Deadline EXTENDED until October 15, 2019
In line with the vision of the Cumulus Association and its commitment to sharing and promoting knowledge and practices of Design from a global and multidisciplinary perspective, Sapienza University of Rome will host the annual Cumulus Conference from June 16 to 19, 2020, with the aim of fostering international debate on the current cultural, social, and economic challenges that the Discipline of Design is facing and will face.
The title, Design Culture(s), aims to map the most advanced education and research in the field of Design, reflecting on the idea of Design as a form of Culture and investigating not only the concept of culture as a monolithic expression of specific knowledge reflecting on itself, but as the product of an inquiry open to many different cultures that are emerging and revolving around Design in society, places, and history.
With an expected 300-400 participants from around the world, the conference will gather academics, researchers, designers, and experts to address and discuss the theme of the relationship between Design and Culture, with the intent to cultivate interdisciplinarity and diversity in research.
The four-day conference, conducted in English with a double blind peer review selection, will be organized into 9 thematic parallel tracks, each focusing on a specific vision related to the general theme and will gather contributions from around the world in the form of keynote sessions, paper presentations, workshops, round tables, and poster sessions.
The conference results will be published through Conference Proceedings with an ISBN, with the aim of comparing and disseminating research, projects, and experiences that emerged during the conference days.