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2015/03/02-03 The 13th URP Forum in Bangkok
The 13th Urban Research Plaza's Forum
"Partnership for Change - Finding Creative Solutions to Urban Challenges"
By the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
Chulalongkorn University
and the Urban Research Plaza, Osaka City University
March 23, 2015 8:30AM - 4:00PM
at Chulalongkorn University
Day 1 - March 2, 2015
Maha Chulalongkorn Building, Room 105
8:30 AM Registration
Morning Session (Moderator - Bussakorn Binson, Associate Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
8:40 - 9:00 AM A Musical Overture
Welcoming
9:00 - 9:10 AM Opening Remarks and the URP Bangkok Office Report by its Co-Director Bussakorn Binson Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
9:10 - 9:40 AM Keynote 1 Listening to the Unheard Voices: The Role of Universities Against the New Liberalism, Shin Nakagawa, Osaka City University, Japan
9:40 - 10:00 AM CoffeeBreak, Maha Chulalongkorn Building (20min)
Session 1
10:00 - 10:20 AM Firefly: Eco-Conscious Video Art to Conserve the Environment for Amphawa District Doctorate of Fine and Applied Arts students, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
10:20 - 10:40 AM Alleviating Isolation by Art Projects Takuya Oi, Osaka City University, Japan
10:40 - 11:00 AM The Busan Biennale and Its Cultural Context Seohyun Kwon, OsakaCity University, Japan
11:00 - 11:20 AM Urban Hum Sandra Uskokovic & Boris Bakal, Croatia
11:20 - 11:50 AM Indigenous Voices: Glimpses Into the Margins of Modern Development Jeff Warner, USA
11:50 - 1:00 PM Lunch break, Maha Chulalongkorn Building (70min)
Session 2 (Moderator - Prapon Kumjim, Lecturer, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
1:00 - 1:20 PM Do-it-Yourself Values and Practices as Community Building Tools in Bangkok's Rock'n'Roll Subculture Music Scene Pablo Henri Ramirez, Thailand
1:20 - 1:40 PM Protecting Cultural Space or Urban Re-colonization: When Do Cultural Districts Cross the Line? Tom Borrup, USA
1:40 - 2:00 PM Coffee Break, Maha Chulalongkorn Building (20 min)
2:00 - 2:20 PM Coconut is Life: The Photovoice Project for Local Youths in Amphawa Community Doctorate of Fine and Applied Arts students, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
2:20 - 2:40 PM Successful Cultural Heritage Models in Myanmar Barbara T. Bauer, Myanmar
2:40 - 3:40 PM Panel1: Exploring New Academic Partnerships and Research Opportunities for Urban Futures
Session Concludes
Fine Print
The views and opinions expressed at the Forum are those of the presenters and are not to be construed as representing those of Chulalongkorn University and/or its staff. Chulalongkorn University supports the open expression and exchange of ideas for the betterment of society.
Day 2 - March 3, 2015
Maha Chulalongkorn Building, Room 105
8:30 AM Registration
Morning Session (Moderator - Shin Nakagawa, Professor, Osaka City University, Japan)
Session 3
9:00 - 9:30 AM Keynote 2 From the Street to the Stage: How Topical Songs Connect Thailand and Taiwan, Shefong Chung, Taiwan
9:30 - 9:50 AM Are Gardens Universal? Allotment and Community Gardens and Their Historical and Political Frames Werner Bigell, Norway
9:50 - 10:20 AM Reach Back, Reach Deep, Reach Out: A Case Study of the Songs of Memory Project in the Community Victoria Vorreiter, USA
10:20 - 10:40 AM Coffee Break, M aha Chulalongkorn Building (20 min)
10:40 - 11:00 AM Urban Bin Doctorate of Fine and Applied Arts students, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
11:00 - 11:20 AM Brâncusi: From Tate to Urban Culture Cornelia Buijs-Dragusin, Australia
11:20 - 11:40 AM Theatre and Immigration - Performance Partnership for Social Change
Hilde Kvam, Norway
11:40 - 12:00 AM The Promotion of Sustainable and Creative Community Building Through Thai Youth Puppet Theater Takako Iwasawa, Japan
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch break, Maha Chulalongkorn Building (60 min)
Session 4 ( Moderator - Kjell Skyllstad, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
1:00 - 1:20 AM Transposition: An Urban Cultural Engine? Geir Johnson, Norway
1:20 - 1:40 PM Partnership for Change - Mozart as Social Activist Kjell Skyllstad, Thailand
1:40 - 2:10 PM Music as an Agent for Change + Video Tom Gravlie, Norway
2:10 - 2:30 PM Coffee Break, Maha Chulalongkorn Building (20min)
2:30 - 2:50 PM As Noisy As... Doctorate of Fine and Applied Arts students, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
2:50 - 3:10 PM Ballet Building Bridges - Partnership in Paris Marie Ingand, Norway
3:10 - 4:10 PM Panel 2: Art and Urban Activism: Regional and Global Perspectives
4:10 - 4:40 PM Forum Summary Shin Nakagawa, Professor, Osaka City University, Japan
Session Concludes
Fine Print
The views and opinions expressed at the Forum are those of the presenters and are not to be construed as representing those of Chulalongkorn University and/or its staff. Chulalongkorn University supports the open expression and exchange of ideas for the betterment of society.