[ecrea] Conference CfP - Cultural Histories, Creative Futures 2019

*Call for Papers*

*/Cultural Histories, Creative Futures 2019/*

*A Joint British – Sino International Conference*

*Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK*

*Culture Industry Research Centre, Nanjing University, China*

*Hosted by Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, United 
Kingdom*

*Sponsored by Confucius Institute at University of Southampton*

*July 15^th  to 16^th  2019*

/There is no past we can bring back by longing for it. There is only an 
eternal now that builds and creates out of the past something new and 
better/ - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe/./

The /Cultural Histories, Creative Futures**/conference*//*will bring 
together scholars from the UK and China to engage with the past, present 
and future of scholarship in culture, history, and creativity.

The conference will play an important role in the further promotion of a 
UK-China discussion of culture, history, and creativity. It is a major 
international conference where scholars from two continents will gather 
to exchange research, views, and insights. Organized and hosted by 
Winchester School of Art, the /Cultural Histories, Creative 
Futures/ conference builds on former conferences held every other year 
in the UK and China. Previous conferences have taken place in Nanjing, 
China, and Winchester, UK.

  * Submit your proposal before *24:00**, 31^st  January** 2019 (UK
    time)*. The call for paper proposals is now open. Please submit an
    250-1000-word abstract to Dr Yuanyuan Yin at the following email
    address: (y.yin /at/ soton.ac.uk) <mailto:(y.yin /at/ soton.ac.uk)>
  * The language of the conference is English.
  * Information on registration and accommodation will follow soon,
    along with confirmed speakers.
  * Letters of invitation will be forwarded to authors of accepted
    abstracts by *1^st  April 2019. *
  * Conference registration starts from *1^st  April until 15^th  June
    2019.*
  * Please share this Call for Papers with your colleagues and friends.
    We look forward to seeing you in Winchester in July 2019.

*Suggested Topics for */Cultural Histories, Creative Futures/:

The conference is open to all topics relevant to the study of culture, 
history, and creativity. Here are some suggested topics as food for 
thought, drawing on the general themes in cultural, historical, and 
creative research. However, all contemporary cultural, historical, and 
creative research is welcome at this conference:

  * Cultural history and heritage, including material culture, art,
    design, media, music, and fashion.
  * Alternative cultural ideas and practices
  * Urban culture
  * Youth and creativity
  * Histories of knowledge, immaterial labour, and intellectual property
  * Creative production, creative producers, and creative consumers
  * Culture and the university
  * Historical communities
  * Creative technologies
  * Cultures of class and inequality
  * Histories of gender
  * Creative times, spaces, and places
  * Culture and identity

·Creative labour history

·Creative citizenship

·New media cultures

  * Digital culture and creativity
  * Historical traditions and the contemporary transformation of
    everyday-life
  * Challenges and transformation in the curation of cultural heritage

*Conference History*

The first joint conference was initiated and organised by Winchester 
School of Art, University of Southampton, and the National Culture 
Industry Research Centre, Nanjing University, in 2015. A second joint 
conference was held at Nanjing University, China, in 2017.

*Conference Venue*

Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, SO23 8DL, UK

**

*Conference Registration Fee*

The conference registration fee is £280. Registration will start from 
1^st  April 2019.

**

*Organizing Committee*

Professor John Armitage, Winchester School of Art, University of 
Southampton, UK

Professor Gu Jiang, Nanjing University, China

Professor Joanne Roberts, Winchester School of Art, University of 
Southampton, UK

Dr Yuanyuan Yin, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK

**

*Contact*

If you have any questions about the conference, please contact Dr 
Yuanyuan Yin via (Y.yin /at/ soton.ac.uk) <mailto:(Y.yin /at/ soton.ac.uk)>__

*Conference Information Webpage*: 
www.southampton.ac.uk/culturalhistorycreativefuture2019 
<http://www.southampton.ac.uk/culturalhistorycreativefuture2019>

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