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Conference: “The Aesthetics of Protest and Legal Mobilization”
May 29 @ 09:00 - 17:00
An international conference exploring the aesthetic, moral, legal, and social dimensions of contemporary protest. Special focus on the symbols, gestures, images, and performative practices through which civic demands are expressed – and how protest movements generate visual forms that travel across borders.
Researchers and artists from Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK, Iran, Portugal, Mexico, and Argentina.
Held in dialogue with the Riga Performance Festival “Starptelpa” and its 2026 theme “Sonic Vibrations.”
📅 May 28–29, 2026 · 09:00–17:00 📍 Art Academy of Latvia, K-2, Kalpaka bulvāris 13, Riga
Organizers: Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art (University of Latvia), Latvian Centre for Performance Art