Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay and Rector of the University of Tartu Toomas Asser signed in March 2019 an agreement concerning the establishment of a UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage at the UT Institute of Cultural Research. As the Chairholder serves Professor of Cultural Studies Kristin Kuutma, who also chairs the board of the Estonian National Commission for UNESCO.
The agreement between UT and UNESCO pursues internationalisation goals of the Institute of Cultural Research, while also implementing the UT strategic plan on national and international cooperation. The core aim of the UNESCO Chair is to enhance networking and the forthcoming guest lectures also serve this purpose. Normal 0 21 false false false ET X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
11:00-11:15 | Opening words |
11:15-12:15 |
Katherine Borland (Ohio State University, USA) “That is Maine”: Local Character Stories and the Narrative Negotiation of DifferenceAbstract Bio |
12:15-13:15 |
Anita Vaivade (Latvian Academy of Culture, Latvia) Legal Encounters on Intangible Cultural HeritageAbstract Bio |
Coffee break | |
13:45-14:45 | MA students' presentations |
14:45-15:00 | Discussion and conclusion |
The organizers:
Professor Kristin Kuutma, kristin.kuutma [ät] ut.ee
Senior Research Fellow Elo-Hanna Seljamaa, elo-hanna.seljamaa [ät] ut.ee
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