Posts tagged with ‘culture’
Text paintings and speech acts: literary encounters
In this free event, Professor Sharon Monteith discusses ‘Text paintings and speech acts: literary encounters’. 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
Civil rights photojournalism and open letters on race and rights
In this free event, Professor Sharon Monteith discusses ‘Civil rights Photojournalism and open letters on race and rights’. 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
African-American art and influences
In this free event, Professor Celeste-Marie Bernier presents ‘African-American art and influences’. 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
Kara Walker’s Pornopticon: racial sensations
The Centre for Research in Race and Rights (C3R) and New Art Exchange present ‘Kara Walker’s Pornopticon: racial sensations’. Professor Robyn Wiegman, a leading professor of race and gender at Duke University, will be joined in conversation by Professor Zoe Trodd, Department of American and Canadian Studies.
Tags: Centre for Research in Race and Rights, culture, Department of American and Canadian Studies, discussion, Duke University, gender, Kara Walker, New Art Exchange, race, Zoe Trodd
Is there such a thing as British values? A religious perspective
Join The University of Nottingham Chaplaincy for their public lecture, ‘Is there such a thing as British values? A religious perspective’. This lecture will be chaired by Revd Canon Dr Simon Oliver, Head of Theology and Religious Studies, and will feature a multi-faith group of speakers.
Tags: Chaplaincy, culture, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, faith, Great Britain, Harvey Belovski, morality, Nigel Rooms, Religion, Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra, Simon Oliver
International Mother Language Day 2015
This celebratory event recognises the importance of language in maintaining cultural heritage and in creating an awareness of linguistic diversity. Visitors can drop by during the day to get a taste of the activities on offer and learn more about the different languages spoken by staff, students and alumni of the University.
Tags: culture, dance, GlobalU, international, International Mother Language Day, International Office, language, UNESCO
Rock ‘n’ roll double header
The rock ‘n’ roll double header begins with Randall Stephens discussing ‘Rock and religion in the 1950s south’, before Simon Philo explains ‘How the Beatles liberated America’. Admission free, all welcome.
Tags: America, culture, Department of American and Canadian Studies, history, music, Randall Stephens, rock, Simon Philo
Print culture double-header
Join us to hear talks by Dr. Hester Blum and Dr. Graham Thompson, who will also engage in a public conversation and take questions from the audience.
Tags: America, culture, Department of American and Canadian Studies, Dr Graham Thompson, geography, history, lecture, print
Celebrate Black History Month
Music, spoken word, and public lectures on Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King — […]
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Tags: Black History Month, celebrate, culture, events, history, music, public lectures, spoken word