Berlin鈥檚 Institute for Cultural Inquiry () is a research centre that is dedicated to 鈥渆xploring how diverse cultures can be brought into productive rather than pernicious confrontation.鈥� ICI runs an extensive and exciting public-facing program of lectures, workshops, events, and activities. They host researchers and work together with partner institutions, including the CTCA. Research at the ICI is often clustered around a theme or 鈥渃ore project鈥�.
From 2018-2020 former CTCA Executive Director, Rebecca Clare Dolgoy participated in a two-year research fellowship as part of ICI’s program. This research explored the construction and deconstruction of knowledge in two different geographical locations.
In 2017/2018, Rebecca gave several presentations on her research at the ICI and planned the De-Workshops. Working with local collaborators in both and Ottawa, Rebecca explored how the prefix 鈥淒e鈥� resonates in the two cities. The workshops consisted of discussions, annotation sessions, and the production of clay sculptures.
Rebecca also ran a workshop that explored 鈥渨orlding鈥� from multiple disciplinary and experiential perspectives. The workshop was part of a larger conference, hosted at the ICI and co-organized by Ming Tiampo and Birgit Hopfener, called . A preliminary 鈥渨orlding鈥� biography can be downloaded here.
In 2018/2019, Rebecca continued giving presentations on her research at the ICI and continued running workshops. For example, she co-organized (with ICSLAC faculty member Jerzy El偶ansowski and Berlin-based architect Carlos Alar膰on Allen) and hosted a workshop for 杏吧原创 students, ICI Fellows, and colleagues from Berlin鈥檚 Technische Universit盲t that investigated 鈥渋ndeterminate spaces鈥� along Berlin鈥檚 U2 subway line.
CTCA continues to collaborate with ICI Berlin for the Worlding Public Cultures Publication Series.
Learn more: Worlding Public Cultures Publication Series x ICI Berlin Press