Call for papers :“No meaning without a frame”

April 22-26, 2014, “Framing Nature: Signs, Stories, and Ecologies of Meaning” Deadline for sending abstracts : 01 October 2013 This conference is organized by the European Association for the Study of Literature, Culture, and the Environment (EASLCE) biennial conference and hosted by the Department of Semiotics at the University of Tartu in cooperation with the… Continue reading Call for papers :“No meaning without a frame”

eBook: Promoting natural materials

This free eBook, edited by Päivi Simi and Outi Toumela, is the main publication of the long term project of the same title, taking place in Southern Finland and Estonia from 2009 to 2012. The focus of the project lies in raising awareness and spreading knowledge on the use of healthier materials as well as… Continue reading eBook: Promoting natural materials

18th ASEF University on Sustainable Consumption

Call for participants – Tartu, Estonia, from 18 August to 1 September Deadline of the call: April 23rd already ! The 18th ASEF University (AU18), themed “Conscious Consumers for Environmental Sustainability”, will take place in Tartu, Estonia, from 18th August – 1st September. This two-week programme will gather up to 46 promising (under-) graduate students,… Continue reading 18th ASEF University on Sustainable Consumption

CSPA Supports Announces Round ONE Recipient

Reposted from sustainablepractice.org The CSPA congratulates the first recipient of a CSPA Supports MicroGrant:  Matthias Neumann and the Public Office for Architecture. Public Office for Architecture (POA) is a collaborative project situated at MoKS, Center for Arts and Social Practice in Mooste, Estonia.  POA is an artistic practice conceived as a a nomadic architecture office. … Continue reading CSPA Supports Announces Round ONE Recipient