11th Midterm Conference of the European Sociological Association Research Network Sociology of the Arts (“ESA-Arts 2020”)
CFP Extented! Abstract submission: December 15, 2019 – February 29, 2020
Call for proposals (pdf 19.12.2019)
The conference theme The Social Effects of Art: Activism, Advocacy and Beyond includes but is not limited to topics such as: socially engaged art; participatory art; community art; embedded art; crossover art; hybrid artistry; art, health and wellbeing; art in eldercare; art in youth work; artistic interventions in organizations; art and intercultural dialogue; art for social cohesion; art and social capital; art for social transformation; artist as a social worker; art and social radicalism; art for equality; art for social justice; art and social pedagogy; social ethics of artistic practice; social responsibility of art; skills requirements in social art; management of social and participatory art; measurement of social effects of art; social impact of participatory art; and quality and aesthetics of social and participatory art.
The ESA-Arts conferences always invite proposals beyond those strictly related to the main conference theme. All relevant topics are appreciated, since the ESA Research Networks` aim is to bring together all the researchers in their respective fields and support continual interchange, mutual learning and research collaboration. The ESA-Arts conferences welcome academics and researchers not only from the various sub-areas of sociology but also from any fields that touch upon the relations between art and society.
FORMATS OF PRESENTATION
- Invited keynote lectures
- presentation of contributed papers (90 minutes sessions with 4 papers)
- distributed papers and posters
- panels, roundtables or workshops (45-90 minutes)
Exteded CFP! Abstract submission: December 15, 2019 – February 29, 2020
Organisers: University of the Arts (Uniarts) Helsinki, Center for Cultural Policy Research CUPORE & European Sociological Association, Sociology of the Arts Research Network (RN2)
Coordinators: Chairs of RN2
Contact details: esa-arts2020@uniarts.fi