Dr. Alexander Häntzschel
Programme (preliminary)
Sunday 29.07.2012
Arrival of participants
Monday 30.07.2012
9.30 – 10.30 am
Welcome and Introduction to the Transcultural Visual Learning Group, Cluster Project B4, by Christiane Brosius, Barbara Mittler and Sumathi Ramaswamy
Introduction of B4 members and invited scholars
10.30 – 11.30 am
Introduction by the students with individual project-posters
12.00 – 1.00 pm
Introduction by the students with individual project-posters
2.00 – 3.00 pm
Introduction by the participants with individual project
3.15 – 5.00 pm
General Discussion: Why does materiality matter when it comes to interpreting visuality? Approaches, methodological problems, materials; expectations etc.
Chairs: Melanie Trede & Paola Zamperini
5.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Reception
6.00 pm – 8.00 pm
Public Keynote 1: Kenneth George “Companionable Objects, Companionable Conscience”
Tuesday 31.07.2012
Forming Material Worlds: Scale, Form and Substance
9.30 – 10.45 am
Forms: Kajri Jain “When Size does Matter”
11.00 am – 12.15 pm
Sumathi Ramaswamy “Global encounters, Spherical reflections”
1.15 – 2.30 pm
Monica Juneja “Cut, paste and reconfigure: bringing home mythical worlds”
3.00 – 3.30 pm
Reflections on Presentations and Introduction to Discussion: (N.N.)
3.30 – 5:30 pm
Group Work/Readings: “On Scale, Form & Substance”
6.00 pm
Heidelberg Guided Evening Tour with short stopover in Kulturbrauerei for a drink
Wednesday 01.08.2012
Delicate Materials: Embodying and Colouring Intimacy
9.30 – 10.45 am
Paola Zamperini “La Lingerie. Intimate Bodies and Public Narrative”
11.00 am –12.15 pm
Christiane Brosius “Colouring Companionship in Urban India”
1.15 – 2.30 pm
Barbara Mittler “Materials of Love and Life in China”
2.30 – 3.00 pm
Laila Abu-Er-Rub Reflections on Presentations and Introduction to Discussion
3.00 – 5.00 pm
Group Work/Readings: “On Colour and Intimacy”
6.00 – 8.00 pm
Public Keynote 2: Janice Bardsley “Maiko (apprentice geisha) in Kyoto”
Thursday 02.08.2012
Collecting & Exhibiting Material: Assemblages, Performances, Museums
9.30 – 10.45 am
Kavita Singh “Transplanting the Museum”
11.00 am – 12.15 pm
Melanie Trede on Framing Materials (title to be announced)
1.30 – 2.00 pm
Cathrine Bublatzky Reflections on Presentations and Introduction to Discussion
2.00 – 4.00 pm
Group Work/Readings: “On Collecting and framing”
Joint Conference Dinner
Friday 03.08.2012
Seeing Matter(s)
10.00 am – 12.00 pm
Reflect on your own work and prepare a short presentation: What have I learned, gained for my own work, what do I take home, how do I visualize my research matter?
1.00 – 4.00 pm
Student Presentations & Final Discussion