Cul t ural - De Montfort University€¦ · Cul t ural exc h a n g e s Monday 19 – Friday 23 November 2001 I n f o r mation: (0116) 250 6192 Clephan Building De Montfort University

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Monday 19 – Friday 23 November 2001

I n f o rmation: (0116) 250 6192

Clephan Building De Montfort University Leicester

A week of talks, performances and exhibitions

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M O N D AY 19 NOVEMBER

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WELCOME FROM PROFESSOR JUDY SIMONS

This week of events is an opportunity forDe Montfort University to showcase the culturaldiversity that characterizes its Arts and Humanitiesprovision. The theme is 'Cultural Exchanges' andthe focus is on the vitality of dialogue that takesplace between cultures and that forms such a keyelement in university life today. The week ispacked full of events - concerts, exhibitions,lectures, workshops, readings, debates,performances and symposia - which reflect theintellectual range of staff and students, and whichwill appeal to anyone with an interest incontemporary culture.

Universities inevitably engage with theircommunities in a dynamic relationship. InLeicester, our communities, both in the Universityand in our public interchange, are diverse andvibrant. The week forms a celebration of thisintellectual and cultural exchange. We open thedoors of the Clephan Building and invite you tojoin us in this exciting and innovative programme.I look forward to seeing you there.

Professor Judy SimonsDean, Faculty of Humanities

For further information about any of the events in thisprogramme, please contact the Promotion and RecruitmentCentre on (0116) 250 6192 or by email: [email protected]

Workshop

11am – 12noon in Clephan,Room 0.03To participate in this workshop ring(0116) 250 6192

Live Poetry Reading

1pm – 2pm in Clephan,Room 0.03

THE NATIONAL ANDLOCAL IMPACT OFIMMIGRATION

An illuminating afternoonsession, focusing on themaking of multiculturalBritain.

THE NATIONAL PICTURETa l kProfessor Panikos Panayi traces thehistory of post-war immigration to theUK.


ASIANS IN LEICESTER:The local as revealed throughpictorial sourcesDr John Martin, a leading authority onlocal history, previews hisforthcoming book which deals withAsian life in Leicester. His talk will beillustrated using photographs fromthe publication.

3pm – 3.30pm in Clephan,Room 0.03

PEOPLE SPEAK: Oralsources and the history ofLeicester’s African Caribbeancommunity

Dr Lorna Chessum documents thisvital story by examining theimportance of oral sources obtainedduring her research.

3.30pm – 4.30pm in Clephan,Room 0.03

CULTURALTRADITIONS ORTRADITIONALCULTURE?

BLACK DANCE IN THEDIASPORATa l kDr Hilary Carty, Director of Dance atThe Arts Council of England,addresses the subject of black dancein the diaspora, looking at how itmight be identified and its currentstate of health.

5pm – 6pm in Clephan,Lecture Theatre 3.01

C L E P H A N E V E N T S W E E K

Designer: Raj Chauhan, Marketing and UK Recruitment Support, De Montfort University, Leicester.

Printed by: Newnorth Print Ltd, Bedford.

Photo credits: Page 2 – Clephan Building: Lens Based MediaPage 3 – Diwali Celebrations: Leicester MercuryPage 5 – Christopher Logue: Rosemary HillPage 5 – Germaine Greer: Carolyn Djanogly

The Faculty of Humanities isgrateful to East MidlandsArts Board for its financialsupport of the poetry events.

TALES OFEUROPEAN CITIES 1A stimulating series of eventsthroughout the week to markthe European Year ofLanguages, including an openinvitation to experience theirs t a t e - o f - t h e - a rt multimedialanguage laboratory.

BERLIN: Experiences of theMetropolis in the early 20thCenturyTa l kDr Godela Weiss-Sussex invites us tosample a variety of artistic and literaryperceptions of the city of Berlin in thefirst two decades of the 20th century.The talk is based on her book‘Metropolitan Chronicles, GeorgeHermann’s Berlin Novels 1897 to1913’.

10am – 11am in Clephan,Room 1.19

BRUSSELS: The oil slickpoured over troubled watersTa l kBrussels is placed amongst the toprank in the network of Europeancities. In a country held together by acomplex infrastructure and beset bydeep seated linguistic feuds, whatlies beneath the surface of thisapparently multilinguistic, multiculturalcity? Deborah Le Play, SeniorLecturer in French Studies, examinesthe tensions that set Brussels apartfrom other European capitals.


The multimedia world oflanguage learningErwin Thiem extends an openinvitation for you to experience thenew state-of-the-art digital languagelaboratory facilities.


POETRY FOR THE21ST CENTURYThree of the most dynamicforces in contemporarypoetry in the UK will visitDe Montfort University thisweek. Deryn Rees-Jones,Christopher Logue andPatience Agbabi presentworkshops and live readingsfrom their work on Monday,Wednesday and Thursday.

POETRY WORKSHOP ANDLIVE POETRY READINGWith a host of prizes andcommendations to her name DerynRees-Jones is undoubtedly a majornew voice in poetry. Her book ofessays on women’s poetryConsorting with Angels is due fromBloodaxe next year.


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LETTERS OF INVITATION

Live Art and InstallationFor the whole of this week visitorswill be invited to arrange loose lettersin the Clephan Building foyer. Theinstallation will be the artist’s (RobertRichardson) final arrangement of theletters which will include work fromthis live art event together withPolaroid photographs.

10am – 1pm in Clephan Foyer

TALES OFEUROPEAN CITIES 2Drifting in Paris, fromBaudelaire to theSituationistsTa l kSince Baudelaire’s ‘flaneur’, driftingin Paris has been a way to interrogateurban condition. While it was asource of inspiration for theSurrealists it became a method ofsubversion with the Lettrists and theSituationists. Yvan Tardy, seniorlecturer in French, continues the‘Tales of European Cities’ by lookingat the ambivalent relationship of theAvant-Garde with Paris.


Images of LeicesterTa l kGina Stagg, Lecturer in ModernLanguages, contextualises theexhibition ‘Images of Leicester’ (seeExhibitions for details) by looking atthe experience of the Japanesenovelist, Shusako Endo, as anoverseas student in Paris. This willbe of particular interest to anyonewho works with overseas students orhas lived abroad.

11am – 11.30am on the thirdfloor of the Clephan Building

The Multimedia World ofLanguage LearningErwin Thiem extends an openinvitation for you to experience thenew state-of-the-art digital languagelaboratory facilities.

11.30am – 12noon inClephan, Room 0.19

The City in Spanish CinemaUsing contrasting excerpts from filmProfessor Barry Jordan will showhow the city has been variouslyrepresented on the big screen inSpain.

12noon – 1pm in Clephan,Room 2.30

LA LIMITE DU BRUITNew electroacoustic musicC o n c e rt and CD LaunchThe UK launch of La limite du bruit anew CD from the Montréal labelEmpreintes Digitales ofelectroacoustic music by DMUcomposer John Young. A shortconcert in a multi-loudspeakersurround sound environmentfeaturing works by the composer willbe followed by a wine reception inTrinity House Foyer.

1pm - 2.15pm in TrinityHouse Chapel

CAVALCANTITalk and book launchAlberto Cavalcanti played animportant role in the French, Britishand Brazilian cinemas. In his talk IanAitken, Senior Research Fellow inFilm Studies, traces his career fromits beginning in the French avant-garde of the 1920’s, his involvementwith Ealing Studios during the 1940’s

and his attempt to establish aBrazilian cinema in the 1950’s. Thisevent incorporates the launch of IanAitken’s book ‘Alberto Cavalcanti:Realism, Surrealism and NationalCinemas’. As well as excerpts fromCavalcanti’s films there will be aglass or two of Chianti to enjoy.


THE DOME – THEINSIDE STORYTa l kIt inspired both delight and disdain –but daily life at The Dome was verydifferent to what the papers said.Dr Maggie Semple former Director ofThe Learning Experience at TheDome and current Chief Executive ofExperience Core, gives a fascinatinginsight into life at the big top.

3pm – 4pm inClephan Lecture Theatre 3.03

CYBERPUNK CINEMA

The Future of Film on theInternetTalk ‘A treat for the right and the left sideof the brain’. Timothy Leary on DavidBlair’s hit film WAX – or the discoveryof television among the bees.

Direct from his studio in Paris DavidBlair, the American cult cyberpunkfilm maker and star of the recentPhoenix Arts sci-fi film festival willdiscuss (with film illustrations) thefuture of radical sci-fi film making andthe screening potential of the internet.

The artist will be in conversation withProfessor Nicholas Zurbrugg.

5pm – 6.30pm in ClephanLecture Theatre 3.03

WRITING FORCHILDRENPanel DiscussionChris d'Lacey, Pippa Goodhart andLinda Newberry - three of theregion's leading children's writers -shed light on the secrets of theircraft. They will read from their recentbooks, discuss their work andanswer questions from the floor.The session will be chaired by DrKathleen Bell and Dr DeborahCartmell. The event is open to peopleof all ages.

Recent books by these authorsinclude: Chris d'Lacey Fly,Cherokee, Fly; Linda Newberry,The Damage Done; Pippa Goodhart:Molly and the Beanstalk.

7pm - 9pm in Clephan,Room 0.03

FRAMING CULTUREFRAMING DISEASEBEFORE 1900S y m p o s i u mHear a panel of internationalauthorities discuss the ways differentsocieties have configured sicknessand pain. A far-ranging considerationof the role science, religion,technology and the arts play in thehuman response to illness.

Adam Budd, Wellcome Trust andToronto University, Canada

Caroline Warman, De MontfortUniversity

David Haycock, De MontfortUniversity and Wolfson College,Oxford

Emese Lafferton, Central EuropeanUniversity, Budapest

Philip Rieder, Geneva University

Lesley Coates, Birbeck College

Chair: Professor George S.Rousseau

12.30pm – 5pm in ClephanLecture Theatre 3.03

THE CITY ANDTHE STARSTa l kMusic Technology are delighted towelcome a composer of worldrenown to De Montfort University. For over 30 years David Bedford hasreceived commissions from the majororchestras as well as collaboratedwith musicians from the rock worldsuch as Mike Oldfield, Elvis Costello,Frankie Goes to Hollywoood, BillyBragg and many more. In addition hehas orchestrated for films includingThe Killing Fields, AbsoluteBeginners and Orlando. David Bedford will discuss his recentwork The City and the Stars, acantata for chorus and orchestra withtext by Arthur C. Clarke,commissioned by the Crouch EndFestival Chorus.


COPYRIGHT IN ANELECTRONIC AGEL e c t u reRapid developments in newtechnology in particular the internetare revolutionising our view ofcopyright in the music industry.Napster and similar sites are

potentially depriving musicians andcomposers of income, some bitterlyoppose this development othersactively encourage it. In this thoughtprovoking lecture composer DavidBedford, a Trustee of the PerformingRights Society Foundation, willdiscuss how the industry can protectrights whilst responding to consumerdemand for Internet access torecorded music.


CHRISTOPHER LOGUELIVE POETRY READING Christopher Logue’s achievementsare many and various. He was a keyfigure in the satire movement of theearly 1960’s (for 30 years he editedTrue Stories in Private Eye). As anactor he appeared as CardinalRichelieu in Ken Russell’s film TheDevils. He later wrote the screenplayfor the same director’s SavageMessiah. Above all he’s a poet, hiswork ranging from poetry and jazz(and poster poems) to, more recently,his dynamic versions of Homer. Hismemoir Prince Charming will bepublished in paperback by Faber andFaber in November of this year.


GERMAINE GREERWe are delighted to welcome thecelebrated academic, writer,broadcaster and journalist ProfessorGermaine Greer to De Montfort. Her many publications include The Female Eunuch, Sex and Destiny:The Politics of Human Fertility, Slip-Shod Sybils: Recognition, Rejectionand The Woman Poet and TheWhole Woman. Currently Professorof English and Comparative Studiesat University of Warwick, she makesregular appearance both in print andother media including BBC2’s TheLate Show. Professor Greer willdeliver a lecture entitled ‘Anne Finch:feminist poet or fraud? The evidenceof the manuscripts.’

6pm – 7pm in ClephanLecture Theatre 2.13


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THE BOOK IN THE21ST CENTURY:DAY ONEThis is the first event of a newly-founded society, sponsored by theSchool of English at De MontfortUniversity with the ConstantijnHuygens Institute, The Hague. Invitedspeakers from Europe and Americawill give papers relating todevelopments in textual scholarship,its past and its future. On this day,Peter Shillingsburg (author, ‘ScholarlyEditing in the Computer Age’) willspeak on ‘Manuscript, Book and Textin the 21st Century) ; other speakerswill discuss editing of Virginia Woolf,and of German and Dutch authors.

10am – 6pm in Clephan,Room 0.03Admission £20 or £10 for the day

NICK CLEGG MEPTa l kNick Clegg MEP is a rapidly risingstar of the Lib-Dems and Member ofthe European Parliament. In this talk,he will discuss the vital issue ofEuropean Integration.


CHRISTOPHER LOGUE

Wo r k s h o pChristopher Logue, well known poet,screenplay writer and celebratedfigure of the sixties, will lead aworkshop concerned with his time inParis during the early 1950’s whenhe founded the literary magazineMerlin and had several meetings withSamuel Beckett.

11am – 12noon in Clephan,Room 1.19

GARY YOUNGETalk - MediaThis high profile Guardian journalistreflects on how the media representsmulticultural Britain and offers apersonal perspective on how thingsneed to change for the 21st century.


CHRISTOPHER LOGUE

Wo r k s h o pChristopher Logue, well known poet,screenplay writer and celebratedfigure of the sixties, is one of the fewpoets who has worked in film. He hasassociations with Ken Russell andLindsay Anderson. The workshopwill centre on these workingrelationships and friendships.


BRITISH HORRORCINEMABook LaunchTo celebrate the launch of a newbook ‘British Horror Cinema’, editedby Steve Chibnall and Julian Petley.

The event will include talks from:

Kim Newman - novelist, screenwriter,author of the studies 'NightmareMovies' and 'Wild West Movies' andeditor of 'The BFI Companion toHorror'.

Mark Kermode - freelance writer andbroadcaster. He introduces the'Extreme Cinema' on Channel 4 andhis radio work includes writing andpresenting 'Celluloid Jukebox' forBBC Radio 2.

3pm – 5pm in Clephan, Room 1.19

MAKING SENSE OFPLACEA culturally focused approachto place marketing andpromotion.

Panel discussionThe launch of a new book by ChrisMurray, Acting Head of CulturalPlanning at Milton Keynes Counciland a graduate of our MA inEuropean Cultural Planning. Theevent will be introduced by Dr FrancoBianchini, specialist in urban culturalpolicies in Europe, and by CharlesLandry, Director of Comedia andformer cultural adviser to the WorldBank, Washington. There will also bea panel comprising of place

THE BOOK IN THE21ST CENTURY:DAY TWOIn the second day of this colloquium,Hans Walter Gabler (Munich) willspeak about his controversial editionof Joyce’s Ulysses (‘Ulysses 1984:An Edition of its Time and for theFuture’). Other speakers will discusselectronic editions, and editions ofthe Bible and of renaissance Englishtexts. In the final panel session,Andreas Dress of the University ofBielefeld, a distinguishedmathematician who devised much ofthe mathematics behind the HumanGenome Project, will give anoutsider’s perspective on textualscholarship.

10am – 6pm in Clephan,Room 0.03Admission £10

WAS SHAKESPEAREAN ELIZABETHAN?Ta l kShakespeare, if he were alive today,would be a DVD designer orcyberspace junkie, Professor NigelWood argues in this provocativeopen lecture.

11am – 12noon in Clephan,Room 2.29

US POLITICSTa l k

GODFREY HODGSONHistoric and International Studiespresent a star speaker for the week.Godfrey Hodgson, the eminentjournalist and author of many key

texts about American politics, willaddress the subject of US politicsand the media.


A PINK DOTC o n c e rtAn assortment of recent music bystaff, students and friends from MusicTechnology, including some worksfrom the recent conference ‘Musicwithout walls? Music withoutinstruments?’.

1pm – 2pm in Trinity HouseChapel

THE SYMBOLICANNIHILATION OFAMERICA?Ta l kAn illustrated study by Stuart Price,Senior Lecturer in Media and CulturalProduction, of news discourse duringthe recent crisis in U.S. andinternational relations.

2pm – 3pm in Clephan,Lecture Theatre 2.13

DMU ORCHESTRA

CONCERT WITH SILENT FILMThis concert is the culmination of acreative education project led byconductor Russell Keable and bringstogether some of the world’s leadingmusicians - Mi-Kyung Lee, GrahamOppenheimer and Antonio Lysy - theDMU Orchestra and young peoplefrom Leicester schools to perform aconcert against a backdrop of silentclassic films.

7pm, Phoenix ArtsAdmission £3/£2

EXHIBITIONS

INSTALLATION By Lens Media Students

All week, ground floorClephan Building

PUBLIC ART DISPLAY:Cultural MappingThe display will focus on the work ofAnu Patel, Said Adrus, BhajanHunjan and MUF with Binita Walia.The pieces from these four localartists form part of Leicester’sCultural Mapping Programme. Thefaculty is grateful to Public ArtLeicester and the Arts and LeisureDepartment, Leicester City Council,for their loan of the work.

All week, second floorClephan Building

marketing, and tourism placemarketing specialists discussingChris Murray’s presentation.

4pm – 5.45pm in Clephan,Room 2.29

POETRY WORKSHOPAND LIVE POETRYREADINGThe internationally renowned poetand performer, Patience Agbabi,comes to Clephan Week. In herworkshop she explores performancepoetry and a myriad of themesincluding women, travel andmetamorphosis. This criticallyacclaimed poet (winner of the ExcelleLiterary Award for Poetry for herpoetry collection R.A.W.) thendisplays her dazzling performanceskills from page to stage.

Wo r k s h o p

4pm – 5pm in Clephan,Room 3.02(To participate in this workshop ring(0116) 250 6192)

Live Poetry ReadingPatience Agbabi

6pm – 7pm in ClephanLecture Theatre 3.03

IMAGES OF LEICESTERAn exhibition by overseaspostgraduate design students of theirimages of Leicester and the impactthe city has on them; its architecture,institutions and Pukka pies.

All week, third floor ClephanBuilding

FOYER PERFORMANCESLunchtime foyer events to includemusic for flute and harpsichord.

1pm – 2pm all week, groundfloor Clephan Building

PARTY!DJs, live bands and drinksto celebrate the end of agreat week of events.

8pm until late at RussellsBar on Mill Lane (near theDMU Students’ Union)

Admission: £3


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Cul t ural - De Montfort University€¦ · Cul t ural exc h a n g e s Monday 19 – Friday 23 November 2001 I n f o r mation: (0116) 250 6192 Clephan Building De Montfort University