Storytellers and supporters of the narrative movement are invited on Friday, December 9, to observe THE VII Latvian storyteller conference “City and Farm” online. The conference is organised by the Latvian storyteller association and UNESCO Latvian national Commission with the support of Latvian National Cultural Centre and LU literature, folklore and art institute.
Conference video record: https://www.lps.lv/lv/tiesraides-videoarhivs/videoarhivs/867-vii-latvijas-stastnieku-konference-pilseta-un-seta
As a continuation of the talks on stories, identity formation, sense of belonging and large and small Community relations, the conference “City and Farm” was selected for the conference this year. It is a dialogue with folklore researchers studying stories in different population environments – city centre and neighborhoods, metropolitan cities and small cities, villages and homes.
The aim of the conference is to bring together people involved in cultural planning processes, organisers and storytellers of events in order to strengthen the role of narrative traditions in the development of local communities and the preservation of intangible cultural heritage, looking for answers to such questions: how researchers collect and study urban stories and how to organize narrative events in small and large cities in order to endure the urban nature of the city?
LU's literature, folklore and art institute researchers Dace bula and Guntis hill will be shared on the identity of the site. The researcher of the Latvian Academy of Culture, Dina Teters, will look at the city from a semiotic perspective. In turn, the communication industry practitioner Christine Tjarve will be guiding the story of creative workshops in the digital environment.
The conference is particularly invited by storytellers and storymakers, members of THE “story library” of THE LATVIAN National Commission of UNESCO, local cultural workers, cultural sociologists and managers, public researchers, cultural ambassadors and NGOs, organisers of Latvian storytales and partners involved, folklore cluster leaders and teachers, as well as anyone interested in storytaling activities, development of narrative traditions and preservation of intangible cultural heritage.
The conference will be watched online at the website of the Latvian local government: https://www.lps.lv/lv/tiesraides-videoarhivs/tiesraide/853-9-decembri-plkst-1030-vii-latvijas-stastnieku-konference-pilseta-un-seta.
On UNESCO
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialised United Nations agency that brings together 193 countries worldwide for mutual cooperation in education, science, culture, communication and information to promote peace, public welfare and sustainable development. Latvia joined UNESCO in 1991, but since 1994 THE Latvian National Commission of UNESCO has ensured the implementation of UNESCO programmes in Latvia and is concerned with the representation of Latvia's interests and experience in THE areas of UNESCO's activities internationally. More plašāk: www.unesco.lv and Facebook.com/UNESCOLNK.