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Elphinstone Institute Public Events
Autumn 2021
Welcome, fit like?We’re prood tae present the Elphinstone Institute’s muckle public events for Autumn 2021. Fit is the Elphinstone Institute? It wis startit in 1995 tae mark five hunner years since Aiberdeen Varsity wis foondit, an is dedicatit tae researchin, teachin, and celebratin the rich culture o the North-East an North o Scotland, eesin Ethnology, Folklore, an Ethnomusicology tae dee’t.
Jyne us in celebratin culture!
Welcome!We’re proud to present the Elphinstone Institute’s extensive public events for Autumn 2021. What is the Elphinstone Institute? Founded in 1995 in honour of the University of Aberdeen’s quincentenary, we’re dedicated to the triple task of researching, teaching, and celebrating the rich culture of the North-East and North of Scotland, all through the disciplines of Ethnology, Folklore, and Ethnomusicology.
Come along and join us in celebrating culture!
FILM SCREENING LIVE MUSIC STORYTELLINGLECTUREDISCUSSION
All events and workshops for the autumn term will be online. Please book via eventbrite where you see the logo, all others can be booked via our website at:
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TUESDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2021 Scottish International Storytelling Festival
STORIES FROM DEESIDE TO INDIACathy Low | 7–8.30pm | Book via Come on a story journey through time and space to hidden glens, haunted castles, enchanted forests, and Himalayan peaks as storyteller Cathy Low tells tales from her native Deeside and from her second home in India. In partnership with the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
Top: still from the film All My Life’s Buried Here (2019)Bottom: George Butterworth, folksong collector
THURSDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2021 Public Lecture Series
PLACE-NAMES AND FOLKLORE OF UPPER DEESIDE Ian Murray | 6.30–8pm | Book viaJoin Ian Murray – fishing and wilderness guide, Royal Deeside, and author of In the Shadow of Lochnagar and other books – for an evening exploring the place-names and folklore of his home, Upper Deeside.
THURSDAY, 7 OCTOBER 2021 Ethnographic Film Series
ALL MY LIFE’S BURIED HERE: THE STORY OF GEORGE BUTTERWORTH (2019, dir. by Stewart Morgan Hajdukiewicz) followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker | 6.30–8pmAll My Life’s Buried Here tells the story of folksong collector, composer, and country dancer George Butterworth, and his life and music fromchildhood to his final hours in the violent confusionof the trenches at the Battle of the Somme.
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Ian Murray fishing on Royal Deeside
2ND & 4TH THURSDAYS OF THE MONTH, FROM 14 OCTOBER TO 9 DECEMBER 2021
POLISH-SCOTTISH SONG GROUP | 7–9pmExchange culture through the traditional songs of Scotland, Poland, and many other countries. Highly regarded and talented Aberdonian singer Janice Clark expertly leads these virtual singing sessions. All welcome! Wymiana kulturowa poprzez tradycyjne utwory ze Szkocji, Polski oraz wielu innych krajow. Bardzo ceniona i utalentowana spiewaczka Janice Clark z Aberdeen prowadzi w bardzo profesjonalny sposób wirtualne spotkania ze spiewem. Wszyscy sa bardzo mile widziani! Zapraszamy!
TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021 Scottish International Storytelling Festival
STORYTELLING: IMAGINE THE BEST MUSICIAN7–8.30pm | Book via Born in Kamakwie in northern Sierra Leone, Usifu Jalloh is a highly experienced, talented, and award-winning performer and educator whose storytelling style encompasses international languages, music, dance, and themes. Join Usifu as he tells a tale he learned when he was only seven years old, which still inspires him today. In partnership with the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
THURSDAY, 21 OCTOBER 2021 Public Lecture Series
MIS-REMEMBERED? RETROSPECTIVE LENSES ON ABERDEEN’S WOMEN’S MOVEMENT IN THE 70S AND 80S followed by a Q&A6.30–8pm | Book via Chris Aldred (UoA) leads a panel of women coming together to remember women’s struggles and to share individual perspectives on their involvement in the women’s liberation movement in Aberdeen. These experiences will be set in the context of their remembered motivations and experiences.
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Women Protest at the Music Hall in 1975, Aberdeen People’s Press
Award-winning performer and educator Usifu Jalloh
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What’s on...TUESDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2021 Scottish International Storytelling Festival
SPOOKY AN SINISTER TALES FAE THE NORTH-EAST wi Grace Banks, Sheena Blackhall, Pauline Cordiner, Diana Peers, and Jackie Ross 7–10pm | Book via Five o oor brawest storytellers explore uncanny tales o e Nor-East o Scotland in a nicht o online collaboration. Jyne us tae learn aboot e Nor-East’s ghaisties an ghoulies, its witches an warlocks. Bit dinna jist listen – we wint ye tae share yer ain tales, inna. Iss event is open tae aa brave sowls! Five of our finest storytellers explore unsettling tales of the North-East of Scotland in a collaborative online evening. Join us to learn of the North-East’s ghosts and ghoulies, its witches and warlocks. But don’t just listen – we want you to share your own tales, too. The event is open to all brave souls! In partnership with the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
Clockwise from top: Sheena Blackhall, Pauline Cordiner, Grace Banks, Jackie Ross and Diana Peers
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THURSDAY, 4 NOVEMBER 2021 Ethnographic Film Series
INTANGIBLE HERITAGE AND THE ROLE OF STORYTELLING ON THE YEMENI ISLAND OF SOCOTRA followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, Oliver Wilkins6.30–8pmAn exploration of the role of storytelling in Socotran culture through a presentation and screening of two films, Hidden (2017) and The Soco tra Heritage Project (2021), followed bya Q&A with the filmmaker, Oliver Wilkins.
MONDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2021 Festival of Social Science
PERFORMING LOCAL IDENTITIES ON GLOBAL DIGITAL PLATFORMS: AN EXPLORATION OF THE EXPERIENCES OF NORTH-EAST INTERNET CELEBRITIES | 6.30–8pm Internet celebrities often harness everyday local culture in the creation of their online content and identities. This group discussion with Internet celebrities based in North-East Scotland will explore their work, practices, creative processes, and experiences as public figures.
Still from the film Hidden (2017)
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What’s on...THURSDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2021 Book Week Scotland
TOULMIN PRIZE BOOK LAUNCH6.30–8pmJoin us for the launch of Dinna Mess wi the Popo, and Other Stories, a publication of some of the best entries in the Toulmin Prize competition, which annually celebrates creative writing in North-East Scotland.
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North-East writer David Toulmin at his desk, and another photo of him below
Still from the film In Times of Rain (2019)
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THURSDAY, 2 DECEMBER 2021 Ethnographic Film Series
IN TIMES OF RAIN (2019, directed by Itandehui Jansen and written by Armando Bautista García), followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers6.30–8pmSoledad, a traditional healer, lives with her grandson José in an indigenous village in Mexico. Soledad’s daughter, Adela, moved to Mexico City many years ago and now wants José to join her, but Soledad believes the boy is better off in the village.
MONDAY, 6 DECEMBER 2021
TRADITIONAL MUSIC EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY | 6.30–8pmJoin us for an evening of presentations by local organisations working in traditional music education in the North-East. We’ll hear from the Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective and from Scottish Culture & Traditions (SC&T). Presenters will give overviews of their projects and share lessons learned and a discussion with the audience will follow.
THUR, 16 SEPT 2021 Public Lecture Series PLACE-NAMES AND FOLKLORE OF UPPER DEESIDE
THUR, 7 OCT 2021 Ethnographic Film Series ALL MY LIFE’S BURIED HERE: THE STORY OF GEORGE BUTTERWORTH
TUE, 12 OCT 2021 Scottish International Storytelling Festival STORIES FROM DEESIDE TO INDIA
THURS, 14 OCT TO Every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the MonthTHURS, 9 DEC 2021 POLISH-SCOTTISH SONG GROUP
TUE, 19 OCT 2021 Scottish International Storytelling Festival IMAGINE THE BEST MUSICIAN: STORYTELLING WITH USIFU JALLOH
THUR, 21 OCT 2021 Public Lecture Series MIS-REMEMBERED? RETROSPECTIVE LENSES ON ABERDEEN’S WOMEN’S MOVEMENT IN THE 70S AND 80S
TUE, 26 OCT 2021 Scottish International Storytelling Festival SPOOKY AN SINISTER TALES FAE THE NORTH-EAST
THUR, 4 NOV 2021 Ethnographic Film Series INTANGIBLE HERITAGE AND THE ROLE OF STORYTELLING ON THE YEMENI ISLAND OF SOCOTRA
MON, 8 NOV 2021 Festival of Social Science PERFORMING LOCAL IDENTITIES ON GLOBAL DIGITAL PLATFORMS: AN EXPLORATION OF THE EXPERIENCES OF NORTH-EAST INTERNET CELEBRITIES
THUR, 18 NOV 2021 Book Week Scotland TOULMIN PRIZE BOOK LAUNCH
THUR, 2 DEC 2021 Ethnographic Film Series IN TIMES OF RAIN
MON, 6 DEC 2021 Evening of Presentations by Local Organisations TRADITIONAL MUSIC EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY
Our events at a glance...
Elphinstone Institute Public Events | Autumn 2021
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www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone
All events and workshops for the autumn term will be online.Please book via eventbrite where you see the logo, all others can be booked via our website at: www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone
Many thanks to all our partner organisations.
The Elphinstone Institute, MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen,
Aberdeen AB24 5UA
Email: [email protected], Tel: 01224 272996abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone
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