THE EAST, THE WEST AND THE REST OF US: ARTS PRACTICE ON THE BORDER OF THE CENTER
Proposed by Barthosa Nkurumeh, University of Oklahoma, Norman
Presentation Formats: Seminal paper presentation, multimedia presentation, mini-workshop, demonstration, distribution of exemplars, arts sites tour, or relevant other experiential mode. The East, the West and the Rest of US: Arts Practice on the Border of the Center is a multi-disciplinary platform; it proceeds from the notion that the arts are interrelated. The Roundtable seeks Key Speakers, Anchor Presenters, and Moderator/Discussant from the various areas of the arts such as the visual arts, music, and the performing arts. Essentially, the roundtable will explore the convergence between E/Im/Migration and the arts practice within the complexities of the turn of the 21st century. Accordingly, full seminal papers, short papers and in-depth conversations are invited from Turks living abroad, immigrants in Turkey, and emigrants from elsewhere living in another lands. The presentations may be by scholars, educators, disciplinary specialists, policy makers, social analysts, and informed activists worldwide, but need to about writings about the arts, art studio, arts teaching, connoisseurship, curatorial, and arts administrative practice. Yes, the platform seeks to bring together emigrant/immigrant arts professionals in Turkey, the West, and elsewhere to dialogue on the useful skills, emerging knowledge, and disciplinary approaches essential to adjusting to the New World, as a way of understanding our collective existence.
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