Symposia, Lectures & Conferences – event archive
Monday 17 September – Sunday 23 September 2007
Trafalgar Square, London
The 7th Lomography World Congress London 2007
Upon invitation by the London Design Festival, the Lomographic Society International will present an extraordinary exhibition at Trafalgar Square, showing a snapshot portrait of the world on a gigantic LomoWorldWall with over 100.000 images shot by people from all over the planet. During the Lomography World Congress participants will be offered to take part in a wide range of events and workshops as well as the opportunity to have their weeks work on display on the growing part of the LomoWorldWall.
Venue and Information
Trafalgar Square, London
Lomographic Society International,
Hollergasse 41, 1150 Vienna, T 0043-1-89944660 (Katja Kulidzhanova, Vienna) or 020 74980500 (Linda Scott, London), www.lomography.com/congress2007
Friday 6 – Sunday 8 July 2007
University of Southampton
Language, Discourse and Identity in Central Europe
The main focus of this conference will be on the position and uses of German in relation to other languages in the current reshaping of central European space – whether as the dominant, officially legitimated language of Germany or Austria, as the minority language of historical migrations, or as a (potential) regional lingua franca occupying the middle ground between global English and ‘national’ languages.
Keynote speakers: Thomas Diez (Birmingham), Matthias Makowski (Prague), Ulrike Hanna Meinhof (Southampton), Ruth Wodak (Lancaster/Vienna).
Venue and Information
University of Southampton
Modern Languages, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ
E: glipp@soton.ac.uk, www.glipp.soton.ac.uk/conference.html
May – June 2007
London
Reunion
A project by Sophie Hope / B+B
Reunion is a two year contemporary visual arts project consisting of research, meetings, residencies and exhibitions that try out ideas and reflect on what it means to be political as a cultural producer in Europe today.
The programme involves artists from the UK and the rest of Europe, with an emphasis on South East Europe. The focus on this geographical area stems from a need to expand UK perspectives to culture and challenge perceptions of the ‘new’ Europe. By offering opportunities for meetings, creating new work and presenting existing work for artists in the UK and South Eastern Europe, Reunion hopes to develop a wider understanding of an enlarging European Union and the impact this has on culture.
Contribute to The 2007 Almanac of Political Art!
To mark two years of Reunion an Almanac of Political Art will be edited, printed and distributed in one day to capture meanings, facts, fictions and predictions of political art in the year 2007. You are invited to make a contribution to this snap shot in time. Your contribution will be used by guest editors and contributors as the subject for discussion on a production and editing day on 30 June 2007, which you are all invited to.
How to contribute
Editor at large: Sophie Hope
Guest Editors: Simona Nastac and others TBC (if you would like to put your name forward as an editor please email mail@reunionprojects.org.uk)
Contributors so far include: allsopp&weir, Djordje Balmazovic, Nemanja Cvijanovic, Igor Grubic, John Jordan and Nada Prlja
The Discussion and production of The 2007 Almanac of Political Art will be on
30 June 2007 from 11am – 4pm at the
Austrian Cultural Forum, 28 Rutland Gate, London SW7
Reunion received support from the Austrian Cultural Forum London.
For further information about Reunion, public events, presentations and the Almanac please go to: www.reunionprojects.org.uk or email mail@reunionprojects.org.uk
Venue and Information
London
Modern Languages, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ
E: glipp@soton.ac.uk, www.glipp.soton.ac.uk/conference.html
Thursday 28 June 2007, 6pm for 6.30pm
Romanian Cultural Institute, London
Lisa Fischer: Sibiu’s Paradise behind the Forests or a European Model
Lecture and presentation, jointly organised by the Embassies of Austria and Romania as well as the Romanian Cultural Institute and the Austrian Cultural Forum London.
Sibiu/Hermannstadt, an enchanting old city in Siebenbürgen/Transylvania, Romania, early model of European cultural integration and Cultural Capital of Europe 2007, has a strong “Austrian connection”. Samuel von Brukenthal (1721-1803), a Saxon and free-mason, served there as governor of Maria Theresia. During his reign Sibiu became one of the most outstanding European centres of enlightenment. Lisa Fischer, Austrian art historian, sociologist and author, spent many months in Sibiu and just published a book about its history and treasures (“Eden hinter den Wäldern”, Verlag Böhlau). She will also highlight Brukenthal’s role and lasting heritage as intellectual, art collector, founder of a library, and economic innovator.
Venue and Information
Romanian Cultural Institute, London
1 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X8PH, T: 0207 752 0134,
E: office@icr-london.co.uk, www.icr-london.co.uk
Tuesday 8 May 2007, 6pm
Arts 2.07, Queen Mary, University of London
Konstanze Fliedl: Escher-Intarsien.
Intertextualität bei Friederike Mayröcker
Professor Konstanze Fliedl’s presentation forms part of the lecture series Poetry and Poetics after Celan, organised by the Department of German, School of Modern Languages, Queen Mary, University of London. The series attempts to explore the sheer richness of contemporary poetry in the German language and to examine the impact of Celan’s uniquely challenging legacy.
Venue and Information
Arts 2.07, Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, T: 020 7882 3335
www.modern-languages.qmul.ac.uk/german/events/celan07.htm
Wednesday 12 November 2008, 6.45pm for 7.00pm
Austrian Cultural Forum London
Philip Mansel: The Prince de Ligne, The Rohans and Bohemia
Bohemia, the heart of Europe, through the eyes of the wittiest courtier of his time
In this lecture, organised by The Friends of Castle Sychrov (UK), Philip Mansel, author of Prince of Europe: Charles-Joseph de Ligne, will discuss the flexibility of nationality in 1800 by examining the Prince de Ligne and the Rohan’s decision to live in Bohemia. Together they made Teplitz, northwest of Prague, their summer residence and the most fashionable spa of its time. Among the visitors were Casanova, Goethe, the exiled Queen of France, and the Princesses de Courland. Booking essential!
Reservations: Friends of Castle Sychrov (UK), 3 King’s House, 400 King’s Road, London SWIO OLL
T: 020 7351 3236, E: friendssychrovuk@hotmail.com
Venue & Information
Austrian Cultural Forum London
London 28 Rutland Gate
London SW7 1PQ
T: 020 7225 7300
E: culture@austria.org.uk
Thursday 7 February 2008, 7pm
Austrian Cultural Forum London
Richard Tauber
Presented by the Anglo-Austrian Society in association with the Anglo-Austrian Music Society and the Austrian Cultural Forum London.
Nigel Douglas will give an illustrated talk about the life of one of the greatest singers of the 20th century, Richard Tauber (1891-1948). Born in Linz, Austria, Tauber first made a name for himself in Germany, returning to Austria in 1922 with a contract from the Vienna State Opera. In 1931 Tauber made his debut in London and eventually settled there in 1940, fleeing Nazi persecution. He continued to tour internationally and contributed to the promotion of Anglo-Austrian relations through music.
Registration: Anglo-Austrian Society, T 01494 711116, E enquiries@anglo-austrian.demon.co.uk, Tickets £15