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Thursday 12 June 2008, 18.00–20.00
Friday 13 June 2008, 10.00–17.00
Saturday 14 June 2008, 10.00–17.00
Part of Twentieth Birthday Celebrations – As Tate Liverpool celebrates 20 years on the dock, this exciting conference investigates the methods and meanings of urban regeneration in contemporary Liverpool and cities around the globe. Involving artists, architects, historians and cultural commentators in three overlapping discussion sessions, Magical Mysterious Regeneration Tour will provide a forum for critical debate on the purposes, benefits and costs of regeneration.
A significant part of the conference will be the opportunity for delegates to take part in a selection of artist led mystery tours of ‘regeneration’ sites in the city of Liverpool and its outskirts. Part of the conference will also be dedicated to a series of postgraduate research fora, providing a platform for new research in the area of the relationship of artists and architects to regeneration.
Speakers at the main plenary sessions include architect Will Alsop, historian John Belcham, architectural historian Joseph Sharples, sociologist Saskia Sassen and cultural theorist Tristram Hunt among others.
Venues include Tate Liverpool, The Bluecoat and Liverpool University
In collaboration with the Centre for Architecture and the Visual Arts (CAVA) and the Department of Philosophy, University of Liverpool.
Tate Liverpool Foyer
£60 (£30 concessions), booking required
Price includes refreshments
For tickets, call 0151 702 7400.
EUCLID is pleased to announce the launch of euronews.culture.info, a new online summary of key EU and European information – covering funding opportunities, deadlines, results of calls, reports, networks, policies, events, etc. This webpage will be updated several times a week by staff from EUCLID and from EFAH, the European Forum for Arts and Heritage, who are a key European network based in Brussels. In addition, anyone anywhere can submit their own news items for this webpage – to submit an item, go to euronews.culture.info, and follow the simple instructions. Please visit this webpage and bookmark it as a key resource for EU and European updates. There are already over 20 news items listed on the webpage. In a few weeks, EUCLID will also be launching worldnews.culture.info, providing key updates in information for the cultural sector from across the world.
THINK EUROPE! – visit euronews.culture.info
The inaugural conference of the International Institute for Transcultural and Diasporic Studies will take place in Liverpool, Europe’s Capital of Culture, in 2008. Future conferences will alternate between Liverpool Hope University and Jean Moulin University, Lyon. While focussed primarily on the arts, humanities and social sciences, the programme will be transdisciplinary and open to all those interested in transcultural and transdisciplinary discussion, particularly but not exclusively in fields such as literary and cultural studies, cultural anthropology and history, cinema studies, music studies, sociology and sociolinguistics. Keynote speakers: Brian Castro, Tejaswini Niranjana, Stephanos Stephanides, Alain Suberchicot.
CALL FOR PAPERS
We welcome proposals for papers which address the following questions:
- Why have diasporas happened?
- What happens to social and cultural practices (textual, visual, linguistic, musical) when they are displaced (examples might include francophone cultures in America, and musical cultures in the Caribbean)?
- What happens to local cultures when external social and cultural practices confront them?
- What happens to cultures which have experienced extensive emigration?
- Related questions which focus on the central themes of historical processes of hybridisation/metissage, intertextuality and cultural fusion brought about by migrations of people, ideas and practices, the impact of globalization on the production, consumption, diffusion and reception of cultures and cultural practices, pre-modern nomadism and post-modern nomadologies.
We welcome proposals which approach these themes either from the perspective of specific communities or that of specific experiences. Proposals for papers in approximately 150 words should be submitted by 29th February, 2008. Those submitting proposals will be notified of the outcome of their submission in early March 2008. Final versions of papers which should be of 6,000 words should be submitted by 15th June, 2008. Papers should be in English and will be distributed in advance of the sessions in order to promote lively and engaged discussion at the conference. Please send outline paper proposals to the conference administrator Colin Brown at brownc@hope.ac.uk or at Liverpool Hope University, 1 Haigh Street, Liverpool, L3 8QB, United Kingdom.
PUBLICATIONS
A selection of papers will be published in the journal Transtext(e)sTranscultures and a further selection in a discrete themed publication.
‘Regeneration‘. It’s the word that hits you with the force of a wrecking-ball the moment you step out of Lime Street Station and head into Liverpool city centre. Everywhere you look, there are construction-workers in hard-hats, cranes swinging overhead, building-site lorries pushing through the traffic…
Published 20 February 2008
How much is the regeneration in Liverpool attributable to it being the Capital of Culture and what would have happened anyway?
LCACE and the ESRC (Economic and Social Sciences Research Council) are delighted to invite you to an event to:
- examine how current research from social sciences disciplines connects with the arts and cultural industries
- discuss future connections and partnerships between academic social sciences research and the arts and cultural industries
- outline how current and forthcoming ESRC schemes might further help with the above.
The event is aimed at cultural industries practitioners, policy-makers and university staff. Speakers will include:
Keynote – Kim Evans, Cultural Broker and Trustee of the Heritage Lottery Fund, on a personal perspective on the strengths of the Cultural Industries.
Kevin Moore, Business Engagement Manager, ESRC on the Council’s current policy priorities and potential for funding.
Dr Tak Wing Chan, Oxford University, on his ESRC funded research ‘Social status, lifestyle and cultural consumption – The myth of a cultural elite’.
Dr Amanda Claremont, University of Brighton on the London Women’s Planning Forum with the Geography Department of Queen Mary, University of London .
Dr Alison Rooke, Centre for Urban and Community Research at Goldsmiths, University of London and Watermans Arts Centre on their ‘Signs of the City’ project.
Chair Panel Discussion – Dr Chris Bilton, Centre for Cultural Policy Studies, University of Warwick
Date: Monday 17th March 2008
Time: 2.30pm – 5.30pm
Location: Unicorn Theatre, Tooley Street, Southwark
To book a place, visit:
The School of Geography @ University of Southampton offers several half-fee scholarships (representing half of EU/”Home” fees) to give you the opportunity to join the MA in Creative Cities…Rethinking Urban and Regional Development.
This challenging and dynamic programme provides students with a basis for exploring key elements of twenty-first century urban and regional change, including creativity, cultural planning, globalisation and innovation. The MA in Creative Cities offers cutting-edge engagement with key debates in contemporary urban and regional research. Drawing upon the School of Geography’s internationally recognised strengths, the degree programme explores the interconnections between geographies of economic restructuring, cultural practices and the production of space.
You can download the MA brochure from this link:
http://www.geog.soton.ac.uk/tprog/macc/Documents/MA_Creative_Cities.pdf
The MA in Creative Cities is designed for those who intend to pursue a future career in urban and regional development, private sector property and retail development, or those who wish to undertake further research in urban economic and cultural geography. Recent graduates are now employed in research and consultancy roles in both the private and public sectors.
In light of the multi-disciplinary approach of the MA, we do not require a first degree in Geography – we welcome applications from related discipline such as Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Urban Planning and Architecture.
You can find out more about the academic staff involved and their research interests at:
http://www.geog.soton.ac.uk/research/ecs
Full information regarding admissions to the MA in Creative Cities can be found on the School of Geography website at:
http://www.geog.soton.ac.uk/tprog/macc
Applications can be made online via the University of Southampton website at:
http://www.soton.ac.uk/postgraduate/pgstudy/howdoiapplypg.html
The deadline for application is 1st of May 2008.
