EKSIG 2011: SkinDeep -
Experiential Knowledge and Multi Sensory Communication
International
Conference 2011 of the DRS Special Interest Group on Experiential Knowledge
EKSIG 2011 will address the theme of “SkinDeep - Experiential Knowledge
and Multi Sensory Communication”. It will be
convened by the DRS Special Interest Group on Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG),
and hosted by the University of the Creative Arts, UK.
Date: Thursday and
Friday, 23 - 24 June 2011
Organisers:
Kerstin Mey, Kristina Niedderer, Seymour Roworth-Stokes, Linden Reilly
Venue: University of the Creative Arts, UK
Conference home page: http://www.experientialknowledge.org
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KEYNOTE
SPEAKERS
Professor
Richard Shusterman (USA, aesthetics and somatic philosophy)
Professor
Magdalene Odundo (UK, Ceramic Forms)
Prof.
Christoph Zellweger (Switzerland, Jewellery & the body)
Antonia
Taddei/Ludovic Nobileau (France – stress free / performance)
FULL
PROGRAMME AND REGISTRATION AVAILABLE NOW AT:
http://www.experientialknowledge.org
EKSIG
2011: “SkinDeep -
Experiential Knowledge and Multi Sensory Communication” aims to
provide a forum for debate about the multi-faceted, multi sensory and multi-modal
possibilities of communicating knowledge in the creative and practice-led
disciplines.
The need to address the issue of
communication has arisen from the different approaches and requirements
regarding the dissemination of knowledge and experience in research and
creative practice. For example, creative practice tends to convey its content
and meaning through its outcomes, which can relate to different, often
intersecting or converging sensory stimuli such as visual, aural, tactile or
olfactory. Equally, procedural or process knowledge - in the creative
disciplines more commonly known as skill - relies on demonstration and first
hand experience for its communication as much, or more so than on written text.
In contrast, the presentation of research
traditionally has been fixed to its verbal and textual articulation with a whole tradition of dissemination, mainly in written formats, such
as peer reviewed conferences and journals. This predominance of textual
presentation has long been questioned in the creative disciplines, and recent
workshops on the role and balance between text and other forms of the
communication of research, and on the multi-modal presentation of research have
indicated a strong interest and need to exchange knowledge and experiences on
the issue of multi-sensory communication of research.
With this conference, we wish to explore
the different ways in which tacit knowledge can be given more appropriate
consideration within the framework of research. This may include for example
investigations into the nature, aims, validity, evaluation, and/or necessity of
different modes of communication and exchange.
All
information: http://www.experientialknowledge.org
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