Aesthetics, Art, and Politics

“Aesthetics, Art, and Politics,” 6-7.5.2010, University of Helsinki The Finnish Society for Aesthetics together with the research project Artification and its Impact on Art (www.artification.fi) will arrange a two-day seminar on the theme “Aesthetics, Art, and Politics” from the 6th of May to the 7th of May 2010 at the University of Helsinki. The keynote speaker of the… Continue reading Aesthetics, Art, and Politics

Creating Cities: Culture, Space and Sustainability

The conference Creating Cities: Culture, Space and Sustainability, which will take place from 25 to 27 February 2010, investigates the forces that shape the conditions of urban development and the creation of cities in comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. In recent years, the notion of the „creative city“ has become a guiding framework for thinking about… Continue reading Creating Cities: Culture, Space and Sustainability

ESA Arts Conference: Creativity, Support & Sustainability

The International Network of Cultura21 was launched at the occasion of the conference of the ESA Arts (the arts research network of the European Sociological Association) in Lueneburg and Hamburg (March 27 – April 1 st 2007): website of the conference. The initiative of the Network was presented to the many speakers and conference participants… Continue reading ESA Arts Conference: Creativity, Support & Sustainability