European Universities 2030: Building Knowledge Ecosystems for Europe’s Strategic Capacity in an Age of Polycrisis

Session

Cultural Heritage, Identity & Democratic Cohesion: From Preservation to Political Function

4 Jun 2026, 13:00

ONLINE

Description

memory infrastructures; symbolic power; contested heritage; civic identity formation; digital preservation systems; conservation science as epistemic authority; crisis narratives; resilience cultures; identity under disruption; heritage in polycrisis

32. Customers’ Perception of Using Artificial Intelligence in Art Creation and Art Management: A Comparative Analysis of Poland and Turkey

İsa Yeşildağ (University of Lodz)

04/06/2026, 13:00

Cultural Heritage, Identity & Democratic Cohesion: From Preservation to Political Function

Oral presentation

This study examines art consumers’ perceptions of artificial intelligence (AI) in art creation and art management through a comparative analysis of Poland and Turkey. As AI becomes increasingly present in the arts, it challenges traditional ideas of creativity, authenticity, and artistic value while also transforming the management of cultural institutions.

Drawing on Hofstede’s cultural...

5. From Deservingness to Precarity: Linguistic Constructions of Belonging in Polish Media Discourse on Ukrainian Refugees

Rafał Matusiak (University of Opole, Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu)

04/06/2026, 13:15

Cultural Heritage, Identity & Democratic Cohesion: From Preservation to Political Function

Oral presentation

My presentation examines how Ukrainian refugees are represented in Polish media discourse following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Its aim is to identify the dominant evaluative frameworks shaping these representations and to explore how they interact within broader narratives of social inclusion, economic participation, and institutional governance. The study employs a corpus-assisted...

34. Gendering Symbolic Space: Urban Street Names and the Politics of Visibility

Mihai S. Rusu (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu)

04/06/2026, 13:30

Cultural Heritage, Identity & Democratic Cohesion: From Preservation to Political Function

Oral presentation

Street names are powerful instruments in the linguistic production of symbolic space, encoding hierarchies of recognition, authority, and belonging into the urban landscape. Previous research has shown that commemorative toponymy overwhelmingly privileges male historical figures, yet most studies rely on single-city analyses and limited descriptive evidence. This paper provides a nationwide,...

50. An Analysis of Intergroup Relations, Identities, Conflict Dialogue and Diversity Narratives on Digital Platforms from the Past Decade. Imagefare and Polarization in YouTube Commentary on the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict, 2014–2023

Mr Julian Pavel (University of Latvia)

04/06/2026, 13:45

Cultural Heritage, Identity & Democratic Cohesion: From Preservation to Political Function

Oral presentation

This presentation examines how digital publics negotiate identity, memory and legitimacy around the Israeli–Palestinian conflict through YouTube commentary on Vice News coverage from 2014 to 2023. Using the concept of imagefare, the study treats online comment spaces as arenas where spectators and self-identified stakeholders participate in conflict dialogue beyond the battlefield. The...