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Tyskland: Konferencen 'Culture as an Emotion: Using Art to Express and Create Social Awareness'

En international konference om kunstens og musikkens sprog: “Culture as an Emotion: Using Art to Express and Create Social Awareness” holdes i Berlin i februar 2012 - parallelt med Berlins internationale filmfestival.

The conference on the topic of “Culture as an Emotion” is the second conference held by the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy on the topic of ‘Art’ as a tool for Cultural Diplomacy.

The aim of the conference this year is to reflect on the role of art in creating social awareness and a sense of identity and how this can affect key international issues.

Looking at the various forms art can take and how art and how it is used has developed, this conference will look at how art can be used as Cultural Diplomacy initiatives. The program will consist of lectures, seminars, debates and panel discussions that will feature leading figures from international politics & diplomacy, academia, civil society, and the private sector.

As the international system has developed over the centuries so has individual expression and art has become a significant medium to voice opinion and facilitate change. Used as a way to reflect the values of society, as a way of voicing concern and as a form of protest, art is becoming increasingly significant as a tool for Cultural Diplomacy. This growing use of art is becoming increasingly important within international relations and The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy reflects the desire to expand on this work.

Conference Participants
The conference is open to applications from governmental and diplomatic officials, civil society practitioners, young professionals, students and scholars, private sector representatives, journalists, and other interested stakeholders from across the world.

Conference Agenda
In an increasingly globalised international society, the focus on community, local, national and international issues becomes ever more important. With such global expansion, it is important to recognise social identities and create a strong foundation on which the world can grow from as individuals and societies as a whole.

One way in which we can do this is through the Arts. Indeed, art, music, dance, film and other forms of artistic expression are significant tools to express emotion, desire, needs and frustrations. Art, with the ability to involve and express every social aspect, is all-inclusive and as such is the perfect medium for Cultural Diplomacy and the creation of social awareness.

The conference will explore this aspect of art and culture and explore the opportunities for Cultural Diplomacy initiatives in the 21st century.

Anthropological Expression: How the Arts tell our History
In our globalised interdependent world, cultural sensitivity is a necessary requirement of success. In the shifting political and economic landscape it is important to look at our cultural history in order to compass us today. Art offers us this very opportunity with its evolution over time reflecting the significant shifts in politics, society and the international society. During the conference we aim to discover how cultural diplomacy can be assisted by art.

Artistic Expression of Cultural and Historic Events
(Focus: Cultural Diplomacy, Historic Events and Relevance in Story-Telling)

Art as Escapism: The portrayal of Unheard Voices
(Focus: Cultural Diplomacy and Art as tools of communication; Revolutions; Famous Artists who have expressed views through their work; e.g. Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ depiction of the Spanish Revolution)

A Picture says a Thousand Words: Photography and the Media
(Focus: Photographic Art, Showing Culture through Images and communication through images)

Social Boundaries: The Issue of Censorship
(Focus: The role of Cultural Diplomacy in Society and the boundaries concerning media relations)

Crossing Cultural Boundaries: Nationalism, International Relationships and Expressing Identity

In an increasingly interdependent word, political, economic and social rules need to be global in order to be effective. As it crosses national and cultural borders, art is an effective way of expressing these rules, and the reactions these rules generate. As such art can offer an effective and consensual channel to express fears, hopes, problems and solutions.

Art in a political sphere
(Focus: Cultural Diplomacy in Politics, Artistic Expression in China, Brazil and Russia)

Art as a social critique
(Focus: Art as a means of political discontent, Use of art through history, Case Studies.)

Living Expression: Examples of the Arts as Tools of Cultural Diplomacy

There is no way to better understand the arts, then to see them in action. With displays, performances and talks from artists in the following areas, a full understanding can be gained with the full experience of why the arts are so important in terms of entertainment and cultural exchange.
• Dance
• Photography
• Music
• Film and Theatre
• Sculpture
• Graffiti

The Future of Expression:  New Ways of Exploring Cultural Diplomacy…
In an increasingly multi-cultural and globally governed world it is becoming necessary to establish where the policies of political and international institutions are heading. Art offers us a way to interpret policies.

Modern Art Case Study: Graffiti - From illegal activism to professional art?
(Focus: original ideas, the growth of professional graffiti artists with case study: Banksy)

The Revolution of Art
(Focus: Arts changing role in society, Modern Art)

Gastronomy as Cultural Exchange
(Focus: Alternative Art, Food as an International Market, Food as an Art)

The Arts and Technology
(Focus: Media, New Expression, the internet as cultural exchange)

 

Conference Locations
Based in Berlin, the conference will be hosted at a number of important political, historic, and cultural locations across the city.

Conference Speakers
Speakers during the conference will include leading figures and experts from civil society, international politics, academia, diplomacy, and the private sector from across the world. These speakers will include a number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board (for further information about the Advisory Board please click here).

Participant Papers
The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy encourages research and progressive thought on the fields of culture, globalisation, and international relations. As such, the ICD welcomes participants of the conference to submit relevant papers addressing topics within these fields particular to their interests and passions. Participants can submit papers written in the past for other purposes or ongoing research, or written specifically for the conference. Groups of students are also allowed to submit collaborative pieces of work.

Certificate of Attendance
All participants will be awarded an official certificate of attendance upon completion of the program, which provides details about the speakers and topics at the conference. Each certificate will be signed by members of the ICD's Advisory Board.
 

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