Island Studies International Conference 2022

Islands have long been centres of creativity, ingenuity, and innovation. This conference seeks to share knowledge of and celebrate facets of island creativity

Themes for the conference will include:

• Creative Economy on Islands
• Experience of the Island-based Creative Practitioner
• Creative Entrepreneurship on Islands
• Creative Approaches to Island Political, Environmental, Economic and Social Challenges
• Creative Approaches to Sustainable Island Tourism
• Other themes relating to islands studies will also be considered

ISIC, the annual conference of the Small Island Cultures Research Initiative (SICRI), will be hosted by the Centre for Island Creativity.

The Small Island Cultures Research Initiative

(SICRI) is an international network that facilitates communication and collaboration between researchers and cultural practitioners working with small island communities. Its principal aim is to research and assist the maintenance and development of small island cultures.

The Centre for Island Creativity

University of the Highlands and Islands

(CIC) supports research, post-graduate taught learning and knowledge exchange across the wide diaspora of the highlands and islands of Scotland. A core value is the recognition that remote locations where creative practitioners and thinkers choose to have their studio or production base are each a centre of research and graduate learning.

Key dates:

• Early Bird Registration | 15 - 28 February 2022
• Final Registration Date | 15 March 2022
• Conference | 22 - 25 June 2022
• Pre Conference Cultural Day 22 June
• Conference Sessions 23 - 25 June

All presenters are required to register and pay to attend the conference.

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