Euroacademia Conferences
Europe Inside-Out: Europe and Europeanness Exposed to Plural Observers (9th Edition)April 24 - 25, 2020
Identities and Identifications: Politicized Uses of Collective Identities (9th Edition)June 12 - 13, 2020
8th Forum of Critical Studies: Asking Big Questions AgainJanuary 24 - 25, 2020
Re-Inventing Eastern Europe (7th Edition)December 13 - 14, 2019
The European Union and the Politicization of Europe (8th Edition)October 25 - 26, 2019
Identities and Identifications: Politicized Uses of Collective Identities (8th Edition)June 28 - 29, 2019
The European Union and the Politicization of Europe (7th Edition)January 25 - 26, 2019- 7th Forum of Critical Studies: Asking Big Questions AgainNovember 23 - 24, 2018
Europe Inside-Out: Europe and Europeanness Exposed to Plural Observers (8th Edition)September 28 - 30, 2018- Identities and Identifications: Politicized Uses of Collective Identities (7th Edition)June 14 - 15, 2018
Papers
Integrative Urbanism: Rethinking Identity and Preservation in Post-Revolutionary Havana
Seeking a third option at the intersection of this socialist/capitalist divide, this paper describes 4 student projects from THE CUBA STUDIO, a collaborative Integrative Urban Studio at (withheld) University’s School of Architecture.Identity Struggle in Post-Socialist City – Rebranding Belgrade, Reinventing Skopje
The analysis of physical transformations of two case cities within this framework should explain political background of national identity building through large-scale urban development initiatives.Identification through Art (“Amikejo” Projects)
The paper explores the complex issue of identification, intended as the open-ended and unfinished act of signification through which a community 'imagines' itself by transferring particular meanings to the surrounding reality, which finally becomes a space for cultural identity.Vital Reproduction and Creative Conservation: The Shaping of Sienese Identity in Rutilio Manetti’s Crucifix from 1625 for the National Sienese Confraternity in Rome
The paper investigates two different approaches in the creation of identity that are united in the work of Manetti. Firstly, the vital reproduction of an iconic object that, secondly, gives shape to a creative conservation of Sienese religious tradition. The life-size depiction of the national saint, who was recognized as such by pope Urban VIII only in 1630, is a powerful manifestation of Sienese nationality.Once Upon a Time in Russia. Depictions of a Nation through Fairy Tales in the Russian Painting of the 19th Century
By adapting to the first painting’s destination Vasnetsov converted the kingdoms of the fairy tale to represent the richness of natural resources of the Donetsk area and kept this modification in his second version. Thereby he decided to focus on the depiction of the county itself and only utilized the fairy tale as a means for this purpose.Identities on the Walls
The argument of the proposed paper is that cultural violence lies in historical narratives, by forming identities in opposition to each other, thereby legitimising the conflict in question. In order to investigate cultural violence we must find a cultural expression that presents a historical narrative that legitimises, justifies and celebrates violence.Treatment of Minorities in the Media – Visualizing the Other
Questioning the visual material intending to represent ‘diversity’ is leading us to re-investigate the tension between the French republican model and the multicultural society designed by globalisation dynamics. We will argue that ‘diversity’ is a depoliticized visual concept in the French context.Illustrating the Jungle Camp: Reportage and Identity Formation in the UK and French Press
This paper explores this alternative method of reporting by focussing on the considerable coverage that the Jungle camp at Calais has received through illustrated reportage across the British and French press and beyond.Shifting Ideologies within Internet Memes
This paper explores how the function of the meme bridges groups and identities primarily through association with image, rather than any coherent discourse provided by text. Specifically I aim to identify instances in which ideological content becomes attached to such Internet based visual phenomenon. Concentrating on seemingly ideologically neutral sources of cartoon or webcomic based imagery my intention is to examine instances in which images are reused and re-contextualised within divergent and sometimes contrasting group identities.Experiences in Researching Collective Identities by Photo Elicited Narratives in Times of a Turbulent Europe
Recognizing the “visual turn” in social sciences, we investigate narrative identities constructed around the pictures in use and therefore getting a deeper understanding – especially of the emotional components - of identities of our respondents. Experiences with this technique are in the center of our contribution, as well as conclusions about possible components of modern collective identities.
