Building on the 2024 symposium theme, “Cultural Trajectories—Dialectics of Cultural Value: Dialogue and Practice,” the 2025 International Conference introduces “Cultural MBTI” as a conceptual framework for exploring the diverse forms, logics, and trajectories of culture in the present moment. “MBTI” here signals an invitation to rethink culture through the lens of variation, adaptation, and relationality—emphasizing how cultures perceive, react, evolve, and connect in response to shifting environments.

Sub-theme 1: Cultural Multiple｜The Plural Forms of Cultural Governance
1. Data-driven cultural policy and decision-making models
2. Decentralized and participatory governance mechanisms
3. Practical challenges and institutional design in local cultural governance
4. The impact of emerging technologies on cultural heritage management
5. Civic participation and practices of cultural democracy

Sub-theme 2: Cultural Bridge｜Bridging and Reconfiguring Cultural Values
1. The reconfiguration of cultural value and impact assessment in the age of technology
2. Financial sustainability practices for arts and cultural organizations within the creative economy
3. Ethical and intellectual property concerns of AI in content production
4. Cultural branding and city marketing through arts festivals and creative events

Sub-theme 3: Cultural Transformation｜Shifts and Co-Creation within the Cultural Ecosystem
1. Digital transformation and organizational innovation in arts institutions
2. Collaborative models for local revitalization and cultural regeneration
3. Ecosystem approaches to cultural sustainability
4. Social innovation and cultural interventions

Sub-theme 4: Cultural Identity｜Narratives and Imaginations of Identity
1. Decolonial practices and emerging multilingual cultural heritage policies
2. Digital technologies and their impacts on identity representation, heritage interpretation, and cultural equity
3. Museum exhibitions and the representation of ethnic diversity and the politics of memory
4. Community participation in shaping identities through performances and festivals

Sub-theme 5: Cultural MBTI｜Personality Typologies of Culture and Cultural Work
1. The “cultural personalities” and professional competencies of workers in the cultural and creative industries
2. The development of cultural leadership and vision
3. Comparative analyses of cultural labor conditions and policy recommendations

Sub-theme 6: Open Topics｜Expanding the Framework of Cultural MBTI
This sub-theme invites experimental, interdisciplinary, and critical contributions that expand the Cultural MBTI framework. We especially welcome work addressing marginal, underexplored, or emerging cultural issues. Open Topics offers a space to explore culture as a dynamic intersection of knowledge, technology, and values. It encourages forward-looking perspectives and inclusive approaches to cultural practice and theory.

Sub-theme 7: Approaches｜New Thinking and Methodologies in Cultural Research and Practice
This sub-theme explores emerging methodologies that reflect the evolving complexity of cultural research and practice. We invite contributions that draw on experimental formats, artistic methods, or non-representational theory (NRT). Approaches encourage cross-disciplinary dialogue and welcomes unconventional, practice-based, or non-verbal research. It aims to expand the methodological dimensions of the Cultural MBTI framework and bridge academic and professional inquiry.

Sub-theme 8: Cultural Human Rights from an Asia Pacific Perspective
A special session co-organized with the Federation of International Human Rights Museums-Asia Pacific (FIHRM-AP)
1. How can cultural governance defend and promote cultural human rights?
2. What are the implications of digital networks and AI for cultural rights?
3. Decolonial practices and cultural revitalization in the Asia-Pacific region
4. Labor rights and working conditions within the arts and cultural sectors

Organizer: Graduate School of Arts Management and Cultural Policy, College of Humanities, National Taiwan University of Arts
Dates: November 21 (Friday) – 22 (Saturday), 2025
Venue: International Conference Hall, 10th Floor, Teaching and Research Building, National Taiwan University of Arts

Please visit the "2025 Cultural Trajectories Symposium Official Website" for more information: www.amcp2025cts.com