本次论坛的主题是：“我们当下的生活方式”，该论坛将研究人类世界的关键领域，以及这些领域在改变和塑造我们的生活时所使用的方式，并将探索艺术和人文学科将以何种方式帮助我们理解这个不断变化的世界。伦敦艺术大学从众多大学中脱颖而出，入选此次论坛，并将于今年12月在中央圣马丁主持“书籍与人类”的主题论坛。同时，一系列与书籍相关的活动将会在中央圣马丁及伦敦艺术大学其他学院举办。该论坛将在今年6月11日在大英博物馆与国家论坛同时开幕，并将持续数月。中央圣马丁传媒设计研究生课程导师Rebecca Wright表示：“我们非常荣幸伦敦艺术大学入选参加艺术和人文研究委员会十周年论坛。我们中央圣马丁的传媒设计专业自1896年开设以来，在字体设计与书籍设计方面已有多年的历史与经验。此次论坛将为我们更好地研究书籍的形式、功能及未来提供难得的机会。”

 

 

University of the Arts London (UAL) has been selected as one of six universities to participate in a debate series celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

The theme of the series is ‘The Way We Live Now’ and the debates will examine key aspects of the human world, the ways in which these subjects are changing and shaping our lives, and will explore the ways in which the arts and humanities can help us understand this changing world.

UAL was selected from over 40 universities to take part in this prestigious series of events, and will be hosting its debate entitled ‘Books and the Human’ in December 2015 at Central Saint Martins. The debate will pose the question: what are the primary relationships between books and knowledge, and between books and human beings? This question will be addressed through expanded debates which draw together the fields of philosophy, history, politics, sociology, literature and creative practice. Additional events held at Central Saint Martins and other UAL colleges will explore how books are conceived, crafted, experienced and shared.

The debate series will be launched with the Curating the Nation debate on 11th  June at the British Museum and will run for several months, with further details to follow over the next few months.

Programme Director and Course Leader of MA Communication Design at Central Saint Martins Rebecca Wright, who was part of the team to put forward UAL’s application, said of being selected for the series: “We’re delighted that UAL has been chosen to take part in this debate series to celebrate ten years of AHRC. The Graphic Communication Design programme at Central Saint Martins has a long and rich history of association with typography and book design, dating back to 1896 as the Central School of Arts and Crafts. Hosting this AHRC national debate provides an exciting opportunity to explore the form, function and future of the book from the perspectives of making and thinking, integrating design with the wider humanities. Our interest is in how the book is intimately linked to the way we live now.”

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