Posts tagged with ‘culture’
Africarmen
Bawren Tavaziva’s most ambitious work to date is a sumptuous portrayal of the Carmen story and its continuing resonance today. Performed to music composed and arranged by Fayyaz Virji of the acclaimed Warriors International, Africarmen plays out the entanglement of desire, deceit and corruption in oil-laden Equatorial Guinea. Part of Black History Month 2015.
Tags: Black History Month, Black History Month 2015, culture, dance, music, Nottingham Lakeside Arts
Clarks in Jamaica – with Al Newman
Join us for a conversation with Al Newman, DJ and cultural historian, discussing the phenomenal popularity of Clarks shoes in reggae culture. Part of Black History Month 2015.
Tags: Al Newman, Black History Month, Black History Month 2015, culture, fashion, history, Jamaica, reggae
Nine Nights – screening and Q&A
In partnership with SKN Heritage Museum, the University will be screening the first-ever showing of the film Nine Nights, which documents Caribbean funeral traditions in the UK. Followed by an exhibition and Q&A. Part of Black History Month 2015.
Tags: Black History Month, Black History Month 2015, Caribbean, culture, film, screening, SKN Heritage Museum
New China New Art
Lynne Howarth-Gladston and Paul Gladston will discuss their forthcoming exhibition New China/New Art: Contemporary Video from Shanghai and Hangzhou, which will provide rare insights into a ‘cool’ urban cultural scene still largely unknown outside China.
Tags: art, China, culture, Department of Art History, Lynne Howarth-Gladston, Nottingham Lakeside Arts, Paul Gladston, summer seminar series
Looking to China – from Thoresby Hall to Shanghai
In this presentation, Dr Gabriele Neher will uncover previously hidden stories of the wider cultural impact of trading relationships between China and the UK.
Tags: China, culture, Department of Art History, Gabriele Neher, history, Nottingham Lakeside Arts, summer seminar series
Chinese cinema: space, identity and politics research symposium
The Department of Culture, Film and media present ‘Chinese cinema: space, identity and politics research symposium’.
Tags: China, cinema, culture, Department of Culture Film and Media, film, Hongwei Bao, research, symposium
Passions of the Cut Sleeve
For a long time, homosexuality has been regarded as a ‘western import’ in China. Hongwei Bao examines evidence from China’s history suggesting otherwise, and in doing so offers a new understanding of same-sex intimacy in the context of China.
Tags: China, culture, Department of Culture Film and Media, history, homosexuality, Hongwei Bao, LGBT, media, Nottingham Lakeside Arts
Informality in Saudis’ communication practices using social media
Doctoral student Jamilah Alamri reports on the Berlin Global Learning conference and gives her own presentation on social media and its impact on student-staff formalities in the Saudi Higher Education context.
Tags: communication, culture, higher education, Learning Sciences Research Institute, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, School of Education, social media
American sincerity and good posture: Stanley Cavell and David Foster Wallace
The Department of American and Canadian Studies present ‘American sincerity and good posture: Stanley Cavell and David Foster Wallace’, a lecture from Dr Adam Kelly, University of York.
Tags: Adam Kelly, America, culture, David Foster Wallace, Department of American and Canadian Studies, literature, Stanley Cavell
Representation and abstraction: politics and the body
In this free event, Professor Richard King discusses ‘Representation and abstraction: politics and the body’. Part of the ‘Encounters and collisions’ workshop series to accompany an exhibition of American and African-American art.
Tags: american, art, Centre for Research in Race and Rights, culture, Department of American and Canadian Studies, history, Nottingham Contemporary