With a view to the Culturopolis conference, to be held in Barcelona next November, two calls have been launched: one for projects, managed by Culture Action Europe, from which 30 will be selected to participate in a presentation of good practices; and a "call for papers" for participation in an academic conference on research related to Cultural Rights.
Culturopolis is the International Conference for Cultural Rights that will take place in Barcelona from 16 to 19 November. The meeting will create a space to reflect and debate on Cultural Rights, to think about how they are realised and to imagine and find mechanisms to guarantee them. The conference is co-organised by Barcelona City Council and Culture Action Europe, with the collaboration of UCLG-United Cities and Local Governments in the framework of Barcelona Cultural and Scientific Capital. Two calls for proposals have been opened for this event, both with a deadline of 15 July. Registration to attend the conference will open in mid-July.
Call for projects
You can participate in the call for good practice projects if you have an initiative that addresses diversity, intersectionality, decolonisation or democratisation, that creates a dialogue with diverse communities, sectors or movements, or that focuses on the intersection of culture and environmental, social and economic sustainability or cultural work. It also assumes a reflection on access to technologies, digital rights and participation. The aim of the initiative is to bring different perspectives from art, heritage, human rights, research, politics or activism and to connect local and international projects to create an open space for networking and peer learning.
The results of the selection will be communicated in mid-September, and the chosen projects will have full access to the programme and participation in the workshops. You will be able to present your work in different ways, and it will be included in the conference papers.
Call for papers
As for the congress, a call for papers has been opened with the aim of facilitating the meeting of all types of agents researching in Cultural Rights and, above all, the exchange and transfer of knowledge with society. Spaces for collaboration between research and action will be promoted, as well as the presentation of research and projects in different modalities. The conference aims to find answers to questions such as whether Cultural Rights are necessary, or what public and cultural problems and conflicts call for and justify their deployment.
The call is addressed to people and groups researching on Cultural Rights, both in the academic field (universities, research centres, etc.) and in community and private organisations and entities (associations, cooperatives, foundations, etc.). The will is for the congress to be a plural and diverse space in terms of the kind of actors and research methodologies. Interested persons will have to send proposals in abstract format (abstract) of their research with a maximum of 300 words through the form on the website. Research in progress or previously developed can be submitted, and on one of these four axes: participation and cultural work; diversities; communities; and digital rights.