The Political Condition of the Young Cultural Proletariat (22-24 June 2021)
The workshop intensive focussed on political concerns and imaginaries of the current young cultural proletariat confronted with generational issues of social inequality, instrumentalised education, precarious employment, economic migration, climate change, and pandemic urgencies. What is at stake in the analyses of indebtedness, precarity, migrancy and ascribing the proletarian position to young cultural workers? See speakers’ interventions here.
Organizers: Vector Studio,”George Enescu” National University of the Arts in Iasi (Romania) in partnership with Art & Politics summer course at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden)
Speakers: Raluca Voinea (Bucharest), Corina Oprea (Gothenburg), Cătălin Gheorghe (Iași), Rena Rädle & Vladan Jeremić (Belgrade), Vladimir Us (Kishinev), Vasyl Cherepanyn (Kyiv), Mick Wilson (Dublin) with Šárka Zahálková (Prague) and Krisztián Gábor Török (Budapest), Viviana Checchia (Gothenburg) See speakers bio here.
To book a place: Places are free, the event is online via ZOOM, but booking is necessary: Simply email mick.wilson(at)gu.se with the words: “young cultural proletariat” in the title and a short statement as to why you would like to participate.
Schedule: Local time in Iasi, Romania.
June 22
10:15-10:30 Introduction: Mick Wilson & Cătălin Gheorghe
10:30-11:45 Raluca Voinea (curator, tranzit.ro/Bucharest)
12:15-13:30 Corina Oprea (curator, HDK-Valand, Gothenburg)
14:45-16:00 Cătălin Gheorghe (curator, Vector & UNAGE Iași)
16:00-16:30 wrap up of the day
June 23
10:30-11:45 Rena Rädle & Vladan Jeremić (artists, Belgrade)
12:15-13:30 Vladimir Us (artist and curator, Kishinev)
14:45-16:00 Vasyl Cherepanyn (curator, Vis.Cult.Res.Center, Kyiv)
16:00-16:30 wrap up of the day
June 24
10:30-11:45 Mick Wilson (artist and researcher, HDK-Valand)
Šárka Zahálková (curator, PhD Academy Prague) and
Krisztián Gábor Török (curator, student, HKD-Valand,)
12:15-13:30 Viviana Checchia (curator, HDK-Valand, Gothenburg)
14:45-16:00 open discussion session
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