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Summer School of Arts and Sciences for Sustainability in Social Transformation
Featured Blog Posts – February 2010 Archive (2)
Background & Theme
Background
Not only the ecosystems, but also human societies, i.e. social justice, democracy, cultural vitality and the welfare of citizens, are put at risk by the continuing trend of an unsustainable development: The challenge of achieving sustainability, in the face of a complex crisis of civilization combining ecological, social, cultural and economic dimensions, demands integrated understandings and responses. As the famous Einstein quote goes,… Continue
Not only the ecosystems, but also human societies, i.e. social justice, democracy, cultural vitality and the welfare of citizens, are put at risk by the continuing trend of an unsustainable development: The challenge of achieving sustainability, in the face of a complex crisis of civilization combining ecological, social, cultural and economic dimensions, demands integrated understandings and responses. As the famous Einstein quote goes,… Continue
Added by Sacha Kagan on February 27, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments
Vision : a breeding place for transdisciplinary and transformative art&science
The Summer School hopes to generate a high-quality learning experience for all participants, generating innovative methodologies, knowledge and agendas in art, (re)search
and action. The vision is to create a framework for a truly creative
process for the methodological empowerment of both artists and
scientists working for sustainability/social transformation. The
event will not merely be a collection of workshops and discussions,
but a “school” in the… Continue
and action. The vision is to create a framework for a truly creative
process for the methodological empowerment of both artists and
scientists working for sustainability/social transformation. The
event will not merely be a collection of workshops and discussions,
but a “school” in the… Continue
Added by Sacha Kagan on February 27, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments
Latest Featured Blog Posts
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- About the supporters of the workshops
- LOGISTICS
- Workshop Session: "Pondering on Pavements"
- One step at a time is good walking
- Poems for Gabrovo (they need poems!)
- Vision : a breeding place for transdisciplinary and transformative art&science
- Workshop: “Humour as an intangible resource in Design for Sustainable Local Development”
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Further reading on walking and on arts & sustainability
Walking in life, art and science : a few examples (Sacha Kagan, ed., 2010). eBook in PDF format to download HERE
Sustainability: a new frontier for the arts and cultures (Sacha Kagan and Volker Kirchberg, eds., 2008). Available at: Amazon (Germany) ; Amazon (US)
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