2nd FORTHEM Annual Conference - Connecting Worlds of Science and Society"

International Capital of Culture Programmes’ Approaches to Culture and Sustainability: An Ecosystemic Analysis

31 Jan 2025, 10:30

20m

ONLINE

Oral presentation Art and Aesthetics as critical infrastructure in an uncertain world Art and Aesthetics as critical infrastructure in an uncertain world:Chair: Dr. Marius L. Igland

Speaker

Jenni Pekkarinen (University of Jyväskylä)

Description

In this presentation, I propose an ecosystemic approach to culture and sustainability and discuss its use in the case of international Capital of Culture (CoC) programmes. I will first present the proposed approach, following which I will discuss the ways in which international CoC programmes approach and frame the relationship between culture and sustainability in their goals, guidelines, and criteria. The presentation combines the key conclusions from the first two articles of my PhD dissertation, the first of which is currently under peer review and the second still a work in progress. The research participates in the topical academic and policy debates on cultural sustainability and cultural ecosystems and aims to actively challenge Western- and anthropocentric notions of culture and sustainability.