Seventh Conference in Marseille 17 - 18 October 2013 - Ποιειν Και Πραττειν

Seventh Conference in Marseille 17 - 18 October 2013

Cultural Encounters: The Mosaic of Urban Identities

took place in

Marseille 2013

17-18th of October 2013

and was hosted by

Aix-Marseille Université & EHESS
Marseille, France
European Capital of Culture 2013

Thursday 17 October 2013

Venue: Villa Méditerranée

Villa Mediterranee

9.30 – 10.00 Registration
9.30 – 10.00 Press Conference
10.00 – 12.00 Opening Ceremony

Bill Chambers and the panel of speakers

1. Address by Prof. Bill Chambers, Vice President of UNeECC
2. Address by Prof. Pierre-Cyrille Hautcoeur, President of the École des Hautes
Etudes en Sciences Sociales (tbc)
3. Address by Prof. Denis Bertin, Vice-President of d’Aix-Marseille Université

4. Address by Jean-François Chougnet, General Director of Marseille-Provence
2013 (tbc)

12.00 – 13.00 Buffet lunch
13.00 – 14.00 General Assembly of UNeECC
14.00 – 14.30 Coffee Break
14.30 – 16.00 Plenary Session I.

Section B - Multiculturalism and urban identities

László Komlósi, University of Pécs, Pécs: "Empowerment by cultural narratives and new voices"

Claire Bullen, University of Manchester, Manchester: "Multicultural Marseilles? Towards a relative understanding of narratives of diversity in France’s second city"

Claire Bullen talked about urban positioning made possible by following one of two strategies:

a) trans-national

b) sub-national / regional

She was very critical in her presentation of the kind of narratives cities would develop once they have received the designation of the title.

Damien Vanneste - Philippe Scieur, University of Louvain, Mons: "How to support urban interculturalism? – Analysis of artistic and cultural mediation practices in Belgian cities"

Robert Kaspar - Gernot Wolfram: University of Applied Sciences Kufstein, Kufstein: "Read and see! Cultural maps beyond touristic expectations in so-called 'Little Global Cities#"

Section C - Cultural diversity and prospects in the ECoC heritage

Nicolas Debade, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille: "Expression of reception and appropriation through participative and interactive Sound Installation: The Specific Case of « La Parole est aux usagers » at Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse during Marseille Provence 2013"

Elise Billiard, University of Malta, Msida: "Ecoc Urban Borders and Public Spaces in Valletta 2018" (cancelled)

Xosé Antonio Neira Cruz, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela: "CampUSCulturae, a place for multicultural dialogue in the heart of Santiago de Compostela, European capital of Culture in 2000"

Bill Chambers, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool: "Building on Cultural Encounters: The impact of a Capital of Culture encounter between Liverpool Hope University and South Asian Cultural Organisation"

16.00 – 16.30 Coffee Break

16.30 – 18.00 Plenary Session II.

Section B - Multiculturalism and urban identities

Roland Zarzycki (second from left) photo by Marcin Jasinsk

Wolfgang Schmied, University of Applied Sciences – FH Joanneum, Graz: "The significance of urban development and domestic architecture in the multicultural town development using the example of the city of Graz, Austria"

Roland Zarzycki, University of Wrocław, Wrocław: "On the meaning of cultural diversity and creativity: urban manifestations"

Ineta Luka - Anda Komarovska, Turiba University, Riga: "Multilingualism as an Exposure of Multiculturalism: the Case of Riga"

Section C - Cultural diversity and prospects in the ECoC heritage

Raluca Calin - Emmanuel Ethis - Damien Malinas, Université d’Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse. Avignon: "Diversity or multiculturalism in for European Capitals of Culture"

Maria Elena Buslacchi, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova & EHESS, Marseille: "Building up a new intercultural urban identity: the case study of Genova04"

Renzo Lecardane - Irene Marotta, University of Palermo, Palermo: "Multicultural city in the Mediterranean territory green city Palermo 2019"

Hatto Fischer, Poiein kai Prattein, Athens: "The missing European dimension". (see as well under Institute of European Capital of Culture / Hatto Fischer 'The missing European dimension' - the full version)

19.30. Gala Dinner: Cercle des Nageurs
Address: Rue des Catalans

Friday 18 October 2013
Venue: Centre de la Vieille Charité, 2, rue de la Charité

9.00 – 10.30 Parallel Sessions III.

Section A - Culture for public spaces and urban development

Adriana Galvani - Riccardo Pirazzoli, University of Bologna, Bologna: "Cultural encounters in accessible spaces: Porticoes in Bologna"

Tomas Kačerauskas, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius: "The spaces of a city and the identity’s narratives"

Tuuli Lähdesmäki, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä: "The Critical View to the Role of Space in the Politics of Intercultural Dialogue"

Section B - Multiculturalism and urban identities

Carmel Cassar - George Cassar, University of Malta, Msida: "Valletta: an epitome of multiculturalism"

Gyöngyi Pozsgai, University of Pécs, Pécs: "Multiculturalism in university environment – the decision making of international students when choosing their places of study"

Helene Simoni, University of Patras, Patras: "Multiple cultural strata and one urban identity: Challenges and opportunities in Patras, Greece"

Helene Simoni

Zuhal Karagoz, LAMES, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille: "Kurdish migrants on Marseille’s musical stage"

Kamila Kaminska, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw: "Multicultural Wroclaw: myth, reality, paradoxes and the educational challenges"

Kamila Kaminsk

Her main question was if a city is not located in the desert? And then she went on in her presentation to develop her thesis around four basic premises:

Palimpset
Absurd: inconous, unreasonable, ridiculous, silly
Paradox: an apparently unacceptable conclusion derived from apparently acceptable premises
Oxymoron

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break

Roland Zarzycki and Kamila Kaminska

11.00 – 12.30 Parallel Sessions IV.

Section A - Culture for public spaces and urban development

Serge Schwartzmann, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille: "Marseille public spaces, spaces for cultural mixity?"

Ildikó Kránicz - Judit Gyüre - Gábor Pirisi, University of Pécs, Pécs: "Spatial activity of the foreign students in Pécs, Hungary"

Jean-Paul Fourmentraux, Maître de Conférences à l'Université de Lille 3, Lille: "An art to "use value" The New Patrons of the Fondation de France"

Philippe Cartelli, l’EHESS, Marseille: "On the Waterfront: The (Re)production of Space in a French Mediterranean City"

Section C - Cultural diversity and prospects in the ECoC heritage

Ágnes Simon, University of Pécs, Pécs: "Culture based urban development – the case of Pécs2010 European Capital of Culture"

Pier Luigi Sacco, IULM University Milan, Milan: "Complex urban identities: The case of the Contrade of Siena and the Siena 2019 European Capital of Culture bid"

Vildan Seçkiner, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich: "Ahırkapı Spring (Hıdrellez) Festival, Festivalizing the everyday life of ‘the others’"

Daniela Preda - Eva-Nicoleta Burdusel, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Sibiu: "Sibiu – European Capital of Culture: Best Practices for Promoting Multiculturalism – The Case of Erasmus Program"

12.30 – 14.00 Lunch

Marcin Jasinski, Carmel Cassar, George Cassar

Roland Zarzycki and Kamila Kaminska

14.00 – 15.30 Parallel Sessions V.

Section B - Multiculturalism and urban identities

Joost van Vliet, The Hague University, Hague: "Ethnic-cultural attitudes towards self-management among elderly people"

Maria Grazia Marini - Nadia Carboni: Comune di Ravenna, Ravenna – University of Bologna, Bologna: "Cultural Heritage in Dialogue in Ravenna: fromAncient to Contemporary Art. Cooperation for Multicultural Growth of a City Identity"

Witold Ostafiński, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow, Cracow: "Interpersonal Communication in the EU: A Humanistic Solution"

Vladimiras Grazulis - Ilona Kojelyte, Vilnius: "Multiculturalism development trends in Lithuania"

Section C - Cultural diversity and prospects in the ECoC heritage

Anastasia Μ. Paparis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki: "Eurocal Cultural-and-Spatial Identity: Epistemological Foundation and Principles Guiding for an ECoC Successful Bid and Legacy"

Jiri Jezek, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen: "Urban Identity and Image of the City Pilsen as the European Capital of Culture 2015"

Nadia Carboni, Ravenna 2019 ECoC Office, Ravenna: "Mosaics of Culture: the challenge for becoming European Capital of Culture"

Nataša Urošević, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula: "Pula as a multicultural and intercultural city – Croatian candidates for European Capital of Culture 2020"

15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break

Group photo