International Conference - BITEF and Cultural Diplomacy: The Role of Theater Festivals in The International Cultural Relations

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University of Arts in Belgrade - UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy and Management, and BITEF festival are organizing the international conference BITEF and Cultural Diplomacy: The Role of Theater Festivals in The International Cultural Relations, which will be held on 1 and 2 October 2016 in Belgrade, as part of the 50th BITEF festival.

The Conference will take place in the context of the following topics:

  •    - the role of culture in international relations - between conflicts, promotion and cooperation;
  •    - the new / old actors of cultural diplomacy: civil society, intellectuals and artists;
  •    - the importance of theater festivals in the development of international cultural cooperation;
  •    - BITEF and the Cold War cultural diplomacy;
  •    - BITEF in the perspective of contemporary cultural policy and cultural management.
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The topic of the presentation and an abstract up to 200 words with a short biography in English is to be sent no later than 20 June 2016 at conference2016bitef@gmail.com . Notification of accepted papers will be sent to the authors by 20 August 2016.

For other details about the conference please contact Secretary of the Program Committee Dr. Ljiljana Rogač Mijatović at conference2016bitef@gmail.com or +381 11 313 06 22. 


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