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International ILEM Summer School 8


Rethinking Art and Aesthetics in the Islamic World: Concepts, Theories, and Practices

24-30 July 2023

The International ILEM Summer School (IISS) discusses various aspects of crucial issues pertaining to the Islamic world every year. In the IISS-8, the broad theme to be discussed is Rethinking Art and Aesthetics in the Islamic World: Concepts, Theories, and Practices. 

The summer school will explore Islamic arts, which are usually analyzed in connection with the notions of “tradition” or “mystical experience” in contemporary intellectual and artistic circles, from theoretical, conceptual, and socio-political perspectives, and open up for discussion the “axial shifts” or even the absence of axis, observable on both ontological and epistemological planes. The purpose here is to shed light on what is beyond the conditional and prejudiced forms of artistic expression.

To this end, the summer school will be interested in the analysis of relevant issues from three main perspectives:

  • Conceptual content: The analysis of the concepts such as “innovation”, “tradition”, “classical”, and “perennial wisdom”, etc. to enrich and clarify the theoretical interpretations of the metaphysical background of Islamic aesthetics.
  • Theoretical discussions: Discussing the current theories on Islamic arts in terms of their origins and content; examining “the Islamic” by considering contemporary issues such as digitalization; exploring the possibility of bringing traditional values and contemporary interpretations of art together on a common ground in line with their aesthetic principles.
  • Socio-political implications: The treatment of Islamic aesthetics from the perspective of social life; discussing whether Islamic arts have any specific mission in the context of the issues of enculturation, cultural diplomacy, propaganda, the problem of environment etc.

Important Dates:

Deadline for Proposal/Extended Abstracts (3-4 pages) Submission: 02 April 2021

Notification of Proposal Extended Abstracts Acceptance: 22 April 2023

Deadline for the Final Version of Proceeding Papers: 22 May 2023

Announcement of Accepted Papers and Summer School Program: 30 June 2023

Program Dates: 24-30 July 2023

 

For more detailed information: https://iiss.ilem.org.tr/