Events - Latvian Academy of Culture

oct

30

Guest lectures by Dr. Arjo Klamer

Dr. Arjo Klamer is a world-renowned researcher in the field of cultural economics, author of many books and professor at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Fontys Academy for Creative Industries. Klamer has taken part in the formation of many university programmes in the field of cultural economics and creative entrepreneurship both at the Masters level and at the Doctoral level. He has organized many workshops in the field of culture management and cultural economics in countries such as the Netherlands, India, Uganda, Japan, Portugal, Italy, Brazil, etc., and has been the board member in several organizations related to economics, cultural economics and philosophy.

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may

25

The opening event of the collection of research articles of the Latvian Academy of Culture “Te-Ki-La” (Theater and Cinema Readings) and the presentation of the new MA programme “Audiovisual and Performing Arts”

On May 25 at 15:00 the Latvian Academy of Culture (LAC) will present the collection of research articles “Te-Ki-La: Readings on Theater and Cinema”. The event will take place in conjunction with the presentation of the new MA programme of the LAC “Audiovisual and Performing Arts”. The 6th edition of “Te-Ki-La” will include research articles from the latest graduates of the BA programme “Theory of Audiovisual and Performing Arts”, as well as excerpts from the original plays of the graduates from the MA programme “Theatre Art (Specialization: Contemporary Dramatic Texts)”.

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may

25

Student research conference "The-Art-of-Knowing"

On May 24 and May 25, 2018, the annual interdisciplinary student research conference “The-Art-of-Knowing” will take place in the main hall of the Latvian Academy of Culture (24 Ludzas street). The first day of the conference will be dedicated to the topic of cultural heritage, called “The Art of Inheritance”, and will be organized within the framework of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, focusing on issues and topicalities of cultural heritage, its diversity, its new and controversial forms as well as inviting the participants of the conference to think of ways how to explore, hear and express our heritage.

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may

24

Student research conference "The-Art-of-Knowing"

On May 24 and May 25, 2018, the annual interdisciplinary student research conference “The-Art-of-Knowing” will take place in the main hall of the Latvian Academy of Culture (24 Ludzas street). The first day of the conference will be dedicated to the topic of cultural heritage, called “The Art of Inheritance”, and will be organized within the framework of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, focusing on issues and topicalities of cultural heritage, its diversity, its new and controversial forms as well as inviting the participants of the conference to think of ways how to explore, hear and express our heritage.

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may

17

Guest lecture Hybrid Warfare: Threats to Modern Democracies delivered by Foreign Affairs Expert Sarma Gintere

On May 17 at 3.45 pm , room 22 you are welcome to the guest lecture Hybrid Warfare: Threats to Modern Democracies delivered by Foreign Affairs Expert Sarma Gintere. The lecture is based on research carried out at the University of New York. It will outline the main principles and development of the phenomenon of hybrid warfare, as well as its application in modern conflicts in Europe. The speaker will also touch upon the issues of ‘fake news’ and the rise of populism in contemporary world.

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