OPEN CALL FOR PAPER PROPOSALS!
INVITATION FOR YOUNG ACADEMICIANS
Yogyakarta Biennale Foundation invites young academicians from various backgrounds (be it science, technology, social sciences, art and cultural studies, etc) to submit their paper proposals to the Equator Symposium 2014 (or ES 2014). Selected essay proposals will be given a chance to finalize their essay and prepare it to be presented in ES 2014’s upcoming forum.
“THE ONE AND THE MANY:
ETHIC AND AESTHETIC PRACTICES IN OUR 21st CENTURY DEMOCARY”
ES 2014 tries to reveal the ecosystem of the association of the many (artist groups, societal hobby-based groups, authority associations, etc) in the order place of their lives (city, village, country, as well as between all of these). The encounters, either physical or virtual, and how those encounters are then disseminated to many more people is our first step in the effort to uncover the ecosystem of these groups.
MAIN TOPICS
– Community empowerment
– Urban development
– Globalization and regional politics
– Meetings and sites in the Internet era
– Social tension, crisis and negotiations
– New practices in the current democracy
– Rethinking sustainability
HOW TO SUBMIT THE ESSAY PROPOSAL
– The submission is open for students or alumnus of any post-graduate studies, be it science, technology, social sciences, art and cultural studies, etc.
– Submit your essay proposal (maximum 500 words)
– Send us your previous essays (minimum 2)
– Fill in our application form here
– Essay proposal submission deadline is September 13, 2014
– Selected essay proposals will be announced in September 24, 2014
EXTRA INFORMATION
If you are interested in participating in the symposium (not presenting your essay), please keep yourself updated on our schedule through www.equatorsymposium.org
ABOUT THE EQUATOR SYMPOSIUM
Equator Symposium is international in scale, involving specialists and practitioners from various nations which can be included in breadth and scope of the equatorial line. Within the framework of an expert and knowledgeable discourse, the Equator Symposium will be cross-disciplinary, although its focus of attention is contemporary art. In this way the practice and discourse of contemporary art requires an open space, inclusive and ready to accept various critical studies that are relevant and sourced from a variety of disciplines and field of expertise. The Equator Symposium will also function as an effort to develop networks amongst individuals and institutions which can activate the role of experts and practitioners of Indonesian contemporary art in an international forum.
CONTACT
Equator Symposium // Yogyakarta Biennale Foundation
c/o. Jl. Sriwedani 1, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
[phone] +62 274 587712
[email] symposiumequator_yby@yahoo.com
[website] www.biennalejogja.org
[contact person] Ratna Mufida +62817277679