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Wednesday May 25, 2022

Virtual and In-Person at:

• Auditorium Xavier Scheifler, S.J. Building S, Floor and Central Patio at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City
• CEX-IBERO Centro de Exploración y Pensamiento Crítico, Mexico City (Evening Reception)

As we enter a new dynamic regarding hybrid events, please remember to maintain a safe distance and COVID etiquette when attending in-person events. Unless otherwise stated, the sessions also will be hosted on Zoom and streamed on Facebook Live. All keynote presentations and panels will use the same Zoom link, which will be emailed to you once you register for the event.

Session 1 Schedule

8:00 AM (PT) / 10:00 AM (CT) / 11:00 AM (ET)
Inauguration

Conveners:

• Alma Polo. Divisional Director for Social Sciences, Universidad Iberoamericana.
• César Villanueva R. Associate Professor of International Relations and Public/Cultural Diplomacy, Universidad Iberoamericana.
• Eduardo L. Tadeo. Assistant Professor of International Relations, Universidad Iberoamericana.

8:30 AM (PT) / 10:30 AM (CT) / 11:30 AM (ET)
Keynote: A humanity-centered approach to cultural diplomacy

Rhonda S. Zaharna invites us to think critically about the idea of culture being an essential aspect of the nation-state and its cultural diplomacy. While culture has served to shape our notions of nationhood and cultural heritage, in the multicultural and interconnected world of the 21st century, the mediatization of culture provides new perspectives to understand culture as a diplomatic tool.

Humanity-centered diplomacies question the state-centric idea of cultural diplomacy, and the national symbols and myths that come with it, and offer a holistic approach where cultural diversity is seen as a catalyst and vehicle for human and diplomatic relations. In this keynote, Zaharna explores the possibilities for human-centered diplomacies in the making of public policy and what role non-state actors can play in the process. 

Keynote Speaker:

• Rhonda S. Zaharna. Professor and Director of the Global Media program in the School of Communication, American University.

Moderator:

• Juan Carlos Henríquez. Professor of Communication and Director of Centro de Exploración y Pensamiento Crítico (CEX), Universidad Iberoamericana.

9:30 AM (PT) / 11:30 AM (CT) / 12:30 PM (ET)
Opening of Die Verschwindende Wand [Disappearing Wall]. Art Installation in collaboration with the Goethe Institute

“Disappearing Wall” (Verschwindende Wand) is an idea of ​​Maria Yablonina, from a workshop organized by the Goethe Institut under the direction of the architect Werner Sobek. The project aims to make linguistic diversity more visible in the public space and also beyond European borders. The artistic installation “Disappearing Wall” consists of 6,000 blocks engraved with different phrases in the original language, including indigenous languages, and their translations into German and Spanish for visitors, who have the opportunity to take them away. The disappearance also symbolizes that we can overcome physical walls and especially those we build in our mind.

The wall has already been exhibited in 17 places in Europe. Gdansk, Madrid, Nicosia and Belfast are some of the cities where the Goethe-Institut has already made this interactive installation. Now it celebrates its premiere in Mexico City, in collaboration with the Universidad Iberoamericana. The Goethe-Institut Mexiko is the first non-European headquarters and represents a link between the linguistic areas of Europe and Latin America.

Conveners:

• Rudolf de Baey. Director, Goethe-Institut Mexiko.
• Valeria Valle. Director of the International Relations Department, Universidad Iberoamericana.
• María de los Ángeles López V. Student at the Economics Department, Universidad Iberoamericana.

Host:

• Eduardo L. Tadeo. Assistant Professor of International Relations, Universidad Iberoamericana.

10:00 AM (PT) / 12:00 PM (CT) / 1:00 PM (ET)
Roundtable- The Venice Biennale and the Politics of Representation

Representation policies are a key element in the contemporary world, where material, symbolic and discursive disputes around identities and collective projects are commonplace in different spaces on the international scene. Since 1895, the Venice Biennale has served as an international art exhibition, reflecting the convergence and confrontation of state, artistic and curatorial agendas, on the one hand, while at the same time fostering the encounter with other imagined communities and other proposals for cultural representation. In this sense, the objective of the panel is to reflect on the strategies and discourses associated with the politics of representation in the framework of the most recent biennial in 2022, which arises in the midst of a complex and uncertain global context.

Participants:

• Jonathas de Andrade. Brazilian Artist, present in the 59th edition of the Venice Biennale.
• Gerald McMaster. Professor and Director of Wapatah Centre for Indigenous Visual Knowledge, OCAD University.
• Edgardo Bermejo. Mexican Cultural Diplomat and author.

Host:

• Sarah E.K. Smith. Assistant Professor, Western University.

11:15 AM (PT) / 1:15 PM (CT) / 2:15 PM (ET)
Workshop- Politics of listening and representation: Podcast workshop

The workshop aims to clarify to the audience what the podcast is and what its importance is within the contemporary communication ecosystem. The diversity of proposals that exist around this resource will be emphasized, from those podcasts that have a playful dimension to those that reflect a great use of technological elements or linguistic games. Finally, the main element of this reflection is the recognition of the role that podcasts play in global culture as mediators to encourage listening and representation.

Materials: Cellphone, Whatsapp, download “Anchor podcast” and “Megaphone clear” Apps. You also have to pick one of the texts we have available for you.

Facilitator:

• Hilda Saray Gómez G. Director General, AlfabetizaDigital.

Host:

• Amanda Rodríguez E. Assistant Professor of Communication, Universidad Panamericana.

16:00 PM (PT) / 18:00 PM (CT) / 19:00 PM (ET)
Evening Reception

In person at CEX-IBERO

This is a reception that seeks an open conversation far from traditional academic formats. The intention is to think and achieve an encounter with the other without the formal mediations that usually direct social interactions. To feed this collective celebration, the Verbena Muxe Collective will accompany us, a project made up of Muxes artists of Zapotec origin, who show us that other non-binary forms of representation and identity are possible.

Colectivo Verbena Muxe Presents “Muxe Fantasy”

• General Direction: Karla Rey
• Artistic Direction: Naila López
• Cast