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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. 

 

Full Broadcast Bartender event poster

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 Agein

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

 

Beermat

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 

 

 

 

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