Cultural Industries and Technological Convergence, Dubrovnik

[Anna Balint]

International Course Announcement
Redefining Cultural Identities: Cultural Industries and Technological Convergence
Inter-University Center for Post Graduate Studies, Dubrovnik
Institute for International Relations, Zagreb
Dubrovnik, 13 - 18 May 2002
 Redefining Cultural Identities
"Cultural Industries and Technological Convergence" is the third course in
the series on Redefining Cultural Identities and is going to held by the
Inter-University Center for Post Graduate Studies (Dubrovnik) and the
Institute for International Relations (Zagreb ) in Dubrovnik on 13 - 18 May
2002.
The course is planned to concentrate on cultural industries, aspects of
technological convergence and on their influences on cultural consumption
and cultural identities in the Southeastern European and Central European
countries in transition.
The objective of the course is to provide an analytical insight into
development of cultural industries, marketing and consumption of their
products and use of related technologies. Possible influences on the
processes of redefining of cultural identities in the Central and Southeast
European post-socialist societies will be pointed out.
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Background and Objective
This is the third course in the series on Redefining Cultural Identities. The course held in 2000 was devoted to the 
Multicultural Contexts of Central European and Mediterranean Regions. The course held in 2001 dealt with the 
Redefinition of Cultural Identities in Southeastern Europe. The third course is planned to concentrate on cultural 
industries, aspects of technological convergence and on their influences on cultural consumption and cultural 
identities in the Southeastern European and Central European countries in transition.
The objective of the course is to provide an analytical insight into development of cultural industries, marketing and 
consumption of their products and use of related technologies. Possible influences on the processes of redefining 
of cultural identities in the Central and Southeast European post-socialist societies will be pointed out.
Course Programme
The programme of the course combines lectures and seminars and includes:
Introduction: Cultural Industries and Cultural Identities (Nada Svob-Đokić)
Cultural Industries in a Transitional Context (Jirina Smejkalova)
Contemporary Development of Cultural Industries in Poland (Dorota Ilczuk)
Technoestetics (Miodrag Suvaković)
Democratization of the Process of Film Making: Expression of Identity Through Digital Technology and Distribution 
(Vladan Zdravković)
Cyberculture and Identities: Net Artist in Between, or Breaking the Borders (Milena Dragičević Sesić)
Media, Cultural Industries and Cultural Identities in Southeastern Europe (Dona Kolar Panov)
Youth and Popular Culture: The New Age of Consumerism in Hungary (Laszlo Kurti)
New Trends in Trade of Cultural Goods and Services: Consequences for the Preservation of Cultural Diversity (Nina 
Obuljen)

Applications
Please, send a short CV and a letter of motivation.
Contact Addresses
Dr. Nada Svob-Đokić,
Scientific Adviser
Institute for International Relations
Lj.F. Vukotinovića 2/II
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
nada at irmo.hr
Phone: +385 1 48 26 522
Fax: +385 1 48 28 361
IUC Inter University Centre Dubrovnik
Don Frana Bulića 4
HR-20000 Dubrovnik
Croatia
iuc at du.tel.hr
Phone: +385 20 413626, 413627
Fax: +385 20 413 628