Conference Agenda

Cecile Barbier is consultant and associate professor at C3U-Paragraphe (Paris 8 University). Questions of changing practices cut across three of these fields. Within the framework of reflection on resident participation in social housing renewal projects (ANR sOhO), they have highlighted participation practices not labelled as such, yet indicating the involvement of the inhabitant, when “institutional” participation formats see their limits (particularly in the representativeness of those who participate). Within the village of Oradour-sur-Glane, they move to a reflection on the forms of historical transmission inherited from memorial policies (e.g., commemorative plaques implanted in ruins) when they are addressed to younger generations with no family connection to the history of France in the 1940s, particularly those from immigrant backgrounds, for whom recognition of their “own history” is lacking. In the framework of agriculture and breeding, chosen as support for this conference, Cécile Barbier is finally interested, on one hand, in the obstacles to the installation of women, and the other hand, by the triggers and levers for transitions towards more agroecological practices.

Françoise Decortis, professor at University Paris 8, researches narrative and creative activity from a developmental and situated perspective. Her work examines how urban transformations neglect inhabitants, despite them being experts in their daily lives. In Montmartre, Paris, a City Council-led transformation, framed as enhancing the neighbourhood, has instead disrupted daily life. Residents, excluded from decision-making, resist changes such as parking prohibitions and unaddressed issues like over-tourism, garbage accumulation, and security concerns. This research analyses their everyday creative resistance through activity theory and Vygotskian approaches to imagination. Data is gathered through interviews and creative participatory workshops where inhabitants identify problems and propose solutions. Initial findings will be shared to encourage discussion and new proposals. Contact: francoise.decortis@univ-paris8.fr

Katia Dupret, Associate Professor in Social Psychology at the University of Roskilde and Head of the Centre for Social Sustainability, researches solidarity-driven leadership and cross-sector partnerships. Her work applies feminist STS approaches and care ethics to organizational practices. This presentation explores spatial affective leadership, drawing from social psychology and post-humanist theory. A sense of belonging—feeling accepted, valued, and connected—is crucial for well-being and identity. She examines how a community cooperative fosters belonging through engagement projects tied to specific neighborhood spaces, such as Bocca Playground, the Urban Beach, the Kiosk, and the mobile cinema. Participative leadership is strengthened when projects are both relationally meaningful and spatially anchored. Spaces shape leadership, and leadership, in turn, reinforces these spaces.

Marta Massoni is a research fellow at the University of Macerata specializing in migration, citizenship, and legal frameworks. She holds a Master's degree in Global Politics and International Relations. With a Master’s in Global Politics and International Relations, she focuses on inclusive legislation, access to justice, and intercultural communication. Her research examines how urban transformation can foster inclusive citizenship through participatory practices, community engagement, and creative interventions. An example is La Porta di Mu in Ancona, Italy, a sculpture symbolizing migration and cultural exchange. Artistic practices like this can promote social awareness and dialogue. Using participatory observations and community workshops, her study explores how rethinking urban spaces can enhance integration and social sustainability.

Valentina Rapetti, Postdoctoral Fellow in Anglo-American Literature at the University of Macerata. Creator and curator of “Theatrical Citizenships: African American Drama as a Form of Art, Activism, and Agent of Social Change”, a practice-based research project that promotes the inclusion of Italians of African descent in the national theatre ecosystem through translation, education, and outreach activities centered on African American drama.

Poster Case: U.S. drama, civic inclusion, and social innovation: how taking African American drama to Italy through theatre translation, theatre training, and theatre-making activities can foster participatory processes of collective learning, inclusive citizenship, and artistic and social innovation.

Nicolo Maria Ingarra: Research Fellow at the UNIMC (Law degree and PhD in Global Studies. Justice, Rights, Politics, conducting a research project aimed at developing international research on the relationship between well-being, health and the working sphere in the light of the transformations and challenges affecting organisations. His research combines philosophical, political, and intersectional perspectives to critically examine organisational well-being focusing on the systemic structures that influence labour dynamics.

Examining how intersections of creative and political practices can challenge the erosion of boundaries between labour and leisure, fostering relational well-being and care. My contribution will explore the role of monuments and artistic practices as spaces of resistance against the precarisation of labour and the commodification of time. Drawing on Hannah Arendt’s reflections on the distinction between labour, work, and action, I will examine how artistic interventions and the symbolic permanence of monuments can offer alternative narratives to dominant economic logics, opening spaces for political agency and collective memory. In particular, I will focus on cases where artistic practices reclaim public monuments and transform them into arenas of critical engagement. Examples such as site-specific performances, activist art interventions, and the reinterpretation of historical landmarks illustrate how creative expressions challenge conventional notions of productivity and reframe labour as a space for reflection, care, and shared meaning. These practices not only resist the increasing fusion of labour and leisure but also highlight the need to rethink well-being beyond market-driven imperatives, proposing alternative ways of relating to time, space, and collective experience.