The Research Centre on Communication and Languages (CECL) of the NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal, is taking part of an ambitious program on CULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AND MEDIA ARTS | in Memoriam to Friedrich Kittler, in association with the Goethe-Institut in Lisbon and Fórum Eugénio de Almeida. We are organizing a series of conferences with Peter Weibel (ZKM, Karlsruhe), Bernhard Siegert (IKKM, Weimar), Bernard Stiegler (IRI, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris), and Sybille Krämer (Freie Universität Berlin) as invited keynote speakers.
The Fórum Eugénio de Almeida in Évora and ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, and supported by the Goethe-Institut in Lisbon will present an exhibition with an exceptional selection of media art works from the collection of ZKM | Media Museum, «IN[TER]INVENTIONS», curated by Claudia Giannetti and Peter Weibel. This exhibition will take place at the Forum Eugénio de Almeida in Évora, a historical city near Lisbon, and will display significant works by Nam June Paik, Bruce Naumann, Marina Abramovic, Bill Viola, Christa Sommerer & Laurent Mignonneau, Paul Sermon, Tony Oursler, Peter Weibel, Masaki Fujihata, Valie Export, Pipilotti Rist, Paul Garrin, Robert Wilson, among others.
EVENT PROGRAM TEMPLATE:
Nov. 28th
NOVA University of Lisbon FCSH | SEMINAR (open call for papers)
Goethe-Institut in Lisbon | Bernard Siegert
Nov. 30th
Fórum Eugénio de Almeida, Évora | Peter Weibel
Dec. 13th
NOVA University of Lisbon FCSH | SEMINAR (speaker to be announced)
Goethe-Institut in Lisbon | Bernard Stiegler (to be confirmed)
Jan. 17th
NOVA University of Lisbon | SEMINAR (speaker to be announced)
Goethe-Institut in Lisbon | Sybille Krämer
INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR PAPERS
We welcome proposals for the conference on November 28th, held at NOVA University of Lisbon, that address the general subject of «CULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AND MEDIA ARTS», and also proposals that focus on the work and thought of Friedrich Kittler (1943–2011), the renowned theorist in media history and media aesthetics.
Deadline for the submission of proposals: October 30th 2013
Submission of proposals: please send a 400 words abstract and a short bio to info@cecl.com.pt
We will notify you about the acceptance of your proposal until November 4th 2013.
The Participation Fee for joining our conference is 80€. Participants enrolled in the conferences and seminars do not need to pay an extra fee to submit their proposals. The proceedings will be published shortly after the conference.
Our organization will provide free transportation to the exhibition opening and Peter Weibel’s conference held in Fórum Eugénio de Almeida, Évora. Hotel reservations for conference participants can be arranged upon request.
CULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AND MEDIA ARTS | IN MEMORIAM TO FRIEDRICH KITTLER
November 28th 2013, NOVA University of Lisbon (Portugal)
INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR PAPERS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 30TH 2013
Topics:
Media Theory and Culture
Media History and Media Ontology
Media Theory and Psychoanalysis
Cultural Technologies
Media Arts and Media Aesthetics
Writing, Literature and Discourse Networks
Optical Media
Sound, Music and Mathematics
Computer and Digital Media
Lisbon and Évora (Portugal) November – December 2013 | January 2014