Cultural Encounters: The Mosaic of Urban Identities in Marseille 17-18 October 2013

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The Seventh Interdisciplinary Conference of the University Network of the European Capitals of Culture under the title

CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS: THE MOSAIC OF URBAN IDENTITIES

shall be held 17-18th of October 2013 and will be hosted by
Aix-Marseille Université & EHESS
Marseille, France
European Capital of Culture 2013

Venue: Villa Méditerranée

Thursday 17 October 2013

Villa Mediterranee

9.30 – 10.00 Registration
9.30 – 10.00 Press Conference
10.00 – 12.00 Opening Ceremony

Bill Chambers and the panel of speakers

1. Address by Prof. Bill Chambers, Vice President of UNeECC
2. Address by Prof. Pierre-Cyrille Hautcoeur, President of the École des Hautes
Etudes en Sciences Sociales (tbc)
3. Address by Prof. Denis Bertin, Vice-President of d’Aix-Marseille Université

4. Address by Jean-François Chougnet, General Director of Marseille-Provence
2013 (tbc)

12.00 – 13.00 Buffet lunch
13.00 – 14.00 General Assembly of UNeECC
14.00 – 14.30 Coffee Break
14.30 – 16.00 Plenary Session I.

Section B - Multiculturalism and urban identities

László Komlósi, University of Pécs, Pécs:

Empowerment by cultural narratives and new voices

Claire Bullen, University of Manchester, Manchester:

Multicultural Marseilles? Towards a relative understanding of narratives of diversity in France’s second city

Claire Bullen

Talked about urban positioning made possible by following one of two strategies:

a) trans-national

b) sub-national / regional

Very critical in her presentation of the kind of narratives cities would develop once they have received the designation of the title.

Damien Vanneste - Philippe Scieur, University of Louvain, Mons:

How to support urban interculturalism? – Analysis of artistic and cultural mediation practices in Belgian cities

Robert Kaspar - Gernot Wolfram: University of Applied Sciences Kufstein, Kufstein:

Read and see! Cultural maps beyond touristic expectations in so-called
"Little Global Cities"

Section C - Cultural diversity and prospects in the ECoC heritage

Nicolas Debade, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille:

Expression of reception and appropriation through participative and interactive Sound Installation: The Specific Case of « La Parole est aux usagers » at Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse during Marseille Provence 2013

Elise Billiard, University of Malta, Msida:

Ecoc Urban Borders and Public Spaces in Valletta 2018

Xosé Antonio Neira Cruz, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela:

CampUSCulturae, a place for multicultural dialogue in the heart of Santiago de Compostela, European capital of Culture in 2000

Bill Chambers, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool:

Building on Cultural Encounters: The impact of a Capital of Culture encounter between Liverpool Hope University and South Asian Cultural Organisation

16.00 – 16.30 Coffee Break

16.30 – 18.00 Plenary Session II.

Section B - Multiculturalism and urban identities

Wolfgang Schmied, University of Applied Sciences – FH Joanneum, Graz:

The significance of urban development and domestic architecture in the multicultural town development using the example of the city of Graz, Austria

Roland Zarzycki, University of Wrocław, Wrocław:

On the meaning of cultural diversity and creativity: urban manifestations

Ineta Luka - Anda Komarovska, Turiba University, Riga:

Multilingualism as an Exposure of Multiculturalism: the Case of Riga

Section C - Cultural diversity and prospects in the ECoC heritage

Raluca Calin - Emmanuel Ethis - Damien Malinas, Université d’Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse. Avignon:

Diversity or multiculturalism in for European Capitals of Culture

Maria Elena Buslacchi, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova & EHESS, Marseille:

Building up a new intercultural urban identity: the case study of
Genova04

Renzo Lecardane - Irene Marotta, University of Palermo, Palermo:

Multicultural city in the Mediterranean territory green city Palermo 2019

Hatto Fischer, Poiein kai Prattein, Athens:

The missing European dimension

19.30. Gala Dinner: Cercle des Nageurs
Address: Rue des Catalans

Friday 18 October 2013
Venue: Centre de la Vieille Charité, 2, rue de la Charité

9.00 – 10.30 Parallel Sessions III.

Section A - Culture for public spaces and urban development

Adriana Galvani - Riccardo Pirazzoli, University of Bologna, Bologna:

Cultural encounters in accessible spaces: Porticoes in Bologna

Tomas Kačerauskas, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius:

The spaces of a city and the identity’s narratives

Tuuli Lähdesmäki, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä:

The Critical View to the Role of Space in the Politics of Intercultural Dialogue

Section B - Multiculturalism and urban identities

Carmel Cassar - George Cassar, University of Malta, Msida:

Valletta: an epitome of multiculturalism

Gyöngyi Pozsgai, University of Pécs, Pécs:

Multiculturalism in university environment – the decision making of international students when choosing their places of study

Helene Simoni, University of Patras, Patras:

Multiple cultural strata and one urban identity: Challenges and opportunities in Patras, Greece

Helene Simoni

Zuhal Karagoz, LAMES, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille:

Kurdish migrants on Marseille’s musical stage

Kamila Kaminska, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw:

Multicultural Wroclaw: myth, reality, paradoxes and the educational challenges

Kamila Kaminska

Her main question: is not a city in the desert?

In her presentation, she developed four basic ideas:

Palimpset
Absurd: inconous, unreasonable, ridiculous, silly
Paradox: an apparently unacceptable conclusion derived from apparently acceptable premises
Oxymoron

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 – 12.30 Parallel Sessions IV.

Section A - Culture for public spaces and urban development

Serge Schwartzmann, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille:

Marseille public spaces, spaces for cultural mixity?

Ildikó Kránicz - Judit Gyüre - Gábor Pirisi, University of Pécs, Pécs:

Spatial activity of the foreign students in Pécs, Hungary

Jean-Paul Fourmentraux, Maître de Conférences à l'Université de Lille 3, Lille:

An art to "use value" The New Patrons of the Fondation de France

Philippe Cartelli, l’EHESS, Marseille:

On the Waterfront: The (Re)production of Space in a French Mediterranean City

Section C - Cultural diversity and prospects in the ECoC heritage

Ágnes Simon, University of Pécs, Pécs:

Culture based urban development – the case of Pécs2010 European Capital of Culture

Pier Luigi Sacco, IULM University Milan, Milan:

Complex urban identities: The case of the Contrade of Siena and the Siena 2019 European Capital of Culture bid

Vildan Seçkiner, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich:

Ahırkapı Spring (Hıdrellez) Festival, Festivalizing the everyday life of ‘the others’

Daniela Preda - Eva-Nicoleta Burdusel, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Sibiu:

Sibiu – European Capital of Culture: Best Practices for Promoting Multiculturalism – The Case of Erasmus Program

12.30 – 14.00 Lunch

Marcin Jasinski, Carmel Cassar, George Cassar

Roland Zarzycki and Kamila Kaminska

14.00 – 15.30 Parallel Sessions V.

Section B - Multiculturalism and urban identities

Joost van Vliet, The Hague University, Hague:

Ethnic-cultural attitudes towards self-management among elderly people

Maria Grazia Marini - Nadia Carboni: Comune di Ravenna, Ravenna – University of Bologna, Bologna:

Cultural Heritage in Dialogue in Ravenna: fromAncient to Contemporary Art. Cooperation for Multicultural Growth of a City Identity

Witold Ostafiński, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow, Cracow:

Interpersonal Communication in the EU: A Humanistic Solution

Vladimiras Grazulis - Ilona Kojelyte, Vilnius:

Multiculturalism development trends in Lithuania

Section C - Cultural diversity and prospects in the ECoC heritage

Anastasia Μ. Paparis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki:

Eurocal Cultural-and-Spatial Identity: Epistemological Foundation and Principles Guiding for an ECoC Successful Bid and Legacy

Jiri Jezek, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen:

Urban Identity and Image of the City Pilsen as the European Capital of Culture 2015

Nadia Carboni, Ravenna 2019 ECoC Office, Ravenna:

Mosaics of Culture: the challenge for becoming European Capital of Culture

Nataša Urošević, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Pula:

Pula as a multicultural and intercultural city – Croatian candidates for European Capital of Culture 2020

15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break

16.00 – 17.00 Conclusions

19.30 Closing Dinner: Pizzeria Jeanot
Address: 129 Rue du Vallon des Auffes

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