Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Cultural Heritage and Identities of the Future Conference! We hope that you found the presentations and discussions interesting.
This virtual conference discussed the findings of the CHIEF project’s international research on youth cultural identities, practices and participation across Europe and Beyond.
Presentations and recordings of discussions (where we have consent to share them publicly) are available below.
Programme
Wednesday, 6th October 2021 (Day 1)
PRAXIS OF HERITAGE RE-MAKING
Chaired by Anton Popov, Aston University, UK
Sport and Youth Activism: Basketball and ‘Heritage in Making’ in Zagreb
Marko Mustapić, Dino Vukušić and Benjamin Perasović, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Croatia
Heritage-in-Making: Negotiating Conventional Idea of ‘Heritage’ by Young people in India
Madhavi Reddy, Priya Gohad and Neha Ghatpande, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India
Matej Karásek and Dušan Deák, Comenius University, Slovakia
Striving to Make an Impact in the Times of the Pandemic
Elina Marmer, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
YOUNG PEOPLE MAKING SENSE OF CULTURE: BETWEEN INCLUSIVITY AND ETHNO-NATIONALISM?
Chaired by Tamar Khoshtaria, CRRC, Georgia
Ebru Soytemel and Anton Popov, Aston University, UK
Identity, Dominance and Contestation: Young People’s Engagement with Heritage and Culture
Shailendra Kharat, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India
Youth Activism and Space: The Example of Young People in Zagreb
Dino Vukušić, Rašeljka Krnić and Vanja Dergić, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Croatia
Youth Global Identities in the Framework of a National Conflict. The Case of Catalonia
Roger Soler-i-Martí, Mariona Ferrer-Fons and Marta Rovira Martínez, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
Demelza Jones, University of Gloucestershire, UK and Katherine Tonkiss, Aston University, UK
Thursday, 7th October 2021 (Day 2)
THE YOUTH’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE FUTURE AND PAST OF EUROPEAN IDENTITIES
Chaired by Daniel Gerbery, Comenius University, Slovakia
“Cultural” Differences in Linking Historical Knowledge to Responsibility for the Future
Cornelia Sylla, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Re-imagining Europe with a Broader Scope
Yıldırım Şentürk, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Turkey
Priya Gohad and Neha Ghatpande, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India
CHIEF DOCUMENTARY FILMS
Chaired by Dušan Deák, Comenius University, Slovakia
All Good Everywhere
Executive Producer, Michaela Kaliská
Directed by Martina Buchelová and Debora Pastirčáková
Film about Youth in Istanbul (Teaser)
YOUTH PANEL
Chaired by Ebru Soytemel and Tayyaba Sadiq, Aston University, UK
‘On My Mind‘ Music video produced by Young People in Coventry, UK
Friday, 8th October 2021 (Day 3)
SITES OF LEARNING: YOUNG PEOPLE’S EXPERIENCES OF DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS
Chaired by Marko Mustapić, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Croatia
Eleni Stamou, Aston University, UK
Cultural Heritage as Practiced and Re-invented by Young People in Non-formal Associations
Inta Mierina, University of Daugavpils, Latvia, Tamar Khoshtaria and Rati Shubladze, CRRC, Georgia
Chandrani Chatterjee, Swati Dyahadroy, Anagha Tambe and Neha Ghatpande, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India
Youth’s Making of a Differential Space in Istanbul: Maçka Park as a Learning Site
Saim Buğra Kurban, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Turkey
POLICY ROUND TABLE
Chaired by Mariona Ferrer-Fons, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
Katherine Tonkiss, Aston University, UK
Final Remarks and Conference Closing
Anton Popov, Aston University, UK, and Dušan Deák, Comenius University, Slovakia