Agenda

26-27 May 2022

The conference “Postcolonial Publics: Art and Citizen Media in Europe” deals with the topic of postcolonial publics expressed and engaged through “citizen media” and art in a postcolonial Europe. Keynotes addresses and sessions will serve to interrogate the proliferation of digital media and global culture, and the changes happening in public intellectual engagements.

Programme (short version)

Thursday 26th of May - Aula Baratto, Ca’ Foscari
14.30 Opening speech by Sandra Ponzanesi, Utrecht University and Sabrina Marchetti, Ca’ Foscari
14.45 Presentation of the project results
15.00 Keynote address by Andrea Segre, film director
16.30 Panel “Citizen media in Europe” with presentations by Nadica Denić, University of Amsterdam, Lucio De Capitani, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Redi Koobak and Margaret Tali, University of Bergen. Discussant: Max Silverman, University of Leeds.
17.30 Keynote address by Frances Negron-Muntaner, Columbia University

Friday 27th of May (morning session) - Aula Baratto, Ca’ Foscari
9.30 Panel “Creative Engagements” with presentations by Carmelina Concilio, University of Turin, Ruxandra Trandafoiu, Edge Hill University, Luigi Cazzato and Annarita Taronna, University of Bari Aldo Moro. Discussant: Mark Stein, University of Münster.
10.30 Break
11.00 Panel “Postcolonial publics” with presentations by Maria Festa,  University of Turin, Alessandro Jedlowski, Sciences Po Bordeaux, Rosaria Ruffini, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice/Ibn Zohr University of Agadir, Thomas Western, London's Global University. Discussant: Neelam Srivastava, University of Newcastle.
12.15 Keynote address by Lilie Chouliaraki, London School of Economics

Friday 27th of May, Venice International University, San Servolo Island
In collaboration with the Third Venice World Multidisciplinary Conference on Republic and Republicanism.
17.00 Keynote address by Vittorio Longhi, journalist
18.00 Panel “Postcolonial Italy” with presentations by Gabriele Lazzari, University of Surrey, Caterina Romeo and Giulia Fabbri, Sapienza University of Rome, Gaia Giuliani and Ana Pereira, CES/University of Coimbra. Discussant: Jamila Mascat, Utrecht University/PIN member
19.00 Closing remarks by Bolette Blaagaard, Aalborg University and Shaul Bassi, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

This conference is jointly organized by Shaul Bassi and Sabrina Marchetti (NICHE and DFBC, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), Bolette Blaagaard (Aalborg University) and Sandra Ponzanesi (Utrecht University) as concluding event of the Postcolonial Intellectuals and Their European Publics Network (PIN) funded by the NWO. The network brings together international and interdisciplinary scholars, activists, and artists to explore the changing face and voice of the European intellectuals in a postcolonial Europe.

For information contact: pocopublics@unive.it
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