Call for Future

The ÜBER LEBENSKUNST project, an initiative project of the Federal Cultural Foundation in cooperation with the House of World Cultures, is turning the city of Berlin into a showcase for initiatives that bring together culture and sustainability and experiment with new models for action. They are looking for artistic projects and social initiatives that turn… Continue reading Call for Future

International Summer School of Arts and Sciences for Sustainability in Social Transformation ( ASSiST)

The program of the first International Summer School of Arts and Sciences for Sustainability in Social Transformation (ASSiST), that will be organized in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, August 21-27 2010, is online. The theme of the first edition of ASSiST is: “Walking and Places: building transformations”. Find the PDF file of the program, and many more infos,… Continue reading International Summer School of Arts and Sciences for Sustainability in Social Transformation ( ASSiST)

Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Workshop in Sustainable Development

May 6th-7th, 2011: Columbia University in the City of New York, USA The graduate students in sustainable development at Columbia University are convening the first Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Workshop in Sustainable Development (IPWSD); scheduled for May 6th-7th, 2011, at Columbia University in New York City.

ESA (European Sociological Association) Research Network on the Sociology of Culture

Call for papers for the next conference of the ESA (European Sociological Association) Research Network on the Sociology of Culture (October 7th-9th 2010 in Milano, Italy): See the attached PDF file, and the conference website at www.esaculturebocconi2010.org Session 15, entitled “the cultures of unsustainability”, is chaired by Prof. Dr. Volker Kirchberg and Sacha Kagan. More… Continue reading ESA (European Sociological Association) Research Network on the Sociology of Culture

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

Sustainability: a new frontier for the arts and cultures

April 2008:  Launch of the book Sustainability: a new frontier for the arts and cultures,  edited by Sacha Kagan and Volker Kirchberg. With 21 authors, most of whom are active in the new “Cultura21” international network, this book gives a wide overview of the field of inquiry and action we’re engaged in! And with its… Continue reading Sustainability: a new frontier for the arts and cultures

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

Kulturattac 2002-2004

Cultura21 bears roots in the experience of another German Network: Kulturattac. Kulturattac was the cultural network of the NGO Attac Germany between May 2003 and October 2004. 300 artists from different cultural sectors (literature, film, theatre…) wanted to support social and ecological goals and to raise awareness of the existential role of culture in society.… Continue reading Kulturattac 2002-2004