Eighteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland, 5-7 July 2023
Eighteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland, 5-7 July 2023
Eighteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland, 5-7 July 2023
Eighteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland, 5-7 July 2023

Eighteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society

  • New Aesthetic Expressions: The Social Role of Art
  • 5-7 July 2023
  • Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland + Online

Research Network Chairs

Dr. Barbara Formis

Dr. Barbara Formis

University Paris I, Pantheon-Sorbonne, Paris, France

(English)

Dr. Pilar Irala-Hortal

Dr. Pilar Irala-Hortal

Professor and Researcher, Universidad San Jorge, Zaragoza, Spain

(Spanish)

Local Conference Committee

Marcin Galent

Marcin Galent

Assistant Professor, Institute for European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

 Katarzyna Jagodzińska

Katarzyna Jagodzińska

Associate Professor and lecturer, Institute of European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

Kinga Anna Gajda

Kinga Anna Gajda

Professor, Institute for European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

Plenary Speakers

The Eighteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society featured plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field.

Pilar Irala-Hortal

Pilar Irala-Hortal

Professor and Researcher, Universidad San Jorge, Zaragoza, Spain

"Arte de acción vs estereotipos: el trabajo de Yolanda Domínguez" (in Spanish)

Roch Dunin-Wąsowicz

Roch Dunin-Wąsowicz

Lecturer and Researcher, UCL Social Research Institute, UK

"Art & Civicness: Evaluating the Social Responses to the 2022 Ukrainian Refugee Emergency in Poland"

Michał P. Garapich

Michał P. Garapich

Senior Lecturer and Researcher, University of Roehampton, UK

"Art and Far Right - Anthropological Perspectives on Art, Power and Hate"

Daniel Tucker

Daniel Tucker

Associate Professor, University of the Arts in Philadelphia, USA

“City of Events”

Barbara Formis

Barbara Formis

University Paris I, Pantheon-Sorbonne, Paris, France

"The Artist As a Vulnerable Citizen. Re-Reading Baudelaire’s The Painter of Modern Life"

Emerging Scholar Awardees

For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active research interest in the conference themes. Emerging Scholars perform a critical role in the conference by chairing the parallel sessions, providing technical assistance in the sessions, and presenting their own research papers. The 2023 Emerging Scholar Award Recipients are as follows:

Hyunjoo Cho

Hyunjoo Cho

Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, UK

(In-Person)

Jun Zhang

Jun Zhang

University of York, UK

(In-Person)

Veronica Piller

Veronica Piller

University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

(In-Person)

Jacqueline Cofield

Jacqueline Cofield

Teachers College, Columbia University, USA

(In-Person)

Rebecca Sprowl

Rebecca Sprowl

Academy of Fine Art Vienna (Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien), Austria

(In-Person)

Martina Cayul

Martina Cayul

Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile

(Online Only)

Alejandra Linares Figueruelo

Alejandra Linares Figueruelo

University of Barcelona, Spain

(Online Only)

Dr. Shveata Mishra

Dr. Shveata Mishra

Banasthali Vidyapith University, USA

(Online Only)

​Carlos Gutiérrez Cajaraville

​Carlos Gutiérrez Cajaraville

University of Valladolid, Spain

(Online Only)

​Yael Vishnizki-Levi

​Yael Vishnizki-Levi

University of Warsaw, Poland

(Online Only)

Xinming Xia

Xinming Xia

City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

(Online Only)

Jekaterina Karelina

Jekaterina Karelina

University of Barcelona, Spain

(Online Only)

Akiva Zamcheck

Akiva Zamcheck

Lafayette College, USA

(Online Only)

WhiteFeather Hunter

WhiteFeather Hunter

The University of Western Australia, Australia

(Online Only)

Soundarya Maddali

Soundarya Maddali

Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, India

(Online Only)

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​Joshua Graham

​Joshua Graham

University of Utah, USA

(Online Only)

Trina Harlow

Trina Harlow

University of North Texas, USA

(Online Only)

Host Partner