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'Why is Memory Important?' - A Broadcast Cafe Event
- Venue: XL Gallery, Newcastle University
- Start: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMT
- End: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 18:00:00 GMT
Thursday 31st October
All day - Public Event
Ex Libris Gallery, Fine Art Building (King Edward VII Building)
Directions: the gallery is accessed by taking the side entrance to the Fine Art Building, up the steps just through the central campus arches - found at Number 29 on the campus map: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/media/wwwnclacuk/whoweare/files/newcastle-region-city-map2019.pdf
The gallery is on your right as you enter the building, next to a small shop. There will be signage outside and in the building.
Cultures of memory are delighted to be collaborating with local artists Lloyd-Wilson in hosting a special, one day 'Broadcast Bartender' event focused on the question 'Why is Memory Important?'
At these events a group of guests are invited to join a host 'bartender' around a specially built bar to take part in a conversation on a specific topic. The event will be open to the public, with the audience invited to listen to the conversation that takes place, with a chance to chat to participants at the end of each session.
The focal points of the day will be three conversation sessions - a breakfast cafe, lunch cafe, and late afternoon bar. Each session will bring together a mix of academics, artists and local partners from a range of Newcastle based organisations tod discuss the theme of the day. Each session will be open to the public.
The sessions are as follows:
Session 1 - Memory Work (0900 - 1000)
Guest Bartender: Liz Todd (Newcastle University)
Bar Guests:
Geraldine Straker - Beamish Museum
Emily Tench - The Common Room
Caroline McDonald - The Great North Museum: Hancock
Liz O'Donnell - North East Labour History Society
Loes Veldpaus - Newcastle University, Global Urban Research Unit
Violetta Hionidou - Newcastle University, History, Classics, Archaeology
Session 2 - The Art and Science of Memory (1330 - 1430)
Guest Bartender: Alex Easton - Durham University - Learning and Memory Processes Centre
Bar Guests:
Louise MacKenzie - Local Artist - The Cultural Negotiation of Science
Dawn Felicia Knox - Side Cinema/Amber Collective
Tom Scharf - Newcastle University, Institute for Ageing
Lucy Carolan - Artist & Doctoral Researcher
Melanie Stephenson - Artist & Doctoral Researcher
Session 3 - Decolonising Memory (1700 - 1800)
Guest Bartender: Aron Mazel - Newcastle University, Media, Culture, Heritage
Bar Guests:
Sara Elkhawad - NUSU Welfare Officer
Sonali Dhanpal - Newcastle University, Architecture, Planning & Landscape
Michael Tsang - Newcastle University, School of Modern Languages
Katie Markham - Newcastle University, Media, Culture, Heritage
David Farrell-Banks - Newcastle University, Media, Culture, Heritage
What is 'Broadcast Bartender'?
At Broadcast Bartender, a selection of guests are invited to join a host bartender (essentially the chairperson of a conversation) around a specifically constructed bar. The guests and host then in engage in a conversation around a theme for roughly an hour. Attendees then have the opportunity to chat informally to participants at the end of a session.
More information is available here: http://www.lloyd-wilson.co.uk/html/broadcast_bartender.html