The Changing Face of Value

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When:
October 23, 2013 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
2013-10-23T17:00:00+00:00
2013-10-23T18:30:00+00:00
Where:
The British Academy
10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London, Greater London SW1Y 5AH
UK
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Free
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In this period of, arguably, unprecedented economic, technological and social change, ‘The Changing Face of Value’ sets out to explore and critique how our sense of value and values may be shifting or indeed completely changing. The discussion will probe and challenge our understandings of what is valued by whom and why in the 21st century.

Bringing together a diverse range of experts from within and outside the Academy, this timely debate will present a compelling range of perspectives on the following themes:

  • The digital world: Is it shaping our social and cultural values, and if so, how?
  • The apparent rise in value of notions such as ‘authenticity’, ‘openness’ and ‘connectivity’
  • The value of objects and new forms of material culture
  • The shift of values from the enduring to the ephermeral
  • The future of value itself