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Arts and Science in Collaboration
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16 September 2015
Using case studies and a wealth of expertise, this workshop will reflect upon collaborations between artists and scientists, with an emphasis on how these interactions can influence actual practice in each of the respective disciplines. The event will be led by Professor Bill Chaplin, Professor of Astrophysics, Professor Geoffrey Crossick, University of London and Director AHRC Cultural Value Project and Professor Barry Smith, Director Institute of Philosophy, University of London and Leadership Fellow AHRC Science in Culture Theme.
Please contact Sarah Jeffery if you would like to attend.
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Upcoming workshops and events
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Screening Vulnerability
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9 July 2015 10.00am–6.00pm
Recognising the timeliness, even urgency, and burgeoning multi-disciplinary interest in questions of vulnerability and rights, this workshop will bring together expertise on human adversity, geopolitics and visual culture, with key players from Film Studies, and the film industry. This will set the stage for intellectual developments and connect this to the critical discussions and interventions beyond.
To register to attend this workshop please email Sarah Jeffery.
Find out more about the Screening Rights Festival at Midlands Arts Centre 9–11 July.
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Giving Women Their Place in Holocaust History
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21 July 2015 6.00–7.00pm
Learning Centre Room UG09
Giving Women Their Place in Holocaust History will be the topic of a keynote lecture by Dr Rochelle G Saidel at the British Association for Holocaust Studies. Dr Saidel, founder and executive director of Remember the Women Institute, based in New York City, has been addressing the topic of women and the Holocaust for more than thirty-five years. From the time she first visited Ravensbrück women’s concentration camp in 1980 until today, she has devoted herself to including the experiences of women in the Holocaust narrative.
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Vulnerability and Resilience: An Emerging Paradigm
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14 September 2015 4.00–5.00pm
IAS Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Professor Martha Fineman is an internationally renowned scholar of the highest standing, whose work addresses complex and boundary-transcending themes of human vulnerability and resilience.
The lecture is free to attend but registration is advised.
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Loss, Recovery, Reclamation: Re-thinking the Modern World
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18 September 2015
Addressing questions of extinction, loss and absence, this workshop will bring together scholars from different disciplines, career stages and institutions to interrogate processes of preservation, reclamation, reinvention and repair across time.
To register to attend this workshop please email Sarah Jeffery.
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If you’d like to propose a workshop we welcome applications at any point during the year. Please contact Sue Gilligan at s.gilligan@bham.ac.uk for guidelines.
You can view further details and who to contact to attend workshops
at the IAS Workshops page.
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