InEvidence: Witnessing Cities and the Case of Berlin
12-14 July 2007, University of Cambridge
This major international conference focuses on the contemporary city as a witness to changing political topographies and socio-economic transformations, which is in turn witnessed by a multitude of cultural undertakings. The conference brings together top scholars working on the city from a variety of disciplines and practitioners working with and in urban environments through a variety of media. The first afternoon features keynote contributions from Daniel Libeskind and Richard Sennett. Day two is devoted to exploring questions of (in)evidence in contemporary cities, with speakers to include: Victor Burgin, Edward Dimendberg, Tom Levin, Henrik Reeh, and Karen Till. Day three has a particular focus on Berlin, with speakers to include: Thomas Elsaesser, Mary Fulbrook, Charity Scribner, and Janet Ward. Leading Berlin artists will also present/perform: Stih & Schnock (Public/installation art), Martin Nachbar and Jochen Roller (choreography), and Stefanie Bürkle (photography).
For further details, see: www.inevidence.net.
Registration from end of April.
|