A European Cultural Canon - part 2 - 10-02-2007
Public conference
In many European countries, the development of a national cultural canon is a topical subject of debate. But how does this fit into the larger context? And what is the role of culture in forming the political ideas of the member states of the European Union? Could the concept of a European Cultural Canon be useful here? Certainly, since the expansion of the EU and with the ever-growing economic impact of this collaboration and the Dutch and French NO, the question of what really holds us together has become increasingly important. This conference aims to provide better insight into this specific area of one of the unifying elements in European culture: the idea of a Cultural Canon.
Margot Dijkgraaf
The programme of this meeting exists of presentations and workshops.
With presentations of Leonidas Donskis (Lithuanian philosopher), Simon Mundy (British poet, festival director, broadcaster and advisor cultural policy) and Justine van Lawick (psychologist).
Programme:
10:00am Bart van Rosmalen (Walter Maashuis) - reflection on the first part of this meeting (8 December 2006)
10:05am Key note speech by Simon Mundy (British poet, festival director, broadcaster and advisor cultural policy)
10:25am Justine van Lawick (psychologist)
10:40am Bart van Rosmalen (Walter Maashuis) - reflection
10:45am Coffee break
11:05am Parallel workshops: history, literature, music and film
0:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Bart van Rosmalen (Walter Maashuis) - reflection
1:35pm Leonidas Donskis (Lithuanian philosopher)
1:50pm Peter Duelund (University of Copenhagen)
2:10pm Bart van Rosmalen (Walter Maashuis) - reflection
2.15pm Tea break
2:35pm Parallel workshops: history, literature, music and film
4:00pm Discussion
4:30pm Conclusions and recommendations
The programme is enriched by workshops about history, literature, music and film. The workshops are moderated by Silvia Terribili (Istituto Italiano di Cultura per i Paesi Bassi), Cas Smithuysen (Boekman Foundation), Herman Beliën (University of Amsterdam) and Margot Dijkgraaf (Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad).
During the workshops several presentations are given:
History workshop: Michael Werner (advisor on French and German history) and Han van der Horst (historian, NUFFIC);
Literature workshop: member of the Cermat Commission, Czech Republic) and Leonoor Broeder (NLPVF);
Music workshop: Jan Nuchelmans (musicologist) and Eveline Nikkels (Mozart and Mahler Foundation, musicologist);
Film workshop: Erwin Jans (drama expert, Het Toneelhuis) and Jan Simons (filmspecialist, UvA).
Moderator of the day will be Michaël Zeeman (Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant).
The programme is subject to change.
This conference is organized in collaboration with EUNIC, the European National Institutions of Culture, The Netherlands.
English will be spoken at the conference.
