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 Whose culture (s)?
Second Annual Conference
of the
University Network of the European Capitals of Culture
16-17 October 2008
Liverpool, England | European Capital of Culture 2008
Call for Abstracts
Submission deadline | 1 April, 2008
Annual UNeECC conference
The University Network of the European Capitals of Culture (UNeECC) will hold its second Annual Conference in Liverpool, England hosted by the Liverpool Hope University and the University of Liverpool. The Conference will thus be held in a 2008 European Capital of Culture, where a city and its university are in the process of running a European Capital of Culture programme.
We would like to invite papers and presentations from universities and Institutes of Higher Education located in cities which are, have been, or will be designated European Capitals of Culture.
The central theme of this year’s UNeECC Conference will be ‘Whose culture(s)?’. We welcome a variety of scholarly papers about the way culture is perceived and dealt with by the different stakeholders in a European Capital of Culture, e.g. cultural policy makers, the general public, local authorities, inhabitants, visitors/tourists, academics, artists etc. Given the academic objectives of the conference, papers must focus on (new) insights into the functioning of (European) culture and the relevance of these insights for cultural policy makers. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings that will be the first volume of a UNeECC-Series on Culture and Policy.
Presentations that give a narrative of (past) ECC-events or focus on the cultural attractions of a given ECC do not fall within the scope of the scientific programme of the conference and will be refered to a parallel, non-academic track. They will not be incorporated in the conference proceedings.
The conference tracks are:
- European Capitals of Culture - whose culture? Possible subjects are: high vs popular culture; cultural identity; centre vs periphery; European culture vs European (local?) cultures.
- European Capitals of Culture and their impact on culture(s) Possible subjects are: socio-cultural impact of ECCs; ECCs as catalysts of cultural awareness; ECCs - fleeting events or milestones?; ECC-bids, cultural competition and attraction.
- Events and culture (non-academic track): Presentations about ECC-events and cultural attractions of given ECCs.
Conference practicalities
The conference will be held in English. Participants are invited to bring copies of their presentation or a substantial abstract. Overhead projection and PowerPoint facilities will be available. Time allotted to each presenter will be about 20 minutes for each paper plus a limited time for questions.
We very much encourage professors, teachers, researchers, young scholars and junior faculty to participate. We also invite papers from undergraduate and graduate students. Students should indicate their student status (graduate or undergraduate) when presenting a proposal.
We also invite colleagues from local city/regional administration, particularly those responsible for organizing their cities’ European Capital of Culture programme, to present papers /ideas/projects too.
Abstract submission
Please review the conference tracks above. A one-page abstract should contain:
- Title of presentation
- Name(s) of presenter(s)
- Title of presenter
- Department or Faculty, University, Country
- Mailing address, phone & fax number, e-mail
- Identification of conference track
- Summary
Participants may submit one or more presentation proposals electronically or by post to:
Mrs Gyöngyi Pozsgai
Secretary General of UNeECC
University of Pécs
Szántó K.J. utca 1/B
H-7633 Pécs
Hungary
Tel +36 72 501 509 | Fax +36 72 251 527
e-mail: gyongyi.pozsgai@iro.pte.hu
The deadline for receipt of proposals, including titles, authors' names, institutional affiliation and addresses, and an abstract is 1 April, 2008. Late proposals may be considered if space is available. Applicants will be notified of the acceptance of their proposal. Registration will begin 1 May. The website will contain registration forms and information regarding hotels and registration fee.
NOTICE: Participants must register for the conference. Presentations and presenters will not be listed in the printed program if the presenter has not registered. Please watch the UNeECC website for information on registration, fees and additional information.
For additional information about the conference, contact Mrs Gyöngyi Pozsgai.
About UNEECC
The University Network of the European Capitals of Culture (UNeECC), an international non-profit association, was founded in Pécs Hungary in December 2006, by 40 founding members.
The creation of UNeECC originates from the idea that it would be useful for Universities and establishments of Higher Education based in European Capitals of Culture to use this well known and prestigious European designation to stimulate new forms of academic and educational institutional collaboration.
As it is stated in the Statutes, the general aim of UNeECC is:
- to ensure the recognition of the role and contribution of universities to the success of the cities conferred the title "European Capital of Culture"
- to provide the member universities with a possibility of a continuous and full participation in the European Capitals of Culture movement enhanced by "Universities of the Year"
- to foster inter-university cooperation to develop and reshape the universities regional position to create new activities for city and university collaboration
A number of initiatives are currently under development, which will soon be outlined on the website.
We would like to invite all those Universities and establishments of Higher Education in the European Capitals of Culture who have not yet joined UNEECC to do so, by consulting the website or by contacting Mrs Gyöngyi Pozsgai.
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