Cultural Diplomacy as Critical Practice : a virtual summit
September 24-25, 2020 Click here to read the report Cultural Diplomacy as Critical Practice responds to increasing calls for analyses of cultural diplomacy informed by the methodologies and approaches of the cultural disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. These specialities have yet to carve out a place for themselves in a cultural diplomacy field […]
NACDI and MassCulture MCDigital Gathering Recording Now Live!
November 28, 2019 NACDI is thrilled to have partnered with MassCulture on ‘Can Artists Really Save the World?’ a conversation with leading Canadian cultural actors and workers featuring NACDI director Lynda Jessup. The digital gathering exploring cultural diplomacy and the use of arts and culture in international relations took place earlier this month to a […]
Upcoming Digital Gathering in partnership with Mass Culture
October 31, 2019 NACDI’s Lynda Jessup will join in conversation with Vanessa Kwan and Owais Lightwala to discuss Canada’s use of art and culture in diplomacy and international relations. The conversation will be facilitated by Kelly Langgard, the Head of Partnership and International Coordination at the Canada Council for the Arts, and each participant […]
NACDI at the 2019 Canadian Historical Association Annual Meeting
On June 4, 2019, several NACDI members participated in a conference panel at the Canadian Historical Association annual meeting. This was held at the University of British Columbia as part of the 2019 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The panel was titled Aesthetic Linkages: The Cultural Relations Approach to Canadian Diplomatic History. […]
Cultural Diplomacy and Trade: Making Connection
On March 7, 2019, NACDI launched its report Culture and Trade: Making Connections with an event at Trinity College at the University of Toronto. Co-organized with the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, the event began with a welcome by Director John English. Sarah E.K. Smith (Carleton University) gave a presentation outlining the report […]
The Future of Museum Diplomacy: Skills and Knowledge for a Connected World
In keeping with the theme of the conference to learn from today for the future, ICOM Canada and NACDI partnered on a well-attended session at the Canadian Museums Association (CMA) National Conference in Toronto on April 16, 2019 to explore the skill set and knowledge needed to be successful in a globally connected and […]
Dr. César Villanueva Rivas visits Queen’s University
March 29, 2019 Dr. César Villanueva Rivas visited Queen’s University earlier this month. Dr. Villanueva Rivas delivered an engaging guest lecture, ‘National Images, Culture and Diplomacy: The Case of Mexico’, at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre to a full crowd on March 5th. The following day, Dr. Villanueva Rivas joined Dr. Lynda […]
Dr. Lynda Jessup visits Universidad Iberoamericana
March 29th, 2019 Dr. Lynda Jessup visited the Universidad Iberoamericana earlier this month. Dr. Jessup delivered a guest lecture on Cultural Diplomacy in Canada and facilitated seminar discussion with Universidad Iberoamericana students. Dr. Lynda Jessup and Dr. César Villanueva Rivas Dr. Jeff Brison, Dr. César Villanueva Rivas, and Dr. Lynda Jessup
Curating Cultural Diplomacy: Launch of a Special Issue of the Journal of Curatorial Studies
Access the Journal of Curatorial Studies: 5(3): Curating Cultural Diplomacy by clicking here. 27 September 2017 Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, Ontario The launch of , a special issue of the Journal of Curatorial Studies took place at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre on 27 September 2017. The event featured a roundtable discussion with Norman […]
The Objects of Cultural Diplomacy: Negotiating Diversity and Inclusion in the Global Era
25 October 2017 Harvard University How can culture take shape in and contribute to public diplomacy? To answer this question, nacdi, along with the Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs at Harvard University (specifically the Politics and Social Change Workshop and the Canada Program) co-sponsored a panel discussion on October 25th 2017 at Harvard entitled: […]