Call for Submissions: Conference "Modernistki. Violence in Architecture and Urban Space"

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We invite you to submit applications for the 2nd International Conference “Modernistki. Violence in Architecture and Urban Space” that will take place in Kyiv on September 15-16, 2017.

This year’s conference is called "Violence in Architecture and Urban Space", which will allow us to explore the current state of gender and feminist researches in relation to the city and architecture. We will also discuss issues related to the discrimination and violence in the urban space.

We are inviting: male and female experts in the fields of architecture, art, anthropology, sociology, architecture, and culture; civil activists; representatives of municipalities working with architecture, urbanism, and urban planning; master degree and PhD students; independent researchers interested in presenting their scientific papers at the conference and publishing them thereafter.
The structure of the conference:
Panel 1: Female Architects and Power
Panel 2: Theoretical feminist categories in respect of the city
Panel 3: Architectural environment and violence
Training: The Development of Sisterhood Culture in the Community of Hands-On Female Architects
Workshop: Inclusive and gender-sensitive urban design

Participation Conditions
You can take part in the conference free of charge. In order to attend one of the panels please submit the theses of your research (up to 500 words) and a short CV.
In order to attend the training and/or the workshop for hands-on female architects, civil activists, representatives of municipalities working with architecture, urbanism, and urban planning, please submit a short CV and a motivation letter (up to 500 words explaining why you want to attend the training and/or the workshop). The mentioned materials should be sent our email address: modernistki@gmail.com before August 15, 2017.

Download the information related to this competition here.

• Title

  Call for Submissions: Conference "Modernistki. Violence in Architecture and Urban Space"

• Type

  Call for Submissions

• Organizers

  Urban Forms Center

• Submission Deadline

  August 15, 2017 09:05 PM

• Venue

  Kyiv

• Price

  Free