Kulturwissenschaftliche Tagung in Krakau (8.-19.7.)

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Das Internationale Kulturzentrum Krakau (mck.krakow.pl) laedt in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institut fuer den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa interessierte Studenten, Lehrende und sonstige Forschende zu folgender kulturwissenschaftlicher Tagung/Konferenz im Juli herzlich nach Krakau ein:

„20 years after the fall of communism. Cultural policy in central Europe.” (8.-19. Juli, Krakau)

Die Teilnahme wird finanziell vollends (Unterkunft, Programm, wissenschaftliche Betreuung) durch Stipendien gedeckt! Nur die Reisekosten sind selbst zu bezahlen. Die Tagungssprache ist englisch.

Deadline fuer die Anmeldung: 15.5.

Weitere inhaltliche und formale Informationen:
www.mck.krakow.pl/view.php


Anmeldungen, Unklarheiten und Nachfragen bitte an:
szyperb@mck.krakow.pl
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sekret@mck.krakow.pl

20 YEARS AFTER THE FALL OF COMMUNISM
CULTURAL POLICY IN CENTRAL EUROPE
8 – 19 July, 2009 CRAKOW

Aims & objectives: 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the collapse of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe. The 4th of June 1989 – the date of the first free parliamentary elections in Poland – was the climax of the Solidarity efforts and the beginning of political and social transformation in that part of Europe. Since then, culture has gone through major changes and faced a great number of new challenges not only in the post-communist countries. Thus, the summer session is aimed at providing participants with a wider perspective on changing cultural policy in European countries; working out a comparative study of the cultural policy trends and challenges in the countries represented by the
participants in the programme; exchanging views on the culture in both post-communist Europe and “old” EU member states.

Curriculum and structure of the session:
The programme will be run in the form of lectures, seminar meetings and workshops. Issues to be covered:
• some history: Europe around 1989 and the following changes
• definitions, models and instruments of cultural policy
• examples of cultural policy development in Eastern and Western European
countries (comparative approach: legislation, funding, problem of decentralization and desetatization)
• international organizations and culture: the Council of Europe and its former and current priorities, UNESCO, cultural policy of the EU
• culture in the market economy/ civil society and cultural policy/ international cultural cooperation / cultural industries / contemporary art
• national cultural policies and European perspectives
• mass media: shift from traditional tools to new technologies


In order to apply, please send:

a) Application letter including the applicant's full name, date of birth, gender, nationality, address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, educational background, degrees received, and current affiliation (CV/resume): www.mck.krakow.pl/view.php
b) Evidence of substantial English language skills (certificate of proficiency or statement by an English speaking faculty member; Abitur);
c) essay of about 600 words on Development of culture & cultural policy in your home country