Reposted from: www.kunstverein-hannover.de Until June 26, 2011 in Hannover, Germany As a concept initially associated with biology, “growth” suggests something natural. However, if one follows the concept of growth as a metaphor borrowed from biology, one additionally encounters a second side that usually negates the metaphorical use. Organic growth is consistently defined by a natural border;… Continue reading Exhibition: “On the Metaphor of Growth”
Category: Activities
Congress: “Right to the City”
June 2nd to 5th 2011 in Hamburg “The urban is defined as the place where people walk around, find themselves standing before and inside piles of objects, experience the intertwining of the threads of their activities until they become unrecognizable, entangle situations in such a way that they engender unexpected situations.” (Henri Lefèbvre: La révolution urbaine)… Continue reading Congress: “Right to the City”
Meeting about ECoC Cities and Culture of Sustainability
On the 16th of May 2011, in Berlin, Germany, a meeting will take place, bringing European scholars and professionals together to brainstorm and discuss culture, sustainability and the attributes, requirements and traits of the so called ECoC Cities (European Capitals of Culture).
Eighth international conference on environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 10-12 January 2012 “This conference aims to develop a holistic view of sustainability, in which environmental, cultural and economic issues are inseparably interlinked. It will work in a multidisciplinary way, across diverse fields and taking varied perspectives in order to address the fundamentals of sustainability.” Call for papers open… Continue reading Eighth international conference on environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability
Exhibition: “Spaghetti Junctions”
Reposted from www.sustainablepractice.org Exhibition until 29 May 2011 in London In 1979 former American President Jimmy Carter inaugurated a solar installation on the roof of the West Wing of the White House. This symbol of his pioneering energy policy was removed seven years later by the Ronald Regan administration. Through video, sculptural-recreation, text and archive material the artists… Continue reading Exhibition: “Spaghetti Junctions”
Living as Form – Public Talks in New York City
The public talks aim at furthering the discussions surrounding socially engaged practices. They are free and open to the public. All talks will be held from 6:30–8:00pm in the Rose Auditorium at 41 Cooper Square, New York City. The first talk “Considering Useful Art” will take place on May 18th 2011 with Claire Bishop, who is an Associate Professor… Continue reading Living as Form – Public Talks in New York City
Conference: “People and Nature in Mountains”
21st to 23rd September 2011, Trondheim, Norway Abstract submission deadline: 15th June. This conference will address how archaeology and cultural history can be integrated with long-term and contemporary ecology to understand landscape dynamics and underpin sustainable management and conservation of both cultural heritage and biodiversity in mountain environments. For more information visit: www.ntnu.no/vitenskapsmuseet/peopleandnature.
Call for Papers for the Graduate Conference “Landscapes and Mindscapes”
Submission deadline: 15th of June. Conference date: September 16th to 17th in Naples, Italy Graduate students, recent Ph.D.s, and junior scholars from different fields focusing on any cultural and literary tradition are encouraged to apply. Papers should investigate critical methodologies (geocriticism, ecocriticism, geopoetics, etc.) and different approaches to the relationship between word and space.
Unconference: “Re-Rooting Digital Culture”
13th of May at the University of Westminster Over the last decade the awareness of anthropogenic climate change has emerged in parallel with global digital communication networks. By their very nature, the new tools, networks and behaviours of productivity, exchange and cooperation between humans and machines grow and develop at an accelerated rate. The transdisciplinary panel will… Continue reading Unconference: “Re-Rooting Digital Culture”
Symposium: “Hot Science, Global Citizens: The Agency of the Museum Sector in Climate Change Interventions”
Reposted from www.hotscienceglobalcitizens.net May 5th and 6th 2011 in Sydney This symposium presents the research findings of the Australian Research Council international Linkage project along with other leading research to develop new knowledge about what constitutes effective action around climate change, the critical roles that institutions can play, visions for the future of museums and science… Continue reading Symposium: “Hot Science, Global Citizens: The Agency of the Museum Sector in Climate Change Interventions”
