
Nowadays it cannot be ignored the fact that the Mediterranean is a common decisive factor in the identity construction of the territories that delimit. This boundary space has been built in the cultural imaginaries of Mediterranean territories, marked by the development of history and sociocultural events. Present moments push us to ask ourselves about the current vision that exists around the Mediterranean and how it is changing according to the different socio-political conditions.
Imagining the Mediterranean congress emerges with the aim of knowing, building and developing new narratives and structures in the XXI century with past times in mind. For this, a deepening of the different areas related to this cultural and artistic space is proposed, based on the presence of diverse theoretical and artistic profiles from different geographies.
The content will be organized in guest conferences and tables of communications, selected through an international call. The idea is to display a plurality of identities and actives points of view.
The main purpose of this congress is to create a meeting place where a network of contacts can be initiated. Furthermore, knowledge and experiences exchanges will be carried out in order to enhance communication networks in the Mediterranean context.
INVITED SPEAKERS
- Nicolas Bourriaud, theorist and director of Espace d’Art Contemporain La Panacée (Montpellier).
- Pedro Azara, architect and professor of Aesthetics at ETSAB
- Begum Özden Firat, professor in the Sociology Department in Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (Istambul) and resercher.
- Maria Muracciole, director of Beirut Art Center and curator.
- Nadira Laggoune, director of MAMA (Musée Public National d’Art Moderne et Contemporain d’Alger) and curator and professor.
Place: IVAM
Data: 22 and 23 September
Call URL: www.ivam.es
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Proposals for papers may be theoretical, artistic and research works related to imaginaries construction regarding the Mediterranean context from different fields: art history, visual culture, art theory, artistic practice, cinema, philosophy, sociology, anthropology or other related disciplines.
The communications may be related to the following work lines:
- The current socio-political contexts, their changes in the Mediterranean framework, and the transformations that have occurred in the art field.
- The construction and representation of the collective imagination in the contemporaneity that the Mediterranean offers.
- Artistic and theoretical projects associated with Mediterranean artists trajectories or works developed on this socio-political context.
- Examples of project management, spaces and institutions -including institutional criticism- with transformative character, related to this same framework.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
The communications will be selected by a scientific committee made up of experts from the University of Valencia, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Institut Français of Valencia and IVAM. The papers must be original works, not having been submitted before in another congress.
- El Ketiti Yahmedi, professor of Audiovisual Communication and publicity area of the University of Valencia
- José Luis Cueto, Fine Arts Dean of the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
- Carmen García Muriana, Fine Arts professor at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche.
- Gérard Teulière, director of the Institut Français of Valencia
- Álvaro de los Ángeles, deputy director of IVAM’s Cultural Activities and Programs.
- Sandra Moros, curator of IVAM.
Communications abstracts must contain between 2.500 and 3.000 characters -spaces included-, besides they should include keywords, bibliographical references and the author’s CV (2 pages max.). The accepted languages are Spanish, Valencian and English.
PUBLICATION
The selected communications will be part of the conference proceedings publication and will be published in digital format with ISBN. The final texts of communications should contain a maximum final extension between 15,000 and 16,000 characters, including spaces.
DATES
Deadline submission abstract: May 1, 2017
Date of communication abstract accepted: June 15, 2017
Deadline for submission final text: September 4, 2017 (with abstract in Spanish and English)
The abstract and the CV must be sent in PDF to the e-mail: actividades@ivam.es
ENROLMENT
Entries must be formalized by e-mail: actividades@ivam.es
- Attendees to the congress: 30 euros
- Students (previous accreditation): 15 euros
- Amics de l’IVAM: free
- Communications accepted: free
CERTIFICATES
The IVAM issues certificates of attendance and communication conference participants who have attended 80% of the sessions.