominantly on the middle scale. For further information contact Kath Hamilton at kathleen@solttma.co.uk
The Education Summit - The Future of American Competitiveness
02-04 October 2006
Education Summit 2006 is an invitation-only conference bringing together 200 of the best and brightest leaders in Business, Education and Government to formulate a new direction for the education system. Education Summit 2006 is the first of five annual conferences organized to capture the collective will and intelligence of Leaders who can set the pace for innovation vital to our national interest in education. The agenda is designed to facilitate a realistic appraisal of the current education system; a review of what current and near-future assets, innovations, research, policies and methodologies are available for reform; and the construction of a forward-thinking plan based on the best available quantitative and qualitative information our nationally-recognized panelists and participants can provide.
International Council of African Museums
04-07 October 2006
The chosen theme for the 2nd International Conference will focus on "Intangible Heritage". The meeting will bring together museum and heritage professionals from Africa and beyond to discuss the management, promotion and protection of this living heritage and the potential threats, as well as its value as an asset for the African continent. In consideration of Cape Town's rich cultural heritage, and the hundreds of museums in South Africa, this event promises to have stimulating academic content and exchanges as well as fascinating cultural events and experiences.
38th Annual Conference: Pioneer America Society
Wittenburg University
05-07 October 2006
The Pioneer America Society will hold its 38th annual conference in Springfield, Ohio, on October 5-7th, 2006. The sponsors for the meeting will be Wittenberg University, the Heritage Center of Clark County, Ohio, and the Turner Foundation. The host for this event will be Professor Artimus Keiffer, architectural geographer, of the Geography Department at Wittenberg University.
Islands and Bridges
Wittenburg University
05 - 07 October 2006
This year's EFAH Conference will seek to investigate and understand the value and importance of intercultural dialogue in the European context. Islands and Bridges offers an opportunity for everyone working in the cultural field to make their presence felt in the debate. There are no borders or boundaries or established groups or connections. This conference will not feature set-piece presentations and dry speeches. The Islands and Bridges programme is designed to combine the inspiration of performance and experience, with a genuine debate of the issues facing our region: social cohesion; national identity; racial discrimination and the sense of the individual. The conference is open to anyone who wishes to engage in this dialogue and who can bring energy to the debate.
Frontiers, Borderlines, and Frames
HAAS Biennial Conference 2006
06 - 07 October 2006
The Hungarian Association of American Studies invites colleagues to submit proposals for individual papers, presentations, panels, round table discussions, and workshops (proposing the issue, the participants and the required slot of time) on topics related to the general theme of “frontiers, borderlines and frames” as cultural and critical paradigms. The conference seeks to explore the political, historical, cultural and linguistic definitions of frontiers and borders. Suggested topic areas in which papers might be offered include: cultural frameworks that structure notions of race, gender, class, and ethnicity; demarcations and intersections of cultural spaces; delineations of frames to divide or connect, exclude or include; strategies of crossing and trespassing borderlines, dismantling frames; constructing and transgressing class- and color-lines; inter- and intra-ethnic investigations; “diasporic” and “assimilationist” frameworks for constructing identity; hybridity, dislocation and relocation; reframing objects of study and devising new disciplinary frameworks within the field of American Studies.Disciplinary fields covered may include American literature and culture, US history, ethnic and cultural history, popular culture, translation studies, gender studies, media studies.
38th Annual Conference of the International Visual Literacy Association: "History, Community and Culture - Celebrating Tradition and Transforming Our Future
06 - 10 October 2006
The Pioneer America Society will hold its 38th annual conference in Springfield, Ohio, on October 5-7th, 2006. The sponsors for the meeting will be Wittenberg University, the Heritage Center of Clark County, Ohio, and the Turner Foundation. The host for this event will be Professor Artimus Keiffer, architectural geographer, of the Geography Department at Wittenberg University. VLA’s annual conference provides scholars, students, researchers, and artists an opportunity to present their work and interact with peers. The conference facilitates exchange of innovative practice, presentation of research results, and discussion of work in progress. Formal presentations, papers, roundtable discussions, poster sessions, and visual exhibits are invited.
INTA30 World Urban Development Congress
08-11 October 2006
The INTA30 Congress will address 3 main themes : Competitiveness, Creativity and Community. Below is an outline of the issues that will be addressed by the participants with the help of eminent international practitioners.
7th International Conference on Music Retrieval
Fairmont Empress Hotel
08-12 October 2006
The annual ISMIR Conference is the first established international forum for those involved in work on accessing digital musical materials. It reflects the tremendous growth of music-related data available either locally or remotely and the consequent need to search this content and retrieve music and musical information efficiently and effectively. These concerns are of interest to education, academia, entertainment and industry. ISMIR therefore aims to provide a place for the exchange of news, issues, and results, by bringing together researchers and developers, educators and librarians, students and professional users, working in fields that contribute to this multidisciplinary domain, to present original theoretical or practical work. It also serves as a discussion forum, provides introductory and in-depth information in specific domains, and showcases current products.
International Conference on Music Education, Equity, and Social Justice
Centre for Arts and Culture - Cultural Commons
06-08 October 2006
The program in music and music education at Teachers College Columbia University will sponsor an international conference to disseminate research in music education that investigates issues of educational equity and social justice. The conference organizers intentionally seek a diversity of research approaches, ranging from the philosophical to the empirical, addressing topics such as curriculum and teaching, policy and administration, teacher education, testing and assessment, formal and informal contexts, and performance practice. We wish to engage topics that speak to all stages and phases of schooling from preschool and early childhood to higher and adult education. All selected participants will be provided a travel stipend. Conference aim: Challenging questions surround the conference theme. How do issues of equity inform music teaching and learning? What does it mean to teach music through the lens of social justice or social consciousness? How is a philosophy of equity and democracy enacted? What can research on this topic reveal? This conference seeks to explore the relationships between meanings and practice, and to provide implications for further study in this field.
DEMHIST 2006 Workshop: Historic House Museums - Managing the Past for the Future (Sustaining Historic House Museums in the 21st Century)
10-13 October 2006
Historic House Museums are, to many countries, a core attraction to both national and international visitors. How these sites are managed and directed reflects their success and sustainability in the future. The DEMHIST 2006 Workshop which will be held in the UNESCO World Heritage City of Valletta, Malta, will bring together a diverse assembly of heritage professionals and interested groups to discuss and debate important management issues. "MANAGING THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE: SUSTAINING HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUMS IN THE 21st CENTURY" will be the central theme for the DEMHIST Workshop 2006. The Workshops will produce written standards, guidelines and resolutions for international action by members of ICOM. The themes will focus on planning for Historic Houses, the economics behind successful establishments, capacity building and principles and ethics in management. Workshop sessions and study visits offering opportunities to share knowledge, discuss current trends, learn, and build partnerships with other experts in the field of Historic House Museums, will be held.
Managing Destinations in a Competitive World: Culture, Heritage and Tourism Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change
12-13 October 2006
This conference is aimed at all those with interests in and responsibilities for the development, planning, management, and marketing of destinations for tourism, culture and heritage at national, regional and local levels.
Culture In Motion: Practice in International Development
12-14 October 2006
Almost ten years after the UN World Decade for Cultural Development (1988-1997), we still face common questions. Why and how does culture matter in development? Is culture marginal or essential for economic and/or community development? Can increased attention to culture have a positive impact on global poverty-reduction efforts? This conference will also investigate why – even after the UNDP’s Human Development Report (2004) stated that “allowing people full cultural expression is an important development end in itself” – the cultural aspect of development practice is still being largely neglected. Culture in Motion will attempt to address a number of needs and questions as well as provoking thought and offering opportunities for engagement on cultural practices in the development field. The conference will include several methodological components including exciting presentations from practitioners as well as leading thinkers in the field of cultural development.
VIIth International Mining History Conference
12-15 October 2006
The central location of the conference is the coalmine of Beringen, at present the largest and most complete coalmining site in Western Europe protected by law. The mine itself is situated in the middle of a large mining town built by the company (including schools, church, hospital, leisure and sport complexes, library, transport infrastructure, etc).The conference will be preceded by a tour presenting the industrial and technical heritage of Belgium and the Euregion, and followed by a post conference tour presenting other aspects of the rich heritage of this area. The conference does not only deal with coalmining, but includes all aspects of mining and the exploitation of mineral resources: ore, salt, stone mining, etc. The aim of the conference is to offer a platform to individual researchers and representatives of organizations, research institutes and public authorities to present their activities, projects and results to a large international audience. Thus they can exchange, compare and confront their experiences and ideas with those of colleagues from abroad. They can compare their results and conclusions of other participants.
China- Europe Performing Arts Meeting
12-18 October 2006
Based in Beijing and Shanghai, this gathering of governement representatives and non-profit organizations will discuss how to advance relations, and knowlege exchange, between European and Chinese performing arts professionals. This meeting is open to any performing arts professional from China, Europe and the rest of the world, to those interested in getting information on performing arts in China and Europe or interested in working with China and Europe.
Translation as Commentary: From translation as commentary to commenting on translation
13-14 October 2006
It is widely recognized that translating a text requires that the translation be conducted 'from a certain point of view', even though this point of view may not be fully conscious, so that the result constitutes an unwitting commentary on the original text. Not only is the translator unaware of the process involved, but so also is the reader who turns to the translated version because he is unable to understand the original text. It is also recognized that new translations of the text will appear sooner or later, with each new translation broadening the scope of the initial version. As new translations appear, the potential of the text is gradually made obvious, articulating differences which, paradoxically, are only obvious to those readers who are able to have access to the original text. It is precisely this aspect of unwitting commentary that calls for exploration so that the inexpert reader, who cannot have access to the text in its original language, may become aware of it. Thus 'scholarly' translation is gradually enriched, developing its own gloss and becoming a commentary on itself. By turning into a commentator on his/her own effort and uncertainties, the translator, paradoxically tends to mask the hidden commentary actualized through his/her translation. Therefore, through the contrastive study of original texts and their translations, it seems essential to explore and delineate the overlapping conceptual fields of justification, explanation, gloss, comment and commentary in order to bring to light the ways in which the commentary 'actualizes' the potential contained in the text itself, up to the point where it departs from the text and becomes autonomous by acknowledging its function.
Culture Matters: Understanding Development From Perspectives of Marginal Communities
13-15 October 2006
A major development over the last century in South Asia and, even in Africa, South America and other parts of Asia is the conceptualization of marginal communities as only oppressed and poor. In various theories of progress and change put forward so far very disparate communities have begun to look alike. They have become two-dimensional. Such communities are oppressed and poor all right, but to fight their oppression and poverty they need cultural and social resources, which they have in plenty. Our understanding of ‘culture’ from working with marginal communities is that cultural practices have been responsible for enabling them to aspire to lead a ‘good life’. Cultural practices are also ‘living’ heritage which helps these communities to maintain separate identities, values, beliefs, traditions as well as promote the development of self-esteem. Besides, culture as a resource is also utilized for self-evaluation to promote dialogue, debate and action on various critical issues that influences the process of positive change and transformation within society. The conference seeks to capitalize upon a growing interest in issues such as how does culture matter to marginal communities and how culture enables the process of self-empowerment among marginal communities. This self-empowerment is considered crucial for understanding and developing liberative public action policies of change and progress.
Structure Space and Meaning: The Walls and Portals of Premodern Worlds
13 - 15 October 2006
How does space structure meaning? How do the spaces we inhabit shape our habits of thought? And why do we imagine our thought itself in terms of space, from ‘mystical arks’ to ‘interior castles’ and ‘memory palaces’? We invite papers that will reflect on architecture and space as ‘meaning-making’ AND/OR on the use of structural or architectural metaphors in premodern cultures.
Internet Librarian 2006: Discovering New Resources Demystifiying Web Technologies
16-17 October 2006
Internet Librarian 2006 provides a stimulating forum for inquiring delegates and experienced speakers to explore the exciting range of issues and challenges that information professionals face today.
The Role and Significance of Culture and Art in Strengthening and Development of Cooperation Among Nations
16-19 October 2006
The conference will focus on: Art education, development of new methods and forms; Promotion and assistance in realisation of projects; development of culture and art; enlargement of the professional skills of cultural events organisers and strengthening of their knowledge in that sphere; development of modern information technologies; support culture workers and event organisers to integrate with foreign work experience; support the strengthening of professional knowledge.
International Photography Research Conference
17-19 October 2006
University of Jvaskyla
Symosium #2.organised by the International Photography Research Network
Afroeuropeans: Black Cultures and Identities in Europe
18-21 October 2006
The international research team “Afroeuropeans: Black Cultures and Identities in Europe” will be meeting in Leon, Spain, for the 4th Conference of African Studies. There will be several open sessions for the presentation of papers during the conference Some of the proposed topics are: Blackness?; Africannes as counter-culture; Diasporas; New and old migrations; Citizenship; Border spaces; The New Europe; Imaginaries; Gender(s).
Linguistics Rights as a Matter of Social Inclusion
19-21 October 2006
The V Mercator International Symposium organised this year by the Legislation and Language Rights Center will be held under the title of Linguistics Rights as a Matter of Social Inclusion. The organisers have designed de symposium on the premise that Europe has always been a multilingual land and that this fact has been accentuated in recent decades by the steady arrival and settlement on the continent by non-Europeans who have brought their languages with them. Therefore, the current linguistic reality in Europe is richer and more complex than ever. In accordance with the Mercator Network principles, this complexity must not necessarily be a problem. On the contrary, the languages spoken in the European Union today are one of the keys to making possible the "union in diversity" of all citizens, groups, communities, and peoples that live together in Europe. To encourage such harmony, the Symposium will reflect on which kind of multilingualism should the European Union put into practice now and in the future. The question will be raised on how the linguistic rights of immigrants and of receiving communities can be regulated and guaranteed and, more specifically, how the exercise of these rights could stimulate the social inclusion of newcomers who settle among minoritized linguistic communities that share their space with majority or dominant languages. The V Mercator International Symposium will critically analyse the issues under consideration and will also present a series of practice cases for balancing individual rights and the collective rights of speakers of the languages of immigration and the speakers of minoritized languages within the European Union. Contact: secretaria@ciemen.org.
Archives in Dialogue and New Identities in Documentation
IPRN Network
19-22 October 2006
Following the success of the first photography symposium in Sunderland, this is the second conference linked to the Culture 2000 funded project "Changing Faces". There will be two main topics addressed: changes in documented identities in photographic practice and developments in the digital archiving of images.
4th International Conference on the Book
20 - 22 October 2006
Emerson College
This conference will address a range of critically important themes relating to the book and its surrounds — including the past, present and future of publishing, libraries, information, literacy and learning in the information society. Main speakers will include some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the areas of publishing, editing, librarianship, printing, authoring and information technologies, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations by researchers and practitioners. This is a conference for any participant in the world of books — authors, publishers, printers, librarians, IT specialists, book retailers, editors, literacy educators and academic researchers.
Cultural Portals: A New Era of Cooperation
20 - 22 October 2006
The second Culture.mondo International Roundtable will gather together experts from around the world to discuss how cultural portals might better share information, and best respond to emerging technologies.
Museum Association Annual Conference
23 - 25 October 2006
The Museum Association's annual conference and exhibition is the largest museum and gallery event in the UK. Over 1,000 museum and gallery professionals will come together to discuss the key issues affecting the sector and to review the range of products and services from the country's leading suppliers.
Museums Association Annual Conference and Exhibition
23 - 26 October 2006
Bournemouth International Centre
Keynote speakers include leading figures in politics, culture and on the national and international museum scene. Their presentations will be followed by a varied selection of concurrent sessions designed to inspire and inform. Highlights of the conference are the socialising and networking opportunities of the free evening reception at the Tank Museum on Monday and the conference dinner party on Tuesday. Topics will include 'The Dynamic Collection', 'The entrepreneurial Museum', 'The Right To Culture' and 'The local agenda.'
A Blueprint for Livability and the Economy in the New Millennium
Creative City Conference 2006
24-27 October 2006
The New Economy is upon us, and preparation for it means success in the global market. The combination of regional cooperation, excellent design of place and space, and image and marketing form a valuable investment in livability and economic success. Partners has begun planning a conference in Charlotte, North Carolina to demonstrate the value of these ideas. This conference will highlight and utilize the most relevant aspects of Partners Creative City Program.
Cultivating Creative Communities
24-27 October 2006
The Cultivating Creative Communities conference will bring civic and community leaders together to build a new framework to understand how we can make cities and regions more livable, equitable, and sustainable places. Our four themes - Amenities, Creativity, Equity, and Sustainability - together represent a mix that has not yet been discussed in tandem. Through a series of plenary sessions, breakout workshops, and off-site tours, we will foster new combinations of dialogues and equip as many people as possible with the tools to create success and opportunity in their own communities all over the world. Participants will leave the conference with an understanding of how to create livable places, make those places livable for everyone, and make those places livable forever.
International Symposium: Philosophy of Education of East and West - Development of the Dialogue
25-27 October 2006
The Symposium deals with poblems of the international cooperation in the field of philosophy of education; values of eastern and western systems of philosophy of education; problems and contradictions of the integration of national education systems; the internationalization of higher education and ethnically oriented educational programs; among other topics
Interaccio 2006: Cultural Policies and Proxmities
25-27 October 2006
Organized by the Cultural Studies Centre of the Culture Department (Diputació de Barcelona) under the title of Cultural Policies and Proximity, INTERACCIÓ 2006 will be held in Barcelona, Spain, on 25 - 27 October 2006, with the aim of being a space of meeting and reflection for politicians and cultural managers working in the local sphere. In this eighth meeting, special attention will be paid to the idea of proximity related to cultural policies, dealing directly with a series of specific facilities and programmes which have the district-territory as their space of reference. The basic programme will be structured into five thematic fields, taking the form of plenary roundtables, project presentations and initiatives of proximity: approaches to ideas, conflicts of proximity, technologies that bring closer or distance, diversity and proximity, and public space and proximity. Contact: ac.interaccio@diba.cat
Denkmal 2006: The European Flagship Fair for Conservation, Restoration and Urban Renewal
25-28 October 2006
At denkmal 2006 the specialist programme alongside the trade fair is also setting new standards featuring examples of good practice, questions on topics relating to the future and innovations. Together with the specialist topics and current trends there will be an outstanding forum for communication and continuing education. This is sponsored by teh Leipziger Messe Department of Architecture and the Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), Indonesia. For information, contact info@denkmal-leipzig.de.
Denkmal 2006: Heritage Conservation Fair
25-28 October 2006
Sponsored by ICOMOS, Germany, this conference will discuss cultural heritage and natural disasters, incorporating themes of risk preparedness and the limits of prevention. For further details, contact Thomas.will@tu-dresden.de
Information Use in Information Society
25-28 October 2006
The conference covers several subtopics: Research and trends in information use; Research results investigating relationships among people, technologies and information in the information society; Advanced trends in information science, information systems, and information society; New strategies of human information behavior in various cultural, technological and institutional contexts including relevance of information; Practical systems and services with added value; Information society: cultural, legal, systems, educational aspects, information literacy. The conference covers several subtopics: Research and trends in information use; Research results investigating relationships among people, technologies and information in the information society; Advanced trends in information science, information systems, and information society; New strategies of human information behavior in various cultural, technological and institutional contexts including relevance of information; Practical systems and services with added value; Information society: cultural, legal, systems, educational aspects, information literacy.
International Conference on Multidisciplinary Information Sciences and Technologies
25-28 October 2006
InSciT2006 also seeks to promote interaction among researchers and research groups in order to create international and interdisciplinary thematic and research networks. On the one hand, InSciT2006 is highly interested in the presentation of results of international and/or interdisciplinary collaboration projects which have already been carried out. And on the other hand it is also interested in the search of fundings to the creation of new research groups and collaboration projects within Operative Programs and Initiatives of the European Research Area (ERA) of the VI Framework Programme.
20th World Congress on Dance Research
Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Athens
25-29 October 2006
This is the largest gathering of dance specialists world-wide, the best opportunity to showcase one's work to a wide audience of practitioners, dance teachers, choreographers, researchers, critics and organizers. Average attendance is 400 specialists from 40 countries every year. This year we expect 1000 conferees for a grand celebration of our 20th anniversary, making it by far the largest dance congress ever. All forms of dance are represented. Strictly non-profit. Not to be confused with festivals, workshops, or open conferences. Under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Athens. This year's Congress is jointly organized by IOFA Greece and the Dora Stratou Dance Theater, in collaboration with the International Dance Council CID, UNESCO. Its theme is in accordance with the 'Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions' adopted on 20 October 2005 by the UNESCO General Conference.
Arts And Politics: Case Studies From Eastern Europe
Art Institute of the Vytautas Magnus University
26-27 October 2006
Organized by the Art Institute of the Vytautas Magnus University, this conference entitled Art and Politics: Case Studies from Eastern Europe, to be held in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 26-27 October 2006, aims to bring together different case studies on art and politics in order to analyze the complex relationship between artistic and political regimes as well as political meanings of art in Soviet and Post-Soviet conditions.
Learning in Cyberspace: New Media for Heritage Didactics and Interpretation
26 October 2006
6th Conference on Archaeology and Education
3rd Latin American Forum: Memory and Identity
26 - 29 October 2006
This annual intercultural meeting and social project of the Latin American peoples to take place in Montevideo, Uruguay on 26 to 29 October 2006 gathers representatives of social and cultural organizations, academic institutions and ethnic movements to reflect upon issues of cultural diversity and its influence on social processes. The Forum's main themes to be discussed in parallel panels, workshops, round tables, debates and audiovisual presentations are: social sciences and popular cultures; diversity for solidarity; identity, social projects, policies and integration; experiences of development founded on identity; migration, displacement and demobilization - challenges for human rights. Contact: comunitaria@signo.com.uy;
ICVL 2006: First International Conference on Virtual Learning
27 - 29 October 2006
The Conference is structured such that it willprovide a vision of European e-Learning and e-Training policies; take stock of the situation existing today; work towards developing a forward looking approach. The Conference will consider the perspectives and vision of the i-2010 programmed and how this will stimulate the promotion, development, and development of e-Learning content, products and services and the contribution of these to lifelong learning. Participation is invited from researches, teachers, trainers, educational authorities, learners, practitioners, employers, trade unions, and private sector actors and IT industry.
ICVL 10th World Conference of Historical Cities
29 October - 1 November 2006
The topic of this conference is "Sustainable Historic Cities : Economics, Preservation and Visions for the future." The City of Ballarat has adopted a theme and sub themes for the 2006 conference. The theme will shape the development of the roundtables and work shops. For further information contact brentonthomas@ballarat.vic.gov.au.
The e-valuation of Information Technology in Cultural Heritage. Where Hi-Tech Touches the Past: Risks and Challenges for the 21st Century
30 October - 04 November 2006
This is the first time that several organizations have decided to join together in order to create an optimal environment for the discussion and explanation of new technologies, exchange of modern ideas and in general to allow the transfer of knowledge between a maximum number of professionals and academics during one common time period. A joint event for the exchange and sharing of know-how in the areas of Cultural Heritage (CH) and Information Technology (IT) focusing on e-documentation and 3D Computer Graphics:
2006: November
YOUCAN International Arts Conference
01 - 03 November 2006
What is the relationship between religion and the arts? Can art be used to solve conflicts and promote communication and resolution? Six internationally acclaimed artists will address these questions at the YouCAN International Arts Conference which takes place from 1-3 November 2006 at the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan. The conference is aimed at artists, project managers, educators and policy makers that work with youth through the medium of art. It offers a unique opportunity to hear from arts practitioners from Jordan , Canada , San Francisco and Argentina . Our society is no stranger to the controversial issue of religious conflict and how it affects our lives and culture. Perhaps more than ever, this is relevant in today’s world. Religious and racial tension festers and rots core stability in societies everywhere, whether in Ireland , the UK , the US , the Middle East or Africa . Peace building through the arts has become an important means of addressing the problems of religious conflict and social justice. The international perspectives offered at the Conference will highlight peace building and the arts in a global context and its impacts on international communities. You C.A.N. (Youth Culture Arts Network) led by Boomerang Theatre Company Cork and the Playhouse Derry, is funded by the European programme for Peace and Reconciliation. The cross border network provides international arts reconciliation seminars and training for artists, youth arts workers, administrators and policy makers.
Your Place Or Mine? Engaging New Audiences With Heritage
02 - 03 November 2006
The conference aims to motivate and inspire people involved in community engagement and heritage work, through sharing ideas and experiences, learning practical skills and debating key issues. It is an opportunity to look at how and why we engage new audiences, such as people from Black and Minority Ethnic groups, young people, people on low incomes and people with disabilities, with heritage.
CFP: From Paris to the World: The Role of Paris as World Crucible
02 - 04 November 2006
As part of a state-mandated International Mission, Missouri Southern State University will be hosting a conference in conjunction with the university's semester-long study of France and its culture. The theme of our conference will be "From Paris to the World," and will focus upon the historical and current role of Paris as a cultural, artistic, economic, and scientific crucible-one in which ideas, movements, and discoveries have fomented and then disseminated outward to the rest of the world.
Porches and Benches: Autumn Workshop
03 - 04 November 2006
The subject matter is of interest both to builders and to architects because it bridges the gap between theory and practice. Because the best developers are also interested in getting the details right, there should also be a number of development team members present.Each Guild Workshop focuses on proper detailing of a particular building part (porches & balconies, in this case) in a range of styles. The faculty are some of the best traditional architects currently practicing.
The Venice Charter Revisited: Modernism and Conservation in the Post-War World
03 - 05 November 2006
The 2006 conference of the International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU) will examine philosophies of conservation, scrutinise the Venice Charter in the context of its times, and hear case studies of the Charter as it has applied in the 42 years since its adoption. INTBAU seeks to advance a pluralist view that would allow considerations of cultural continuity, tradition and collective memory to over-ride the Venice Charter's requirement that buildings be treated as historic documents. We seek not to replace the Charter, but to supplement it. We are in contact with ICOMOS with regard to our proposals.
Creative Clusters 2006
06-08 November 2006
Creative Clusters is the international conference, network and events programme for people working in the development of creative industries. We are interested in regeneration and development projects that deliver outcomes in both cultural and economic terms. Our goal is to help people engaged in the development of creative industries to communicate and share resources with one another.
Fifth International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions
06-08 November 2006
Preservation of the architectural heritage is considered a fundamental issue in the cultural life of modern societies. But the study of historical constructions must be undertaken from an approach based on the use of modern technologies and science. The main aim of the conference is to promote an exchange of knowledge, information and views among researchers and experts in the field of preservation, protection and restoration of historical constructions, including monuments and urban compounds. A second aim is to discuss case studies in emblematic historical constructions at international level, stressing the diversity and cultural context. Invited lectures and free oral presentations will cover the main aspects related to study and repair, such as methodology, survey, inspection, non-destructive testing, structural analysis, diagnosis, strengthening techniques, with the objective to provide an overview of existing resources useful for the rigorous and scientifically based study of the state of ancient structures.
EVA Berlin
08 - 10 November 2006
Museums, libraries and archives are using tools and instruments of modern information technology. The EVA Berlin provides a discussion forum of new media applications. It brings together the memory institutions either with researchers of the information and communication technologies or with the public administration sector. Results of research and development will be presented with a strong reference to their usage. As a member of the international EVA Conference Network the Berlin event offers opportunity for international co-operation and discussion of new ideas. In particular European Funding Projects will be addressed.
Sofia 2006
University of Sofia
08 - 10 November 2006
Sofia 2006 will bring together a wide range of experts in library and information science, infrastructure, technology, international development and policy.
Music and New Musicians Conference
08 - 10 November 2006
This international conference is open to all members of the international music community: administrators, animateurs, providers and educators, as well as musicians themselves. The focus is the changing nature of the music world - in particular, new technology and distribution systems - and how community members must change with it. Performances and presentations from some of Scotland's finest orchestras, ensembles, and groups will form part of the programme.
Alliance of Artists Communities 16th Annual Conference: Creating Connections
08 - 11 November 2006
Creating Connections will include conference sessions addressing the nuts-and-bolts of running a residency program as well as ideological discussions on supporting artists in the world today. Creating Connections will bring together artists’ community leaders, funders, artists and others from across the U.S. and internationally. The conference aims to deepen our worldview between artists and arts organizations of different backgrounds, cultures, and nations; explore the connections between artists of different disciplines; strengthen the ties between our organizations and our communities; and build connections to each other as peers, role models, and sources of support.The Alliance welcomes the Pittsburgh arts community to join us for several public sessions: from planning benefits and special events, to exploring the ways artists are supported in a politicized world, to collective and collaborative art-making. Contact:
New Trends in Education
09 - 11 November 2006
II International Conference "New Trends In Education" is organized by Girne American University in colloboration with North Virginia University and Troy University. The Conference will take place on November 9-11, 2006, in Girne, TRNC. The main goal of the conference would be to discuss latest developments and trends in educational areas, covering all types of education. Conference will include specially invited speakers, plenary sessions and poster session
2006: November
Jerusalem Conference
14-15 November 2006
Digital Heritage, Israel is a non-profit organisation that supports advanced technologies in Israel, which promote the development, implementation, dissemination and long-term preservation of cultural and scientific heritage. We support the initiatives of museums; libraries; archives; broadcasting institutions; multimedia, video, audio, film and new media production in Israel who incorporate advanced technologies in their activities. Digital Heritage stimulates cultural diversity in Israel; with a focus on Jewish cultural heritage and increased cultural, educational and economic relations between local cultural organisations and sister institutions abroad.
Changing Cultures: European Perspectives
15 - 17 November 2006
Coorganized by the ESA Research Network "Sociology of Culture", the conference entitled Changing Cultures: European Perspectives, to be held in Ghent, Belgium from 15 – 17 November, will provide social scientists dealing with various processes of cultural change, such as migration and cultural globalization, individualization and value change and cultural pluralization, with a forum for discussion and exchange. Sessions are planned on topics concerning:the future of cultural theory and qualitative and quantitative methods within the sociology of culture,cultural memory & collective identity,measurement issues,art and cultural participation,value change within Europe,ethnic minorities & multicultural society, cultural industries, cross-cultural & comparative research, daily cultures & life styles, and cultural globalization.
CINARS 2006
14-18 November 2006
With 22 years of rich history and solid experience to its credit, CINARS has become an essential event for performing arts professionals from around the world. The 2004 edition was a resounding success, with over 1,000 participants from 55 countries - including artists, presenters, agents and observers - and more than 145 performances showcased.
engage International Conference: A Force For Change 15-18 November 2006
This years conference will examine the changing role of galleries and museums. No longer simply the keepers and presenters of art, culture and heritage for a select, informed audience, they now have a greatly expanded role: broadening cultural access, offering a wide range of educational programmes and responding to social, educational and political agendas. ften it is the gallery educator or artist educator, within or outside of the institution who is at the forefront of this change. In addition to responding to change, gallery educators are working in partnership with teachers, artists and others to influence and effect change within the institution, re-defining methodologies and mission. UK and international speakers will present an inspiring range of personal viewpoints, cultural observations and critical insights. Sessions will range from keynote papers to in-depth, challenging and enjoyable break-out sessions held in venues including the Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester Art Gallery and Urbis. Engage International Conference is for colleagues from across the visual arts, cultural and education sectors, at all stages of their careers. Conference provides a forum for the development of the sector through informed debate, discussion, sharing of new research, awareness-raising, practical workshops, and networking.
Artech 2006 - Third International Conference on Digital and Electronic Art “Linking frontiers”/“Art, technology, science and society”
17-18 November 2006
Artech 2006 will be the third conference, following Artech 2004 in Lisbon, Artech 2005 in V.N. Cerveira, organized in Portugal and Galicia, concerned with disseminating research, development and experiments in Digital Art assuming its multi-faceted artistic and technical characteristics. At the same time it aims also to promote contacts between Iberian and also International contributors concerned with the conception, production and dissemination of Digital and Electronic Art. Artech 2006 aims to bring together the scientific, technological and artistic community who are interested in the context of digital culture and in the intersection between art and technology like a important fields of research, a common space for discussion and exchange of experiences, as also provide a forum for digital artists in the creation, understanding and appreciation of these new forms of cultural expression. The net, the city and the society are the scenario for a network of transdisciplinary context between different systems. Nowadays, engineers, designers, architects, economists, biologists, artists, urban planners, etc. have to think the concept of city, community, map, and identity in a new way, a new context of interconnections in the digital ecosystem.
My Creativity: Convention of International Creative Industries Researchers
17 - 18 November 2006
The Institute of Network Cultures and the Centre for Media Research, University of Ulster will organise MyCreativity, a Convention of International Creative Industries researchers. MyCreativity is a two-day conference that intends to bring the trends and tendencies around the Creative Industries into critical question. It seeks to address the local, intra-regional and trans-national variations that constitute international creative industries as an uneven field of actors, interests and conditions. The conference explores a range of key topics that, in the majority of cases, remain invisible to both academic research and policy-making in the creative industries.Overall, the conference adopts a comparative focus in order to illuminate the variability of international creative industries. Such an approach enables new questions to be asked about the mutually constitutive tensions between the forces, practices, histories and policies that define creative production, distribution and organisation within an era of information economies and network cultures.
The Fifth International Junior Scholars' Conference on Sinology
Fu Jen Catholic University
18 - 20 November 2006
The theme of the conference will be focusing on Performing arts and Fine arts of Sinology studies.
Fundamentalism and Literature — Global/Local
19 - 22 November 2006
With recent events, from the 9/11 World Trade Center mayhem to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the bombings in Madrid, London, and Amman, as well as the still unresolved conflict in the Middle East, fundamentalism has come to signal one of the most pressing concerns of our time.Literature — itself a constitutive feature of most fundamentalisms which usually have a strong textual focus — has emerged not only as a bone of contention, but also a vehicle for negotiating with, and of responding to, fundamentalisms.So far, research into fundamentalism has been focused mostly on its religious, social or political origins and implications. The aims of this conference are to explore the manifold reverberations of fundamentalisms in literature in English and to initiate a transdisciplinary exchange of ideas on this subject of ever growing global importance. Contributors from all academic disciplines are therefore particularly encouraged to enquire into the functions which accrue to literature within fundamentalism(s) and into negotiations within literature with various fundamentalisms (Christian, Islamic, Hindu, and Jewish etc.). In addition, the societal relevance and opportunities of the literary negotiations of fundamentalisms may be addressed with a view to their contribution towards peaceful solutions of social co-existence and integration.The city of Muenster (Germany) aptly suggests itself as a conference venue for this topic, as it is the historic site of the Peace of Westphalia that brought an end to thirty years' religious strife brutally ravaging Europe in the seventeenth century.
A Soul For Europe
17 - 19 November 2006
The People Network, a project of the Felix Meritis Foundation, is looking for bright, young Europeans to participate in the debate on Europe, its heritage and expectations for the future, to be continued at the second edition of the Berlin Conference: A Soul for Europe. Themes include: the future of Europe taking into account recent developments (e.g.: enlargement process, rejection of the constitution, etc.);what the practical role of the cultural policy of your own country should be in interaction (and competition) with other countries; and how you imagine Europe’s cultural potential could be used more efficiently to the benefit of the European integration process and of Europe’s relations with the rest of the world. Contact: people@felix.meritis.nl
Language, Culture and Endangerment
19 - 23 November 2006
Creative diversities in the socio-pragmatic interflux of change in the state of affairs of language and culture; the usefulness of the local languages as aspects of basic human rights;development of local language/s as a credo of identity
The Transformation of Higher Education: International Influence
Universite du Littoral Cote d'Opale
20-22 November 2006
This conference is organized by the Research Centre LCEM/MUSE . As well as individual papers (in English of in French), roundtable discussions will be organised on the following subjects : 1) Quality assurance in the field of research - the organisation, financing and quality research at institutional, regional and/or regional level. 2) Quality assurance in the field of teaching in higher education - the organisation and quality assurance of courses at institutional, regional and/or regional level. 3) The new role of the university lecturer/professor. 4) The context, methods, justifications and effects of international comparisons (including league tables and international organisations) on higher education. 5) Diversity of demand and supply of higher education. Each participant in a roundtable discussion will give a 10/15 minute presentation which will be followed by a general discussion.
Planning: Theory and Practice
20-22 November 2006
Improve planning cultural awareness among official, private sector, civil corporations and non governmental organizations (NGOs); to enhance the planning professional institutionalization in Jordan and Arab countries; to learn from the international experience in the fields of planning and development; and to identify the core pillars of planning process under globalization and privatization umbrella
International Tourism Conference 2006
20-26 November 2006
The aim of this conference is to provide an opportunity to exchange tourism research outcomes and ideas about "New Perspectives and Values in World Tourism & Tourism Management in the Future". Within this title of the conference following themes will be studied trends in world tourism; perspectives and values in Tourism Management;education in tourism; Information Technology and usage of Information Technologies in tourism;ethics in Tourism
'Cultural Policies and Immigration: Experiences and Reflections’
21-22 November 2006
With the support of the Department of Culture of the Government of Catalonia, Interarts will hold an international seminar entitled 'Cultural Policies and Immigration: Experiences and Reflections' in Barcelona on 21 and 22 November 2006. The event will bring together experiences from Europe, Spain and Catalonia, aiming to assess how cultural policies have responded to immigration flows in the last decades and to explore potential approaches to be taken in cultural policies and management. Among the issues that the programme covers are cultural citizenship, the transversality of cultural policies, equal access and participation in cultural life, the visibility of diversity, new reflections on diversity in the field of heritage and emerging needs in training and professional development. A full programme will be made public at Interarts' website in early October. For further information, please contact Alana Henry (ahenry@interarts.net).
INCD Annual Meeting
21-23 November 2006
The International Network for Cultural Diversity (INCD) is a world wide network of artists and cultural groups dedicated to countering the homogenising effects of globalisation on culture.
22-27 November 2006
Stut Theatre
Stut Theater ( Utrecht, The Netherlands), is a professional theatre-company. Stut Theater facilitates with its qualifications and skills in drama and theatre-making the production of stage-plays with residents of ‘working-class quarters' in the city of Utrecht , the fourth city of the country. And other social groups that likewise have no or very little access to facilities to express themselves through drama.
3rd Freemuse World Conference on Music and Censorship
Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi
25-26 November 2006
The 3rd Freemuse World Conference on Music & Censorship takes place in Istanbul, Turkey, on 25–26 November 2006. Musicians and music presenters affected by music censorship will testify at the conference which is open to everyone but registration is necessary. Musicians and music presenters affected by music censorship will testify at the conference and speakers and participants will discuss music censorship and freedom of musical expression in Cuba, the Middle East, West Africa, Indonesia, Belarus, China, Zimbabwe and several other countries. Recent research on music censorship will be presented by leading researchers and media people.
Fi@mp - "Festival International de l'Audiovisuel & du Multimédia sur le Patrimoine"
Australian National University
27-29 November 2006
The AVICOM Festival begins again this year, after a one year break, and while having slightly modified its name which becomes Fi@mp, "Festival International de l'Audiovisuel & du Multimédia sur le Patrimoine" The vocation of Fi@mp is to make known and to diffuse the audio-visual and multi-media produced by museums and heritage institutions. A competition arbitrated by an international jury elects the best productions of cultural institutions which are preceded, at the time of the awarding ceremony, at the end of the festival.
Exciting Minds
27-28 November 2006
exciting minds aims to explore the importance of creativity in education and will showcase the work of a range of agencies and initiatives working with schools and share the learning of Creative Partnerships. The exciting minds conference is aimed at teachers, local authority staff and anyone interested in creativity in schools. It will feature keynotes, themed seminars, sharing learning sessions, networking opportunities and panel discussions. Day one of the conference will focus on what creativity offers society and in particular education, and day two will showcase and explore the work of Creative Partnerships. The conference will allow you to take your own path of enquiry, making choices that are relevant to your areas of interest.
The 9th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries
27-30 November 2006
The International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL) is an annual Asian event of international participation focusing on digital libraries and related technologies. ICADL2006 provides an international forum for sharing experiences and up-to-date technologies among researchers, developers, educators, practitioners and policy makers from a variety of disciplines.
12th Annual Conference on Technology Supported Learning and Training
29th November - 1st December 2006
Meeting the networking needs of the international e-learning and distance education industry, the annual Online Education Berlin conference is the key networking venue for strategists and practitioners from all over the world. Online Educa Berlin delegates are high-level decision makers from education, business and government - the three key areas driving e-learning adoption and innovation - making it the most important networking venue for experts, practitioners and newcomers from all over the world.
2006: December
New Techniques and Technologies for the International Classroom
01-02 December 2006
Scholars from more than 20 countries will participate in the Fifth Annual Worldwide Forum on Education and Culture in Rome to discuss international and multicultural issues related to education.The program will include diverse sessions, from formal presentations to roundtable discussions, in order to stimulate discussion on critical topics. The primary focus of this unique congress is to allow teachers, researchers, scholars and business leaders a venue in which to discuss innovative and unique ways of advancing education, communication and culture among all nations.
2nd International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology
National Research Council
04-07 December 2006
An international conference focusing on the study and conservation of archaeological and ancient landscapes through integrated technologies and virtual reality. Topics include: Remote sensing, archaeology, landscape, environment, ecosystem, image processing, virtual reality, 3D visualization, conservation, geophysics, photogrammetry, open source and Web-GIS as applied to archaeological heritage.
The International Measurement of Culture
04-05 December 2006
The paper begins by taking a holistic view of culture, including social and economic aspects, and quality of life. The authors follow with a review of international work undertaken by UNESCO in the 1980s and the European Commission in the 1990s. Both projects recommended a two dimensional framework for assembling measures of culture, one dimension containing cultural domains such as visual arts, film, theatre etc. with the other delineating the processes from creation/production through to consumption/conservation.From an international-comparison point of view, one of the problems with the UNESCO framework was the lack of precise definitions of the proposed measures. When the European Commission Leadership Group (LEG) attempted to bring precision to a subset of the UNESCO model they found the level of detail in the European classification standards lacking. In examining existing data on the culture sector in five OECD countries — Australia, Canada, France, the United Kingdom and the United States — the authors highlight not only the lack of detail in the standards but also the different classifications used by each country.
The authors propose an international workshop in December 2006 to discuss the initial findings of the paper and are soliciting input from experts with a view to establishing a methodology that will produce internationally-comparable measures capable of informing cultural policy formation in OECD countries. The four initial themes proposed for the workshop are: economic indicators; classification standards; social indicators; and linkages between the culture sector, societal well-being and a healthy economy. A follow-up session is planned for June 2007 at the OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy which will focus on measuring the progress of societies.
EVA Moscow
04-08 December 2006
EVA Conferences (Electronic Information, the Visual Arts & Beyond) act as a cross-sectoral, multi-disciplinary, local & global set of events for people interested in new technologies in the cultural sector. Events have been held in Athens, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, California, Cambridge [both UK & USA], Dallas, Delhi, Edinburgh, Florence, Gifu [Japan], Glasgow, Harvard, Jerusalem, Kiev, Laval, London, Madrid, Montreal, Moscow, New York, Paris, Prague, Thessaloniki, Warsaw ... more cities are being planned. The main four annual EVA Conferences are held in Florence (March), London (July), Berlin (November), Moscow (December).
Music and Postmodern Cultural Theory
University of Melbourne
05-06 December 2006
Twenty years after the term "postmodernism" became common currency in analyses of contemporary literature, architecture, visual arts, philosophy and popular culture, we still find the editor of the Cambridge Companion to Postmodernism (2004) lamenting "the strange absence of a mature postmodernist discourse within music studies," and suggesting that "the relative conservatism and autonomy of the world of academic music study may account for its long resistance to postmodernist formulations and arguments." This conference will contribute to the maturing of that discourse, by bringing together scholars with interests in music and in "postmodern cultural theory," broadly conceived. The conference, which is supported by the Australian Research Council, will be geared to publication output and,to maximise opportunities for exchange between the participants, we hope to avoid running parallel sessions and to circulate papers among the speakers prior to the conference.
New Zealand Communication Associaton Annual Conference 2006: Bridging Cultural Differences
06 - 08 December 2006
The conference will have a particular focus on intercultural communication, but will also cover research, theory, practice and teaching of a wide range of communication topics relevant to NZ or the Pacific
Quality Management of Cultural Heritage: Evaluation instruments for sites open to the public: First HERITY International Scientific Conference
05-07 December 2006
The Conference is aimed to exchange experiences on internal and external evaluation instruments for Tangible Heritage open to the public (such as Monuments, Museums, Libraries, Archives, Archaeological Sites etc.) developed in different Countries up-to-day on the basis of defined criteria.
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3rd Symposium on Preserving Archaeological Remains in Situ
07-09 December 2006
Preserving Archaeological Remains in situ is emerging as a new discipline in archaeology since the Valletta treaty calls for "the conservation and maintenance of the archaeological heritage, preferably in situ". This means that archaeological sites should be actively taken care of, instead of being left to the burial environment as it happens to be.As soon as one starts to actively take care of an archaeological site, questions arise, such as: How fast do archaeological materials and soil features degrade in the soil environmentand which measures can we take in order to promote the sustainable preservation of archaeological sites? In the past two decades, it has become clear that the questions above, and many related questions, cannot be answered easily. Research into preservation in situ started in Great-Britain and many results were presented during the first two PARIS symposia, organised by English Heritage, the University of Bradford and the Museum of London Archaeology Service. Following the spread of research into the subject over Europe, PARIS will jump from London to Amsterdam in December 2006.
NODEM06: Digital Interpretation in Art and Science: Museums and Heritage Sites
07-09 December 2006
NODEM (Nordic Digital Excellence in Museums) is a professional forum and network for increasing knowledge and awareness about new media in museum interpretation and communication. NODEM 06 is a conference and an exhibition that focuses on digital media in interpretative processes in museums. This point of departure defines digital media - and ICT in general - as mediating and supporting individual and group interpretations of museum artifacts. We welcome humanists, social scientists, museum education experts, curators, exhibition designers, interaction designers and computer scientists to our meetings.An investigative theme of Digital Interpretation in Cultural Heritage, Art and Science is related to the ways in which multimedia narratives mediate knowledge and experience in museums. This theme is based on an understanding of the museum experience as deeply rooted in interpretation. Meaning is conceived as mediated by objects, digital technologies, and social interaction in specific settings.
No Way Back: Arts and Ecology
11 - 12 December 2006
A two day International Enquiry linking arts to other disciplines in exploring the connections and tensions driving the environmental, social and economic changes and challenges facing the world today. Arts & Ecology is a programme supporting the work of the arts in examining and addressing environmental concerns in an international arena. Arts & Ecology explores the current practice of artists, writers, architects and film-makers through a series of conferences, publications and projects that looks at local and global projects that attempt to communicate, challenge and sometimes propose solutions to pollution, waste and loss of natural habitats. The issues at stake – from the broad one of climate change to thespecific problems of desertification, waste and dwindling biodiversities- are being examined through artists’ practices, and through interdisciplinary dialogue with scientists, industrialists, government and environmental groups.
Theatre Outside The Mainstream
University of Avignon
13-15 December 2006
Contemporary theatre is one of the best ways for ethno-cultural minorities to express themselves, whether thay be of indigenous origin or immigrants. It is often used to denounce social injustice and discrimination and, more generally, it helps to air questions debated in the wider community. It may also express itself thanks to the staging of collective memory of past events. In Europe, whatever other overall ambitions it may have, the theatre represents the artistic commitment par excellence of certain cultures, particularly those in former Eastern bloc countries. Its objectives are diverse and often political, but not exclusively so. This has naturally contributed to the increasing popularity of theatre festivals. French-speaking communities in Canada are the perfect illustration of this tendency and one of the aims of the conference will be to compare the different experiments taking place in French-speaking Canada with those in minority cultures in Europe. However, we wish to open up the debate by including other cultural spaces and thus to contribute to a better understanding of theatrical expression within minority groups. Papers are welcome in any domain of the Humanities and Social Sciences. However, preference will be given to literary, cultural and historical approaches.
2006 International IASTE Conference: Hypertraditions
15-18 December 2006
IASTE is a nonprofit organization concerned with the comparative and cross-cultural understanding of traditional habitat as an expression of informal cultural conventions. IASTE's purpose is to serve as an umbrella association for all scholars studying vernacular, indigenous, popular and traditional environments. As in past IASTE conferences, scholars and practitioners from such fields as architecture, architectural history, art history, anthropology, archaeology, folklore, geography, history, planning, sociology, urban studies, and related areas are invited to submit papers
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