MONDAY, MARCH 19TH
OPENING LECTURE
ZYGMUNT BAUMAN – MAKING THE PLANET HOSPITABLE TO EUROPE
Plus: Screening of contemporary video-art from Romania
Suddenly, the fast globalized planet feels inhospitable to Europe, to Europeans, European notions of good and decent life, European preferences and hopes for the future… Why is this watershed change happening? And must it happen? Can the process be reverted? Having lost its hegemonic position and living in the shadow of an overseas world empire but also in the increasingly polycentric world Europe hesitates between two strategies: that of retrenchment and the planetary ambition and responsibility. Only the second contains a chance of making the planet hospitable to the values cherished and better or worse practiced by Europe. It so happens that those values rapidly gain in importance in our increasingly conflict-ridden world.
Courtauld Institute of Art, 6PM, FREE
Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre
Screenings start at 7PM
TUESDAY, MARCH 20H
LOOKING EAST: CONTEMPORARY ART FROM EASTERN EUROPE
Plus: Screening of contemporary video-art from Romania
The accession of former communist states from the Eastern bloc k into the European Union has been cause of much debate. How are artists from Eastern Europe negotiating their new European identity in the context of their regional political history?
Sarah Wilson (Courtauld Institue of Art)
Olga Mala (Prague City Gallery)
Pavel Lesszkowicz and Tomek Kitlinsky
Matei Bejenaru (Periferic Biennial, Romania)
Courtauld Institute of Art, Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre 2.30PM, FREE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21ST
THE EUROPEAN MEDIA
Britain is reputed to have the most eurosceptic media in Europe: this debates looks at the situation in Britain, compares it with that in other European countries, and asks whether traditional media is suitable for covering European issues Poly Toynbee (Guardian)
Annalisa Piras (Espresso, La Sette)
Anthony Barnett (Editor-in-chief, opendemocracy.net)
Jean Chalaby (Director of Transnational media and society program at city unviersity)
This debate is co-organised with cafebabel.com
Foreign Press Association, 7pm
FREE, Pre-Booking Essential, email briefings at foreign-press.org.uk
THURSDAY, MARCH 22nd
EUROPEAN SOCIAL MODELS
As the European social model comes under increased attack from both within and outside of the EU, what lessons can be learned from the experience of the Welfare State? How can the necessities of the market be hamornised with the interests of all?
Patrick Diamond (Director of Policty Network)
Katinka Barysch (Head Economics, CER)
Paul Gilroy (Professor of Sociology, LSE)
Michael Goyer (Warwick University)
LSE Hong Kong Theatre
6.30 PM, FREE
THURSDAY, MARCH 22nd
TURKEY IN EUROPE
Whether and when Turkey can join the European Union is one of the most divisive questions amongst both European leaders and their peoples.
Michael Lake (former EC ambassador to Turkey)
Fadi Hakura (Chatham House)
Lasse Ellegaard (Politikien)
Other speakers to be annnounced
7PM / Foreign Press Association
£5; Pre-Booking Essential
THURSDAY, MARCH 22nd
FORUM FOR EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHY EVENT
Axel Honneth in conversation with Peter Dews
Thursday 22 March, 12.30-2pm
Room J116 (Cañada Blanch Room) Cowdray House, European Institute, LSE
Axel Honneth, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Institute for Social Research, University of Frankfurt
Peter Dews, Professor of Philosophy, University of Essex
FRIDAY, MARCH 23nd
EUROPE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
As Europeans become increasingly preoccupied with the future of the habitats of the world, and have increasing influence on those habitats, the European relationship to the environment must be evaluated. Are there specifically European problems and approaches? What should European settlements of the future be like, and how can we go about starting to construct them?
Ollvier Delbard (ESCP-EAP, Paris)
Caspar Henderson (writer and consultant)
Ken Worpole (writer on architecture, urban landscape, policy)
London School of Economics, Hong Kong Theatre, 6.30PM, FREE
SATURDAY, MARCH 24TH
EUROPE: LAND OF THE SETTING SUN?
Is Europe culture outdated and Beijing and the new Venice? The curators of the forthcoming exhibition of contemporary Chinese art at TATE Liverpool come together with the curators of the China Power Station exhibition at Battersea to discuss the extent of artistic interaction between Chinese and European artists, the role of the Chinese diaspora, and the new geography of art.
The debate will be followed by a reception and a special performance
Hans Ulrich Obrist (Serpentine Gallery)
Katie Hill (Westminster University)
Julia Peyton-Jones (Serpentine Gallery)
Simon Groom (Tate Liverpool)
Karen Smith (Art Critic)
Louise T Blouin Institute, 3PM, £10/£5conc
Booking Strongly Recommended; call 020 7985 9600
SUNDAY, MARCH 25th – 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome
CONTESTED BORDERS, CONTESTED IDENTITIES
Followed by drinks reception
On the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, and in the midst of increasingly heated debate about the borders of Europe, this keynote debate questions the relationship between Europe’s borders and its values. Is there a single European identity or set of values? Can those values be defined by borders?
Kirsty Hughes (Writer on European affairs)
Peter Gowan (Institute for Study of European Transformations, London Met.)
Charles Grant (Director, Centre for European Reform)
Kalypso Nicolaidis (Director of the European Studies Centre, Oxford University)
Calin Cotoi (University of Bucharest)
Chair: Maurice Fraser (European Institute, LSE)
London School of Economics, Old Theatre, 7.30pm, FREE
MONDAY, MARCH 26TH
CANCELLED – PETER WEIBEL: ART AND THE NATION – CANCELLED
We regret that due to unforeseen circumstances this lecture will have to be postponed. Please join are newsletter to receive details of the new date.
The discussion will investigate notions of “national” art, with specific application to the prospect of a shared “European” artistic discourse. The talk will address themes such as the meaning of nationality, geography, and social setting in the development of the artistic praxis, and the meaning this may still retain in the global art village.
Peter Weibel is an artist, Director of the ZKM Gallery in Karlsruhe, and Professor at the Karlsuhe Academy of Design
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28TH
THE EUROPEAN BABEL: THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSLATION
This event makes the case for the multilingualism of Europe and the EU, discussing the importance of translation and multilingualism in the history of European thought and politics, and the importance of respect for other languages in the recognition of the ‘other’. The event will be framed by the question of the role of the English language in European culture and politics, which will be highlighted by poet Niccolo Milanese
Gianni Vattimo (University of Turin)
Marc Crepon (Husserl archives, Ecole Normale Superieur)
Niccolo Milanese
Institut Francais Cinema, 6.30PM, £5/4conc
For Bookings Contact Institut Francais, 0207 073 1350
THURSDAY, MARCH 29TH
EUROPE AND CHINA: PHILOSOPHICAL ENCOUNTERS
What is the relevance of the Chinese philosophical tradition for contemporary European thinkers? Can a greater understanding of the respective philosophical traditions lead to better theoretical insight in understanding the contemporary situation? Speakers will address this in relation to the conception of identity in China and the West
Ci Jiwei (University of Hong Kong)
Nick Bunnin (Oxford University)
Chair: Wang Tao (SOAS)
SOAS, Khalili Theatre, 6PM, Free
