Culture as the connector in cities – Essentially human and care-full

Ali FitzGibbon

Culture as the connector in cities – Essentially human and care-full

Ali FitzGibbon

School of Arts, English and Languages

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Abstract

This year’s keynote for the Eurocities Culture Forum will explore the different modes of connection (SMART cities, traversable cities, citizenship) and some of the questions or contradictions they raise for cities and their cultural governance. As we navigate connectivity in the digital and physical realms within and between cities and regions, we may wonder if we (as citizens, policymakers, cultural professionals) can ever properly understand the human scale of our connections or what limits we might want to place on being connected.

Original language	English
Publication status	Unpublished - 26 Sept 2024
Event	Eurocities Cultural Forum: Culture as a connector - The MAC, Belfast, United Kingdom Duration: 25 Sept 2024 → 27 Sept 2024 https://eurocities.eu/latest/culture-as-a-connector-in-europes-cities/

Conference

Conference	Eurocities Cultural Forum
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Belfast
Period	25/09/2024 → 27/09/2024
Internet address	https://eurocities.eu/latest/culture-as-a-connector-in-europes-cities/

Keywords

cultural policy
Creative city
care
Belfast
cultural ecology

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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1 Participation in conference
1 Hosting an academic visitor
1 Membership of network
1 Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference

Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland (External organisation)
FitzGibbon, A. (Vice Chair)
10 Nov 2025 → …
Activity: Membership types › Membership of network
Anthony Schrag
FitzGibbon, A. (Host)
05 Nov 2025 → 06 Nov 2025
Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
Culture as the connector in cities – Essentially human and care-full
FitzGibbon, A. (Keynote speaker)
26 Sept 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference

Read the keynote speech from the Culture Forum 2024
FitzGibbon, A.
31/10/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
Opinion “Care-full” cities: a vision for culture and human connection
FitzGibbon, A.
26/09/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other

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Culture as the connector in cities – Essentially human and care-full

Abstract

Conference

Keywords

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Activities

Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland (External organisation)

Anthony Schrag

Culture as the connector in cities – Essentially human and care-full

Press/Media

Read the keynote speech from the Culture Forum 2024

Opinion “Care-full” cities: a vision for culture and human connection

Cite this