Name: Symposium : Thinking Nonviolence with Art and Art’s Histories: Aesthetic Theories and Practices for
Start: 2026-05-07T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-08T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Thoravej 29, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark

$Symposium : Thinking Nonviolence with Art and Art\u2019s Histories: Aesthetic Theories and Practices for$

Join the two-day symposium Thinking Nonviolence with Art and Art’s Histories: Aesthetic Theories and Practices for a Peaceful Planet, on 7-8 May, 2026!
This symposium is the final public event convened through the research project Peace and Planet: Thinking nonviolence with transcultural art practices, decolonial feminisms and environmental humanities.
It is hosted by the University of Copenhagen, and co-hosted by the department’s research clusters, Global Entanglements, Art and Earth, and Nordic Models, and in partnership with Art Hub Copenhagen.

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INFO
Peace and Planet:
Thinking Nonviolence with Art and Art’s Histories: Aesthetic Theories and Practices for a Peaceful Planet
7 May, at 9:30 – 6 PM
8 May, at 10 – 5 PM
Art Hub Copenhagen
Thoravej 29
2400, Copenhagen NV
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Find the full programme and sign up through the link below! 🔗
https://artsandculturalstudies.ku.dk/research/peace-and-planet/events/thinking-nonviolence-with-art-and-arts-histories/
You can sign up to attend either one or both days.
Lunch, snacks and refreshments are provided.
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The two-year project is led by Novo Nordisk Foundation Visiting Professor of Art and Art History, Marsha Meskimmon and Professor Anne Ring Petersen of the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies.
The research project is funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
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Photo: 'The Knotted Gun' by Håkan Dahlström.