AESTHETIC ENERGY OF THE CITY

Welcome to the official website of the 5th AEC conference organized by
The University of Lodz  [Department of Ethics/Institute of Philosophy]
The University of Barcelona [Polis Research Centre]
The Urban Forms Foundation
Community Center for Arts and Culture

The Conference will be held at the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Lodz,
3/5 Lindleya Street, on 12^th–14^th September 2022. [Due to the developing Covid-19 pandemic, we are considering the possibility of conducting an entirely online conference. If it is possible, we are ready to organize both virtual and live sessions]

AIMS & TOPICS
The city is usually full of opposites. It is important especially now as we face the challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals (the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development) which will surely have an impact on the ways of “building a city”. In a living city, something always changes, but there are also elements that function permanently or relatively permanently. It seems that the oscillation between what is static and dynamic is an inherent feature of the city. The experience of this diversity or polarization manifests itself in various aspects, not only historical, but above all axiological. We differentiate and value what is:

• sustainable /unsustainable
• old / new
• permanent / ephemeral
• orderly / chaotic
• planned / spontaneous
• invasive / neutral
• homogeneous and stylish / heterogeneous and syncretic
• sudden / expected
• useful / useless
• visible during the day or at night
• noticeable while moving or resting
• assessed from the outside or inside (by tourists / residents).

The different qualities can be internalized as values and hierarchized in various ways. Dynamics can be understood not only positively, but also destructively, because even such an aspect may generate qualities considered as positive after some time. These aspects include both modernization and reconstruction, and on the other hand, ruins, expansion of natural forms. In spite of the obvious volatility, don’t we expect a balance between what is permanent and what is changeable? How much can one allow oneself to introduce changes or modifications (perhaps it is not always worth to protect everything)? What changes are more readily accepted: functional or visual? What changes are more advantageous to our cities?

ABSTRACTS
Please submit your abstract via email using attached AEC5-Registration-form. Abstracts will undergo a peer review for selection or rejection by the conference committee.
A printed publication of the Conference abstracts will be available at the Conference. Only the attending and registered delegates are going to be published. All abstracts (maximum of 400 words) must contain the title of the proposed paper, the name of the author, a brief cv including current affiliation and the contact information (institutional affiliation, mailing address and email address).

PRESENTATIONS
All accepted and registered delegates will be presenting their papers at the Conference.
Presentations will be organized in sessions or panels of no more than 4 papers presented for 20 min and all followed by a 30 minute debate.

FULL PAPERS
The publication of full papers will be prepared after the Conference and authors will be notified if their papers are selected for further publication. Depending on the subject, we offer printing selected, double-reviewed papers in magazines: “On the w @terfront” (University of Barcelona), “Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Philosophica. Ethica – Aesthetica – Practica” (University of Lodz). See our previous papers.
All attending delegates must proceed with Registration and fee payment in order to present their papers at the Conference.

download CFP AEC5 2022docx

For detalis see AEC5 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

MAIN VENUE: The 5^th International AEC Conference is taking place in new building of the Faculty of Philosophy and History of the University of Lodz, 3/5 Lindleya Street
Dear Colleagues, please pay attention to the changing locations of our meetings:
1. The Institute of Philosophy, The Faculty of Philosophy and History, 3/5 Lindleya St. (SEPTEMBER 12th)
2. The Museum of the City of Łódź, 15 Ogrodowa St. (SEPTEMBER 13th)
3. The Museum of the Independence Traditions/ the branch Radogoszcz Martyrdom Memorial, 147 Zgierska St. (SEPTEMBER 13th)
4. Community Center for Arts and Culture/ the branch Art Center, 2a Krzemieniecka St. (SEPTEMBER 14th)
5. Community Center for Arts and Culture / the branch Karolew Center, 6a Bratysławska St. (SEPTEMBER 14th)

ACCESSING CONFERENCE VENUE:

• From Łódź Airport: All clues on how to get to the conference venue from Łódź Airport by means of public transport can be found here.
• Łódź Fabryczna Railway is located in the immediate vicinity of the conference.
• All clues on how to get to the conference venue from Łódź Kaliska Railway/Bus Station by means of public transport can be found here. 
• From Warsaw Chopin Airport: In order to get to the conference venue from Warsaw Chopin Airport, you need to
  1. Get from Warsaw Airport to Warsaw Central Railway Station. All clues on how to do that by means of public transport can be obtained from here.
  2. Get from Warsaw Central Railway Station to Łódź Kaliska Railway Station on train. Here you can find the train timetable (you need to type “Warszawa Centralna” as your departure location and “Łódź Kaliska” as your arrival location).
  3. Get from Łódź Kaliska Railway Station to the conference venue according to the clues given above.
• From Warsaw Modlin Airport: In order to get to the conference venue from Warsaw Modlin Airport, you need to visit page (PSASSENGER GETTING TO THE AIRPORT).
• From Warsaw Central Railway Station: In order to get to the conference venue from Warsaw Central Railway Station, you need to
  1. Get from Warsaw Central Railway Station to Łódź Kaliska Railway Station on train. Here you can find the train timetable (you need to type “Warszawa Centralna” as your departure location and “Łódź Kaliska” as your arrival location).
  2. Get from Łódź Kaliska Railway Station to the conference venue according to the clues given above.

General information about hotels in Łódź: Booking.com

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