[ecrea] Call for Papers: Cultures of Participation – Arts, Digital Media and Politics

2^nd Call for Papers: Cultures of Participation – Arts, Digital Media 
and Politics (deadline 5 Jan. 2018)

International and interdisciplinary conference,

April 18-20, 2018

Aarhus University, Denmark

Confirmed keynote speakers:

Shannon Jackson

Professor of Rhetoric and of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, 
University of California, Berkeley

José van Dijck

Professor of Comparative Media Studies, University of Utrecht

Lisanne Gibson

Associate Professor, School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester

Over the last decade cultural participation and cultures of 
participation have received increased (and renewed) attention within 
different academic disciplines, cultural institutions and societal 
sectors – and over time also more critical reflection. On policy levels, 
citizen participation and engagement are emphasized as key components of 
democratic societies and these policies are currently being practiced 
and put to work at cultural institutions and cultural houses, in 
artistic production, in architectural and urban ‘smart city’ designs and 
various digital media spaces. But what are the characteristics of 
cultural participation and how do these manifest themselves in cultures 
of participation?

In order to provide a multifaceted take on the subject, the conference 
is organized around three themes, which each addresses the topic from 
different standpoints:

1)Participatory art & aesthetics

2)Digital media & technology

3)3) Cultural policy & participation.

The conference aims to discuss the potentials and problems of cultural 
participation by bringing these important, but often disconnected 
research fields into dialogue with each other. The conference will 
include theoretical and methodological interventions, as well as case 
studies that develop processes from theory and policy to concrete 
implementations.

Please submit your abstract proposal (max 300 words) and a short bio 
(max 100 words) to (culturesofparticipation2018 /at/ cc.au.dk) 
<mailto:(culturesofparticipation2018 /at/ cc.au.dk)>no later than 5 January 2018.

More information about the conference themes, CfP, registration, 
accommodation and other practicalities here: 
http://conferences.au.dk/culturesofparticipation2018/

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