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On the coming dates of 27 and 28 April, the Conference “From Democratisation to Cultural Democracy - Rethinking institutions and practices” will be held as part of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Chaired by the Portuguese Minister of Culture, Graça Fonseca, from the island of Porto Santo (Madeira), this conference will provide an opportunity to debate what “cultural democracy” means, as well as the aim of transforming an insular, peripheral condition into a centre of reflection on and dissemination of cultural policies for Europe.
The conference, which will be in hybrid format (in-person and digital), will feature the presence of Portuguese and European policy makers from the areas of culture and education, as well as two of the most influential philosophers of our time, Jacques Rancière and Chantal Mouffe. Further participants will be the specialist on the relationship between the arts and education, Maria Acaso; and the reference figures
The Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies announces online symposium
R. Sikoryak, Cover illustration for Constitution Illustrated published by Drawn % Quarterly, 2020.
STOCKBRIDGE, MASS
.-The Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies, the scholarly arm of Norman Rockwell Museum, announced a slate of speakers and topics for its annual symposium, Picturing Freedom: A Century of Illustration. For the second year in a row this event will happen virtually on Zoom over two days Friday, January 15 and Saturday, January 16. This timely symposium will explore historical and contemporary notions of freedom as well as the role of illustration as a force in shaping public perception. How has published imagery affected decision-making, public policy, and cultural understanding? Prominent authors, illustrators, and scholars will offer perspectives. The symposium is organized by The Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies, and co-presented with the D.B. Dowd Modern Graphic Histo