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Climate Change: Artistic Interventions and Alternative Futures

The University of Bologna, in collaboration with Jagiellonian University and the University of Helsinki, invites you to join us for the second edition of the Summer School "Climate Change: Artistic Interventions and Alternative Futures"

The Summer School “Climate Change: Artistic Interventions and Alternative Futures” explores the pressing issues surrounding climate change and the role of artists in proposing new social and economic dynamics. Through an interdisciplinary approach involving scholars from usually distant academic fields such as art history, economics, management, sociology, and education, a speculative approach will be developed, aimed at understanding the dramatic environmental condition that has taken shape with the advent of the Anthropocene. In particular, the educational project moves from a reconsideration of cultural practices as the driving force behind social processes based on forms of public engagement, aimed at developing hypotheses of futuristic societies that are at least as desirable as they are practicable.

June 9-13, 2025

Location: Teatro DAMSLab, Piazzetta P.P. Pasolini 5/b, Bologna (Italy)

To improve mobility and sociability, students are encouraged to consult this map, which includes all the locations of the activities and spots of interest related to the topics addressed during the Summer School. The map is implemented with practical tips for a better and more enjoyable experience throughout the city.

Director of the Summer School
Francesco Maria Spampinato - University of Bologna

Tutors
Sara Molho - University of Bologna
Simona Maria Pagano - University of Bologna

Academic coordinators for partner universities

Marianna Vivitsou – University of Helsinki

Michał Pałasz and Mateusz Chaberski – Jagiellonian University

Organizing Secretariat and Graphic Design

Fondazione Alma Mater

With the technical support of VARLab, Università di Bologna