Collaborazione tra AILAE e il Dipartimento di Studi Storici, Indirizzo Antropologico, Università Ca` Foscari, Venezia, Italia.
Graduate and postgraduate students, artists and scholars are invited to the AILAE Summer School to be held in Venice, 13-17 September 2010, on the topic:

Sites of inquiry: radical thoughts explained
The 2010 AILAE Summer School is organized by AILAE with the support of the Department of Studi Storici, Indirizzo Antropologico, Università Ca’ Foscari.

[ 2010 AILAE Summer School POSTER]
[ 2010 AILAE Summer School LECTURERS]
[ 2010 AILAE Summer School PROGRAM]

The AILAE Summer School consists of a 5 days intensive workshop held by internationally renowned experts.
It provides a forum for bold discussions on key contemporary issues on cultural and literary studies,
politics and aesthetics, gender studies and migration.
Participants will have the opportunity to join in workshops aimed at elaborating the issues considered in the lectures.
This year’s edition, acknowledging the need for a wide and accessible international debate
between European, Australian and American intellectual communities, focuses on dynamics and relationship between
the most recent theoretic, cultural and artistic practices.
The following key speakers have been invited to the 2010 edition:
Paolo Bartoloni (National University of Ireland, Galway)
Lidia Curti (Università L’Orientale, Italy)
Sneja Gunew (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Ian McLean (University of Western Australia)

Aim and Contents
The 2010 Summer School is a week-long intensive seminar designed to bring together a pool of international scholars, artists, graduate and postgraduate students to discuss key issues in contemporary art and theory. Lecturers will present relevant work, theory and artworks from a wide range of historical and geographical backgrounds, documenting and discussing current debates as well as their research. Scholars and artists interested in attending are welcome. Pre-session materials and reading suggestions will be made available to those enrolled in the program.
Please contact info@ailae.org for password to download readings.

Structure
The course program is intensive including lectures, workshops, discussions. Sessions are conducted mostly in English and Italian thus prociency at spoken and written levels in at least
one of the two languages is expected.
The Dipartimento di Studi Storici of the University of Venice “Ca’ Foscari” will host this year event in its facilities located in: Palazzo Malcanton Marcorà; Dorsoduro 3484/d - 30123
VENEZIA ITALY Centro Storico Fermata A : Ca' Rezzonico - Linea 1.

Application and Selection
The AILAE Summer School is open to a maximum of 70 graduate students, artists and scholars with a strong background in contemporary debates surrounding at least some of the following subject areas: anthropology, philosophy, cultural studies, aesthetics, art theory, art practice and art history.
To be admitted, applicants are required to either send or e-mail info@ailae.org the following documentation:
Application form (download le doc from www.ailae.org); a brief résumé;
one letter of recommendation by either your Department or thesis supervisor (please contact Registrar for more information info@ailae.org).

Fees
Successful applicants will be charged a registration fee of € 99.
Ca’ Foscari students will be charged € 85. Accomodation, travel expenses and meals are to be organized by participants.
Ten scholarships are available for Ca’ Foscari students. Please contact Prof. Franca Tamisari at: tamisari@unive.it to obtain guidelines.The fees include participation in the course and course materials. Fees need to be paid by September 10 2010 in the following bank account:

AILAE Associazione Culturale, Banco Popolare di Spoleto
IBAN IT22 B057 0473 1600 0000 0003 120;
BIC (SWIFT CODE): BPSPIT3S; Bank Address: Banca Popolare di
Spoleto - Via Indipendenza, 26, 0107 Monteascone (VT) ITALY.

Deadline
10 September 2010 - early applications are encouraged
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Organizing Committee
AILAE Executive Council; Dott. Renata Summo-O’Connell
(AILAE Director); Prof. Franca Tamisari (Dipartimento di Studi
Storici, Ca’ Foscari, Venice, Italy).

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