[Commlist] CfP Creative Cities & Covid 19 Colloquium

CREATIVE CITIES & COVID 19: REIMAGINING CREATIVE ECONOMIES
Call for papers and participation in Colloquium June 23rd-24th 2022, 
Biella, Italy

As part of the Urban Studies Foundation Creative Cities and Covid-19 
seminar series we are delighted to be inviting submissions – extended 
abstracts – on the theme of “Creative Cities & Covid-19: Reimaging 
creative economies” for a Colloquium at Fondazione Pistoletto in Biella, 
Italy 23rd-24th June 2022.

The main focus of the colloquium will be developing papers for a 
peer-reviewed special issue journal. Participation in the colloquium is 
free, with a small number of bursaries available to support transport 
and accommodation costs for early career researchers.

We invite papers that relate to international contexts, addressing 
topics including but not limited to:
• Medium and long-term impacts of Covid-19 had on urban creative 
economies, including different ways in which the pandemic has hit areas 
of the creative economy
• Critical discussions on the conceptual framing and rhetoric of the 
creative city in relation to the crisis
• Injustices/imbalances and cracks in creative city planning and 
implementation highlighted and heightened by the pandemic
• The role of public policy and governance practices and processes in 
sharing recovery strategies, resilience and adaptation to the crisis
• Local opportunities for sustainable and inclusive (re)development and 
policymaking
• Socially innovative / alternative/ participatory models to support 
creative workers and organisations during/after the pandemic
• Emerging grassroots economies in the cultural sector led by creative 
workers and independent organisations
• Alternative forms of creativity and urban interaction emerging during 
the pandemic
• Alternative futures for creative cities

A full call for papers is available on our website 
https://creativecitiescovid.com/biella/ 
<https://creativecitiescovid.com/biella/>

To participate in the colloquium, please send an extended abstract 
(1,000 words) to (eucreativecitiescovid19 /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(eucreativecitiescovid19 /at/ gmail.com)> by Monday 28th Feb 2022.
Up to 10 papers will be selected by the organising team and authors will 
be notified by mid-March 2022.

Selected participants will be asked to confirm their attendance and 
accommodation with the venue in early April and participants will need 
to submit full papers (draft) by 3rd June 2022.
This is intended to be an in-person event, subject to Covid 
restrictions, but we will consider online participation in special 
circumstances. Please indicate in your submission if you would like us 
to consider you for online participation.

There will be an emphasis on early career participation, with a small 
number of bursaries to support accepted early career participants. 
Please indicate if you would like to be considered for a bursary when 
responding to the call. Bursaries will be awarded based on the strength 
of the submissions.
If you have any questions about the colloquium or call for papers, or 
would like to discuss your submission in advance of the deadline, please 
contact Dr Lauren England at (lauren.2.england /at/ kcl.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(lauren.2.england /at/ kcl.ac.uk)>

For more details please visit our website creativecitiescovid.com 
<http://creativecitiescovid.com>


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