Intercultural Work in Culture
State Conference
Wed, September 25, 2019 10:00 am CEST
- Location
- ZKM | Center for Art and Media
The Forum der Kulturen is organising the 5th state conference on intercultural cultural work at the ZKM Karlsruhe. This year's symposium will focus on cultural work and cultural identities.
»There is no cultural identity« is the provocative thesis of the French philosopher and author François Jullien at the start of this year's conference. In an essay Jullien criticizes the reactionary fantasy of the Kulturkampf and the fears of the loss of cultural traditions. He works with the inclusive thought figure of cultural resources, i.e. language customs, educational traditions or everyday cultures - not global and uniform, but small and particular.
François Jullien and Prasanna Oommen, former board member and active member of the Neue Deutsche Medienmacher, expert on diversity, interculture and migration, will then talk about the significance of Jullien's theses for the work of artists and cultural workers as well as cultural institutions and how cross-cultural resources can be used fruitfully.
In addition to various inputs on cultural work and cultural identities, various workshops on topics such as the dismantling of institutional barriers in the migration society, how to deal with the cultural struggle against the right or how to approach decolonial artistic practice will take place in the afternoon.
Further information on the event and the complete program can be found here.
program
| 10.00 am | registration |
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| 10.30 am | greetings by the ZKM Karlsruhe and the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts Baden-Württemberg and introduction by the Forum der Kulturen Stuttgart e. V. |
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| 10.50 am | expert lecture
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| 11.50 am | expert discussion
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| 12.20 pm | Inputs on the topic
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| 1.00 pm | Lunch |
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| 2.00 pm | Workshops und Inputs
#1: Cultural institutions as places of community work
#2: The Body Speaks - Approaching a Decolonial Artistic Practice
#3: ilevel – The young Muslim art scene at eye level?
#4: »Culture, home, identity« – How to conduct the debate?
#5: Breaking down institutional barriers in the migration society in practice
#6: Audience analysis - How do I look at my current and potential audience?
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| 5.00 pm | Summary in plenary session |
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Moderation
Prasanna Oommen, former board member and active member of the Neue Deutsche Medienmacher, expert on diversity, interculture and migration