"Can you Imagine a World Without Copyrights?"
The lecture is dedicated to criticism of widely accepted system of copyrights, disclosing it as an instrument of control of channels of cultural production, distribution and promotion, managed by certain agglomerations in industry of culture. The main intent is to analyze the consequences of economic globalization in arts and culture all over the world. At that, it doesn’t discuss just any type of globalization, but focuses on neo-liberal, economic globalization as the sole decisive factor in all fields of social life. The lecture that deals with the cultural domination of the West in, at least, extraordinary manner, shall offer some possible solutions for organization of cultural production and distribution in a manner to secure that diverse voices and artistic expressions are communicated and presented properly. Joost Smiers is professor of political sciences and arts at the Arts University in Utrecht, the Netherlands and visiting lecturer in UCLA’s Department of World Art and Culture in Los Angele. Smiers is member of the Board of the European Research Institute for Comparative Cultural Policies and Arts. He wrote Arts Under Pressure: Promoting Cultural Diversity in the Age Globalization, (London 2003, Zed Books). Together with Marieke van Schijndel, Smiers currently works on two books: Imagining a world without copyright, and Noise in the Public Space. The lecture is part of a programme realized in cooperation with European Cultural Foundation Amsterdam/Policies for culture and Pro Helvetia Sarajevo – Swiss Cultural Programme Bosnia-Herzegovina. NOTE: We would ask you to announce your presence at the lecture in a timely fashion. Contact: aida@media.ba. Admission is free of charge. |
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