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UoS Festival of Public Events - 'In The City' May-June 2014

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Hi all,

 

I'm very pleased to announce that the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Sheffield is running over 30 events this May and June to celebrate themes of urban life and experience. The festival is called In The City, and includes talks, film screenings, archive and museum open days, music performances and more!

 

Alongside contributions from our own academics and others based in Sheffield, we have invited a host of acclaimed writers, thinkers and artists to provide insights into aspects of urban life. These include John Grindrod, Anne C Fogarty, Iain Sinclair, WJT Mitchell, Desiree Reynolds, and Tristram Hunt MP, amongst many others.

 

Most of the events (aside from those at The Showroom) are free, and open to all.

You can view the full program and get tickets here: http://www.shef.ac.uk/artsenterprise/inthecity

 

Here are a few highlights that I feel will be of particular interest to all of you here on the forum:

To Build a Home: Modernism & Urban Planning in Post-war Britain

 

Speaker: John Grindrod, author of Concretopia

Date: 6 May - 7pm

Venue: St George's Church

Tickets: Free, please register at http://tobuildahome-part1.eventbrite.co.uk

 

To Build a Home looks to explore the drive for social housing in the mid-20th Century, from multiple perspectives. Behind the ‘grand designs’ of buildings such as Park Hill Flats, lie stories of huge social upheaval, influential protest movements, but also political determination and a desire to improve the lives of urban residents.

 

In the first evening of this two part event, acclaimed new writer John Grindrod will present a talk based on his book, ‘Concretopia’, a personal journey through the history of the modernist housing drive after WW2. The talk will be followed by insights from residents involved in Sheffield’s side of the story, interviewed by students. There will also be an exhibition and archive photos, with oral history clips from the Heritage Lottery Fund supported Walkley Ways, Walkley Wars history project.

 

 

To Build a Home: Sea-Change in Sheffield Housing and Planning Practice

 

Speakers: Professor Geoff Green, Emeritus Professor of Urban Policy at Sheffield Hallam, Veronica Hardstaff, Narendra Bajaria CBE

Date: 8 May, 7pm

Venue: Jessop West Exhibition Space

Tickets: Free, please register at http://tobuildahome-2.eventbrite.co.uk

 

The second part of the To Build a Home series brings together an exciting panel talk, based on the story of the highly influential Walkley Action Group and the proposed slum clearance by Sheffield City Council in the 1970s. Professor Geoff Green, Veronica Hardstaff and Narendra Bajaria will discuss their role in the activism and the subsequent sea-change in Sheffield planning that saved Central Walkley from the bulldozers.

 

The talk will be followed by more interviews from Walkley Witness, which is a Department of History project that contributes to Walkley Ways, Walkley Wars through oral history.

 

 

Sheffield's World War 1: Your Objects & Stories

Speaker: Short talks will take place throughout the day, by experts from both the University of Sheffield, and Museums Sheffield. More information coming soon!

Date: 10 May, 11am-3.30pm

Venue: Weston Park Museum

Tickets: Free, no tickets required.

 

Do you have any objects or heirlooms that can help us understand life in Sheffield during World War One? Did your grandfather join the City Battalion? Was your grandmother a 'Woman of Steel' in the munitions factories? Bring along your objects and tell us your stories at Weston Park Museum. Experts, curators and a professional photographer will be on hand to document and record this people's archive, and perhaps give you some extra insight into your objects. The day will also feature an exciting variety of talks from experts based at the museum, and the University of Sheffield!

 

The day, and the objects you bring will also have the opportunity to be photographed to contribute to the new Europe-wide online history archive, Europeana 1914-1918.

 

 

This is Our City: Sheffield on Film w/ Iain Sinclair

 

Please note this event is starting earlier than previously scheduled due to the number of films being shown.

 

Speaker: Iain Sinclair

Date: 12 May, 6.15pm-8.30pm

Venue: The Showroom

Tickets: Free, please book via The Showroom box office in person or over the phone on 0114 275 7727.

 

This is Our City showcases the work of some of the many filmmakers working in Sheffield to document our city. Films will include a vivid story about a forgotten event on the River Don; a portrait of a Sheffield band which has played together for 30 years; a powerful human story of the last days of a small factory in the city; and other films which explore the lives and places of Sheffield.

 

The event includes a talk by award winning British writer and filmmaker, Iain Sinclair. Much of his work focuses on London, its history, spirit and surroundings, and his books are widely regarded as foremost examples of psychogeography. Image courtesy of Andy Miah.

 

 

Stories of Activism: City Activist Walk

 

Speakers: Dr Adrian Bingham, History Department, River Wolton

Date: 17 May, 1-3pm

22 May, 6-8pm

Venue: Starting Point: Fargate entrance to Orchard Square

Tickets: Free, please register at http://cityactivistwalks.eventbrite.co.uk

 

Sheffield has a rich and vibrant history of activism. Over the past few years, the Stories of Activism in Sheffield, 1960-present project has been conducting interviews with activists from around the city. The city centre and its immediate surrounding areas are an important part of their stories. Join poet River Wolton and others as we trace the City’s activist past and present through its buildings, landmarks and streets. The stories we tell will bring to life again—and update—the famous ‘Radical History Walk’. All participants are invited to add their stories as we walk, and contribute to the project’s growing collection stored at Sheffield Archives.

 

 

 

You can find out more up to date information on our twitter account (@Arts_Enterprise) or on our facebook (https://www.facebook.com/artsenterprisesheffield)

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