Det idéala Vad är en plats?

About the Performance

The Ideal – What Is a Place? On Urban Development, Atmosphere, and Belonging

In the final public conversation of the fall, Tomas Stavbom, Regional Manager for Uppsala County at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, and Melody Sheikh Mantilla, founder and artistic director of the Uppsala-based independent dance company Mema Dans, will explore the question of what constitutes a place. What makes a place a place? And what is it that makes us feel connected to a city? Can a good atmosphere be planned, or is it something that has to emerge naturally? We also discuss which unsafe places are actually dangerous, the value of daring to expose oneself to discomfort, and the need to feel at home somewhere.

On the website, you can read more about “The Ideal” and its various forms: https://www.malinjornvi.com/det-ideala

About “The Ideal”

Do you also want to envision a different future? Do you also long for a different kind of public discourse? Are you curious about what philosophy has to do with it? Welcome to Det idéala!

“The Ideal” is a cultural project that promotes philosophical conversations in society. A philosophical conversation is distinguished by its focus on the questions, rather than the answers. A philosophical conversation also has clear guidelines and a facilitator who establishes and maintains the structure of the conversation. In this way, a philosophical conversation allows us to reflect on big and complex questions together.

As part of ” Det idéala,” public talks are held at Uppsala Konsert & Kongress.

Each public conversation centers on a current cultural or social issue and begins with a live music performance by a young local musician (this fall, Lovisa Sörgjerd). Setting the mood with live music creates the right conditions for an engaged conversation. The music is followed by a 45-minute panel discussion in which invited guests from academia, the cultural sector, civil society, or the business community share their perspectives based on their expertise. Afterward, the audience is invited to reflect on selected follow-up questions in small groups, drawing on their own experiences, for 30 minutes. The discussions conclude with 30 minutes of group reflection, during which the audience shares their thoughts and continues the discussion with one another and the invited guests. In this way,
, deep prior knowledge is interwoven with broad life experience, creating opportunities for a greater shared understanding.

The discussion lasts a total of two hours, and no prior knowledge is required. You are warmly invited to explore your ideas and ideals together with others and to discover what philosophy has to do with you and with public discourse.

“The Ideal ” is led by Malin Jörnvi, a philosopher.

This fall’s public talks are being held in collaboration with Uppsala Konsert & Kongress and Folkuniversitetet.