Conference: East-West Cultural Relations, Jyväskylä Finland, 24 & 25 Feb

Conference East-West Cultural Relations: Interplay of Arts and Cultural Diplomacy 1945-2017
Keynotes: Giles Scott-Smith & Boris Gasparov
Time and place: 24 and 25 February 2017, University of Jyväskylä (Finland)
Homepage: https://ewcr2017.wordpress.com/

The University of Jyväskylä will hold a conference bringing together a great number of researchers to discuss themes on cultural diplomacy and artistic encounters between East and West from the years of Cold War to the present day. Over 60 presentations of this two-day conference guarantee that everyone interested in cultural diplomacy, arts, history of the second half of the 20th century, or relationships between East and West will find the event rewarding. The detailed conference program can be found here.

As part of the project Trauma & Revival, the conference aims at observing and bringing forward histories of cultural relations and diplomacy between Eastern and Western Europe. The project creates connections between EU and Russia in a time when strained world political situation hampers scientific and cultural cooperation. As a counterbalance for rising nationalist discourse throughout Europe the project underlines the shared cultural heritage and history of Eastern and Western Europe. You can read more about the project in http://www.bozar.be/en/activities/106177-facing-the-future

The conference has no registration fee. The registration form can be found in address https://ewcr2017.wordpress.com/registration/ Registration should be submitted by 1st of February.

Contact information: ewcr2017@gmail.com, +358408053754