Saturday, 2 March, 2013, 2-7pm Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, UCL The first issue of Third text, a bimonthly appearing journal on art in the global context, in 2013 is a special issue focusing on Contemporary Arts and the Politics of Ecology and is accompanied by the conference on the same topic in London. The event… Continue reading Eco-Aesthetics: Contemporary Arts and the Politics of Ecology
Category: Conferences
Economics of Happiness Conference 2013
March 15-17, 2013 – Byron Bay, Australia The not-for-profit organization ISEC (International Society for Ecology and Culture) is, after the success of the first conference held last March in Berkeley, California, hosting the second international Economics of Happiness Conference in Australia. The conference is an annual event of the global grassroots movement whose mission is… Continue reading Economics of Happiness Conference 2013
Summer School – Sustainable Technologies and Transdisciplinary Futures
From Collaborative Design to Digital Fabrication STTF2013 Summer School – July 8-12 – ISCTE-IUL University Institute of Lisbon STTF2013 invites you to apply for a one week intensive programme of social and technical methods, in a transdisciplinary environment that will engage participants in both conceptual and practical activities with all four pillars of sustainability as… Continue reading Summer School – Sustainable Technologies and Transdisciplinary Futures
SCANZ 2013: Wananga-Symposium
Developing the culture to create a sustainable civilization Feb 1st–3rd, 2013 – New Plymouth, New Zealand SCANZ (Solar Circuit Aotearoa New Zealand) is New Zealand´s premier art, technology, culture and ecology event and involves a symposium, creative residency, and public events and exhibitions. Occurring biennially, it has typically involved a mix of Aotearoa New Zealand… Continue reading SCANZ 2013: Wananga-Symposium
Call for Papers – PhD Student Research Award
Deadline extended: Feb. 15th 2013! The Research Network Sociology of the Arts, that is an integrated part of the European Sociological Association (ESA) announces a bi-annual PhD-Student Research Award to recognize outstanding unpublished papers by PhD-Students. The winner of this year´s award will receive 500 € and will present his/her paper at a section during… Continue reading Call for Papers – PhD Student Research Award
Call for Papers – Crisis, Critique and Change
Deadline extended: Feb. 15th 2013! The European Sociological Association (ESA) is calling for papers for their 11th conference, taking place in Turin, Italy from the 28-31 August 2013. The topic of the conference is “Crisis, Critique and Change“. There are multiple calls by all the different Research Network and Research Streams, ranging from Environment and… Continue reading Call for Papers – Crisis, Critique and Change
Addressing Children’s Nature-Deficit Disorder: Bold Actions by Conservation Leaders Worldwide
The 2012 World Congress of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Jeju, South Korea turned out to be a big boost for the worldwide movement to re-connect children and nature. At the prestigious and influential Congress, which convenes every four years, more than 10,000 people representing 150 nations and more than… Continue reading Addressing Children’s Nature-Deficit Disorder: Bold Actions by Conservation Leaders Worldwide
Cartographies Of Hope: Change Narratives
Gallery DOX – Prague – Nov. 2012 to Feb. 2013 “In the last few years we have witnessed how the corrosion of the three main modes of social imaginary that defined modernity – the market economy, the public sphere, and the self-government of citizens – has reached a critical point. As a result, the increasing… Continue reading Cartographies Of Hope: Change Narratives
EARTH PERFECT? Nature, Utopia, and the Garden
Symposium and exhibitions, June 6-9, 2013 “Since time immemorial, gardens have been key in humanity’s quest to define an ideal relation to nature. Gardens have been sources of nourishment for the body and the soul, they have been symbols of wealth and power, they have served as barriers against the wild, and much more. EARTH… Continue reading EARTH PERFECT? Nature, Utopia, and the Garden
Balance-Unbalance 2013
Balance-Unbalance is an International Conference designed to use art as a catalyst to explore intersections between nature, science, technology and society as we move into an era of both unprecedented ecological threats and transdisciplinary possibilities. The organizers are thoroughly looking forward to hosting artists, scientists, economists, philosophers, politicians, sociologists, engineers and policy experts from across… Continue reading Balance-Unbalance 2013
