SBU/FUA XI Annual Conference - Fall 2019

SBU/FUA XI Annual Conference   Fall 2019

Stony Brook University and Florence University of the Arts are pleased to announce the 11th Annual Conference.

Conference Dates

The conference will be hosted on Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7, 2019.

Conference Venue

Florence University of the Arts

Palazzo Bombicci Guicciardini Strozzi – Corso dei Tintori, 21

Florence, Italy 50122

Conference Theme

Consumption, Gentrification, and the New Colonialism

You can find the complette conference program here.

Conference Call for Papers

The conference call for papers will expire on August 31st, 2019.

Featured Topics

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

• The transformation of urban spaces in Florence and other Italian cities
• The evolution of production and consumption styles in the last 70 years 
• The impact of mass tourism on modern cities
• The erosion of the social fabric in contemporary cities
• The polarization of city centers/suburbs
• Immigration and the “new citizens”
• Sustainable architectural and economic development

Contact Info

The conference is open to the general public. To RSVP please contactconferences@fua.it.