Cultural Literacy in Europe - international conference in London | 16-18 April 2015
We would like to bring to your attention the below invitation to the international conference on “Cultural Literacy in Europe” in London on 16-18 April 2015.
The conference brings together academics interested in the development of Literary and Cultural Studies in Europe and beyond with European policymakers.
If you would like to participate please register here: https://www2.bbk.ac.uk/bih/cle/
The deadline for registration is 30 March 2015.
ALLEA is an endorsing partner of the initiative "Cultural literacy in Europe". Further information about the aforementioned conference in particular and the initiative in general can be found here: http://cleurope.eu
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Cultural Literacy in Europe
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE London, 16-18 April 2015
Full information is on the project website: http://cleurope.eu
To book your place: https://www2.bbk.ac.uk/bih/cle/
BOOKING CLOSES ON 30 MARCH 2015
This international conference brings together academics interested in the development of Literary and Cultural Studies in Europe and beyond with European policymakers. The language of the conference will be English. Venue: Birkbeck, University of London: Gordon Square WC1H 0PD and Malet Street (Torrington Place) WC1E 7HX. The conference includes five keynote talks, 36 short papers, a policymaker panel, an art installation, a film showing, a book-launch, a poster session and a practical workshop.
Researchers practising literary-and-cultural studies [LCS] examine a vast range of social and cultural objects through the lens of literary thinking – analysing textuality, fictionality, rhetoricity and historicity, and developing ‘cultural literacy’. How can LCS research and cultural literacy contribute to solving the major challenges of Europe today?
Academic fields:
Cultural memory, Translation & migration, Digital textuality, Biopolitics & the body
Keynote speakers:
Prof Aleida Assmann, Prof Michael Cronin, Prof Lars Elleström, Prof Sir David King & Prof Alexandre Quintanilha
Policymakers:
Dr Monika Dietl, Prof Maureen Freely, Dr Philippe Keraudren, Prof Svend Erik Larsen, Prof Wolfgang Mackiewicz, Angela Schindler-Daniels, Prof Milena Žic Fuchs
Queries to http://cleurope.eu/contact/