What are the objectives?
SPHERE
Space,
Place and the Historical and contemporary articulations of regional,
national and European identities through work and community in areas
undergoing economic REstructuring and regeneration
What are the objectives?
SPHERE’s broad objectives are to:
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Deepen
understanding of concepts and definitions with regard to cultural
identities in the context of rapid and widespread socio-economic
change.
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Identify
the types of work and economic life that have replaced former
industries and to examine the impact of these transformations and
transitions on traditions, alignments and cultural formations.
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Explore
how the political and social identities forged under an industrial
order of a certain sort operating in a certain place may survive its
collapse or radical transformation.
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Examine the role of a range of cultural practices in representing ideas of place.
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Analyse
the effects specific regeneration processes have in changing cultural
landscapes through reshaping ideas of place, identity and belonging.
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Provide
the means of constructive and critical dialogue about the nature and
extent of cultural change across Europe as a whole.
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