RE-DO - a conference on sustainability

THE CONFERENCE TOOK PLACE IN OCTOBER 2015

Time and place
On 28-31 October 2015, Aarhus University is hosting a conference on sustainability and culture's role in sustainable futures. The conference main venue is Moesgaard Museum - the brand new museum on prehistory and etnography.

Theme and background
RE-DO indicates that sustainability has been, is and has to become something we do as part of our everyday practices and living in order to matter. In this sense we view cultural sustainability not just as an add-on to environmental agendas, but as the very precondition for their long-term success.

Sustainability is already put to practice in every-day life, in citizen-based initiatives against food waste, in enterprising initiatives to avoid depopulation of outskirt regions, in integration initiatives targeting minority groups, immigrants and political refugees, and in all sorts of “green” initiatives in which citizens show care for biodiversity and wildlife conservation issues. Moreover, cultural sustainability may also serve as a productive focal point for rethinking policies and practices in traditional public sectors such as healthcare, education, children and elder care.

The form of the conference
The conference aims at facilitating new dialogues between academics and practitioners in which knowledge-sharing, learning and development is at the centre. As much as presenting answers and worked-through solutions, the conference aims at asking questions and stimulating discussion and reflection. Therefore the participation is open to a broad category of people, including international guests.

See the programme for the conference here.

Organizers:

• European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017
• Samsoe Energy Academy on Samsø
• Aarhus University: rethinkIMPACTS 2017
• Sustainable Heritage Management
• Centre for Biocultural History
• Urban Orders research network (URO)
• Research Program Cultural Transformations