College of Arts & Humanities Events Archive

College of Arts & Humanities Events Archive


Image for Disruption: Contemporary Shorts by Iranian Women Filmmakers

Disruption: Contemporary Shorts by Iranian Women Filmmakers

13 Nov

Date: Wednesday 13 November 2024
Time: 18:00
Categories: Films and theatre, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Glasgow Film Theatre

Join Thinking Culture at the Glasgow Film Theatre for ‘Disruption’ – a curated selection of short fictional films crafted by Iranian women, predominantly based within Iran. Set against the backdrop of Iran’s deeply patriarchal society, these films serve as a much-needed disruption. At the heart of this programme, two interwoven themes emerge: the experiences of women and children.

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Nordic Music Days Conference

29 Oct

Date: Tuesday 29 October 2024 - Wednesday 30 October 2024
Time: 10:00
Categories: Concerts and music, Conferences, Public lectures, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre

Join us for a two-day conference in partnership between Nordic Music Days and the University of Glasgow.

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Eventful Art Markets

23 Oct

Date: Wednesday 23 October 2024 - Friday 25 October 2024
Time: 9:30 - 15:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre

A "Tools for the Future: Researching Art Market Practices from Past to Present" workshop, presented by Thinking Culture.

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Midsummer Song: Book Launch and Discussion with Maria Sledmere

22 Oct

Date: Tuesday 22 October 2024
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Categories: Academic events, Student events, Alumni events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: Maria Sledmere

Join Maria Sledmere in conversation with Carl Lavery and Colin Herd for the launch of Midsummer Song, presented by Thinking Culture.

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Jane Stanley & Red Note | Cerulean Orbits Launch Concert & Coursera Preview

18 Oct

Date: Friday 18 October 2024
Time: 20:00 - 22:00
Categories: Concerts and music, Academic events
Venue: University of Glasgow Concert Hall
Speaker: Jane Stanley

Come celebrate the recent release of Jane Stanley's first CD, 'Cerulean Orbits', and get a preview of the 'Coursera' online course for composers.

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Blackness as Resistance

16 Oct

Date: Wednesday 16 October 2024
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Categories: Social events, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Jim's Bar, Queen Margaret Union
Speaker: Jay Bernard, Jasmine Mans, Tawona Sitholé, Jeda Pearl

Join Jay Bernard, Jasmine Mans, Tawona Sitholé, and Jeda Pearl for perspectives on Black cultures, identities, and experiences.

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Come Away In

11 Oct

Date: Friday 11 October 2024
Time: 16:00 - 18:00
Categories: Films and theatre, Student events
Venue: James Arnott Theatre Gilmorehill Halls, University of Glasgow 9 University Ave, Glasgow G12 8QQ

Come Away In is a devised performance taking the form of four phone calls home, exploring the feeling of being lost and isolated while living in a new place, and finding community wherever you are. The performance has been devised by current Theatre Studies PGT students at the UofG drawing on their own experiences of moving to Glasgow.

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Take Me and Make It Happen! How-to-Books from the Ferguson Collection and Corresponding Holdings at the Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel

03 Oct

Date: Thursday 03 October 2024 - Friday 04 October 2024
Categories: Conferences, Staff workshops and seminars
Venue: Henry Heaney Room, Level 12, University of Glasgow Library
Speaker: Various (see below)

Workshop: Practical information on distillation, medicine, dyeing, cosmetics, ceramics, metallurgy and many other topics flooded the book market in the century that followed the introduction of printing. The research questions related to this are just as diverse as the topics the books cover. How does one learn skills from a book? Why were these books so popular? What are the characteristic elements of a how-to book?

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Careless Whispers: How we lost mid-century Caribbean women writers in Naipaul's & Walcott's age

03 Oct

Date: Thursday 03 October 2024
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Categories: Student events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: Alison Donnell

Come listen to a brilliant lecture about forgotten Caribbean women Writers by Prof Alison Donnell!

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Como escrever som / How to write sound

01 Oct

Date: Tuesday 01 October 2024
Time: 10:00 - 10:50
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: 42 Bute Gardens, room 702
Speaker: Rapha Pinheiro

How to write sound in comics? How do different linguistic registers translate into the visual medium when it comes to onomatopoeia? Masterclass, in Portuguese, by award-winning Brazilian comic book artist and author, Rapha Pinheiro.

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Environmental storytelling for comics

01 Oct

Date: Tuesday 01 October 2024
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Hetherington Building, room 317
Speaker: Rapha Pinheiro

Rapha Pinheiro presents a comic book author's perspective of envirornment(s) as narratological segments.

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Project Somnolence: Slumber School

27 Sep

Date: Friday 27 September 2024
Time: 18:00 - 22:00
Categories: Social events, Academic events, Student events
Venue: The Dream Machine
Speaker: Kevin Leomo | Maria Sledmere

Join Project Somnolence at the Dream Machine for a Slumber School of discussion, reading, writing, drawing, listening, and dreaming!

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The Little World of Stella Benson: fiction in biographical narratives, recreating worlds through literary adaptation

26 Sep

Date: Thursday 26 September 2024
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: TalkLab (University of Glasgow Library, level 3) + Zoom (see below)
Speaker: Nina Six, comic strip artist

Stella Benson, a writer closely associated with Virginia Woolf, fell into obscurity after the war. Benson wrote about the condition of women at the beginning of the 20th century, about war, and about her travels. She was also a great poet and had an infinite love for dogs. The comic strip author Nina Six will discuss the process of reintroducing her writing to a wider audience through the medium of comic books.

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Food, Family and Home – A Gomo Kimchi Workshop with Eddie Kim

02 Sep

Date: Monday 02 September 2024
Time: 17:30 - 19:30
Categories: Academic events, Student events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: Eddie Kim

Join Eddie Kim of Gomo Kimchi for a kimchi making workshop at the Advanced Research Centre, presented in collaboration with Oaka and Thinking Culture as part of East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month.

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Commune: A Festival of New Work

22 Aug

Date: Thursday 22 August 2024 - Friday 23 August 2024
Time: 10:00
Categories: Films and theatre, Academic events, Student events
Venue: James Arnott Theatre Gilmorehill Halls, University of Glasgow 9 University Ave, Glasgow G12 8QQ

Join the 2024 cohort of MLitt Theatre & Performance Practice students at The University of Glasgow for two days of twelve works encapsulating their research.

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NINA

13 Aug

Date: Tuesday 13 August 2024
Time: 19:30
Categories: Films and theatre, Student events
Venue: The Rum Shack

A puppetry performance play exploring seagulls and 'homing', presented by Thinking Culture.

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Art/Quantum Incubator 2024

06 Aug

Date: Tuesday 06 August 2024
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Studio 2, Advanced Research Centre

Quantum Collaborations – facilitating arts/quantum creative partnerships.

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Nothing to Write Home About – Launch Event

06 Aug

Date: Tuesday 06 August 2024
Time: 18:30 - 20:00
Categories: Academic events, Student events
Venue: Good Press

Enjoy spoken reflections on ‘home,’ memory, and belonging from a community collective formed following a recent series of creative writing workshops at the Tenement House Museum. Through compelling spoken word performances, the authors will bring life to the scents, stories, and sentiments that define what it means to be at ‘home’ in Glasgow.

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Raise the Alarm

24 Jul

Date: Wednesday 24 July 2024
Time: 11:00 - 18:00
Categories: Concerts and music, Films and theatre, Student events
Venue: Reid Building, Glasgow School of Art

A deep listening and deep viewing programme of screen-based and sonic works made by artists in response to nature and the climate emergency.

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Light Lapse

19 Jul

Date: Friday 19 July 2024
Time: 19:00
Categories: Concerts and music, Films and theatre, Public lectures, Social events, Academic events
Venue: Civic House, 26 Civic Street Glasgow, G4 9RH
Speaker: Kevin Leomo + Maria Sledmere

Project Somnolence presents an evening of experimental poetry, music, ambience, and light

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Image for “A History of Fortune Cookies” & “Strokes of Identity” with Sean Wai Keung and Jing Ye

“A History of Fortune Cookies” & “Strokes of Identity” with Sean Wai Keung and Jing Ye

18 Jul

Date: Thursday 18 July 2024
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Categories: Ceremonial events, Student events
Venue: Civic House, 26 Civic Street Glasgow, G4 9RH
Speaker: Sean Wai Keung + Jing Ye

Join Sean Wai Keung and Jing Ye in Performance and Conversation for workshops exploring Hong Kong and Chinese diasporic culture, presented by Thinking Culture.

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Nothing to Write Home About – Creative Writing Workshops

09 Jul

Date: Tuesday 09 July 2024 - Thursday 25 July 2024
Time: 10:45 - 13:00
Categories: Student events
Venue: Tenement House

A week by week series of creative writing workshops delving into themes of 'Home' and memory rooted in Glasgow locality.

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Opposition(s)

01 Jul

Date: Monday 01 July 2024
Time: 09:00 - 17:30
Categories: Conferences, Academic events, Student events
Venue: James Arnott Theatre

Postgraduate Conference organized by and for students in the University of Glasgow's School of Culture and Creative Arts

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RMA Music and/as Process 2024: Environment, Space, and Place

28 Jun

Date: Friday 28 June 2024 - Sunday 30 June 2024
Time: 14:30 - 16:00
Categories: Concerts and music, Conferences, Public lectures, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre

Music and/as Process: Environment, Space & Place (28th - 30th June 2024, University of Glasgow)

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Communicating Sustainabilities 2024

27 Jun

Date: Thursday 27 June 2024 - Friday 28 June 2024
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Categories: Conferences, Academic events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre

Join us for two days of Communicating Sustainabilities at the Advanced Research Centre.

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Quality & Diversity in Short form Children’s Media, A ‘Prix Jeunesse Suitcase’ Event

24 Jun

Date: Monday 24 June 2024
Time: 14:00 - 17:00
Categories: Academic events, Student events
Venue: Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre, 1445 Argyle Street, G3 8AW University of Glasgow

Join us for a workshop as part of Prix Jeunesse, presented by Thinking Culture.

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Image for Three Words for Forest: exploring uncertainty in a time of climate crises

Three Words for Forest: exploring uncertainty in a time of climate crises

11 Jun

Date: Tuesday 11 June 2024 - Thursday 13 June 2024
Time: 19:30 - 10:30
Categories: Films and theatre, Social events, Academic events, Student events
Venue: James Arnott Theatre Gilmorehill Halls, University of Glasgow 9 University Ave, Glasgow G12 8QQ

A new play drawing on interviews with forestry practitioners. How are forests adapting to climate change? What are the human roles in this?

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Who Owns the Clyde? Festival of Rejects, Listening Party

07 Jun

Date: Friday 07 June 2024
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Categories: Social events, Academic events
Venue: The Revelatory, Wall of Death

What are your hopes and dreams for the River Clyde and its future. Perhaps you can tell us Who Owns the Clyde? Who owns its banks, the riverbed, the water and sky above?

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Amplifying Queer Composers

30 May

Date: Thursday 30 May 2024
Time: 16:30
Categories: Concerts and music, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Club Room, 14 University Gardens
Speaker: Dr Steph Fry-Clarke

The newly-created ArtsLab Lab, From Page to Stage, is happy to announce a lecture-recital by Dr Steph Frye-Clark (Eastern Tennessee State University) on the topic “Amplifying Queer Composers”.

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Deena Mohamed in Glasgow

28 May

Date: Tuesday 28 May 2024 - Wednesday 29 May 2024
Time: 16:30 - 19:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: John Smith's Bookstore (University of Glasgow)
Speaker: Deena Mohamed

Launch of the Centre for Comparative Literature and Translation (School of Modern Languages and Cultures), with the celebrated Egyptian comic artist Deena Mohamed, in conversation with Sha Nazir (Publishing consultant - Terry Pratchett Estate), and Professor Susan Bassnett (Comparative Literature)

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Dada Dynamics: An Evening at the Cabaret Voltaire 1916/2024

23 May

Date: Thursday 23 May 2024
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Categories: Films and theatre, Social events, Student events
Venue: Jim's Bar, Queen Margaret Union

Join a diverse team of artists in music and movement for an Evening at the Cabaret Voltaire, exploring Dadaist performances, presented by Thinking Culture.

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Creative Writing Workshop: Museum Store-ies: creating new tales from the collection

22 May

Date: Wednesday 22 May 2024
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Categories: Academic events, Student events
Venue: Kelvin Hall Open Collections
Speaker: Michael Deerwater

Join Michael Deerwater for a free creative writing workshop finding inspiration in the Glasgow Life Museum Stores.

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Creative Writing Workshop: Historic Footage, New Stories: finding inspiration in the NLS archives

15 May

Date: Wednesday 15 May 2024
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Categories: Academic events, Student events
Venue: Kelvin Hall Open Collections
Speaker: Michael Deerwater

Join Michael Deerwater for a free creative writing workshop finding inspiration in the National Library of Scotland Archives.

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Re-playing It Again Symposium

15 May

Date: Wednesday 15 May 2024 - Saturday 18 May 2024
Time: 18:00 - 13:30
Categories: Conferences, Exhibitions, Films and theatre, Public lectures, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Centre for Contemporary Arts

Join us for a four-day symposium at the CCA exploring what it means to re-play something.

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Viral Communication: Workshop

03 May

Date: Friday 03 May 2024
Time: 9:00 - 16:00
Categories: Academic events, Student events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre

A one-day workshop that will explore the influence of infection across visual culture, social dynamics, and medicine. 

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David Archibald and The Tenementals

01 May

Date: Wednesday 01 May 2024
Time: 19:30
Categories: Concerts and music, Films and theatre
Venue: Websters Theatre
Speaker: David Archibald

In Professor David Archibald’s inaugural lecture, he will be joined on stage by Glasgow group The Tenementals in a performance which explores the relationship between art and history.

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Viral Communication: Exhibition

30 Apr

Date: Tuesday 30 April 2024 - Friday 03 May 2024
Time: 9:00
Categories: Exhibitions
Venue: Advanced Research Centre

A contemporary art exhibition that will explore the influence of infection across visual culture, social dynamics, and medicine. 

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"Walking" Book Launch Event

24 Apr

Date: Wednesday 24 April 2024
Time: 13:00 - 19:00
Categories: Public lectures, Social events, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: Tom Jeffreys

Join us to celebrate the launch of Walking, the latest addition to the Documents of Contemporary Art series, published by the Whitechapel Gallery and MIT Press.

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Give Your Thoughts and Win

17 Apr

Date: Wednesday 17 April 2024
Time: 17:30 - 19:00
Categories: Academic events, Student events
Venue: Jim's Bar, Queen Margaret Union
Speaker: Shona Macnaughton | Hannah Proctor

Join artist Shona Macnaughton for an alternative pub quiz where the answers will never be correct and everyone can lose.

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EARTH Scholarships 2024: Launch Workshop

15 Apr

Date: Monday 15 April 2024
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Academic events, Student events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: Mark Banks

The Dear Green Bothy and the ARC will be hosting a welcome event and workshop for twenty-six EARTH scholars.

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Creatives of Colour Festival

12 Apr

Date: Friday 12 April 2024 - Saturday 13 April 2024
Time: 10:30 - 23:00
Categories: Concerts and music, Films and theatre, Public lectures, Social events, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Civic House, 26 Civic Street, Glasgow G4 9RH

Join us for a free two-day event to celebrate the creative contributions of people of colour, hosted by  Civic House on Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, 2024.

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Crafting Sustainability

10 Apr

Date: Wednesday 10 April 2024
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Categories: Academic events, Student events
Venue: Adam Smith Business School
Speaker: Emanuela Naclerio | Rosemary James-Beith

Join us for a discussion of urban craft retail and production, and intersections with sustainability, presented by The Dear Green Bothy

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The Trial of William Merilees

04 Apr

Date: Thursday 04 April 2024
Time: 19:00 - 21:30
Categories: Academic events, Student events
Venue: James Arnott Theatre

A one-night-only, unscripted performance, providing a unique, live experience for the audience.

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অদ্ভুত/Odbhut: Queer Cinema from the two Bengals

03 Apr

Date: Wednesday 03 April 2024
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Categories: Films and theatre
Venue: Andrew Stewart Cinema, Gilmorehill Halls
Speaker: Rohit Dasgupta | Tanvir Alim | Adnan Hossain

Half day of queer film screenings celebrating independent film makers from the two Bengals.

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Dear Green Bothy Graduate Attributes Lunchtime Sessions: Dr Laura Tansley

27 Mar

Date: Wednesday 27 March 2024
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Public lectures, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: Laura Tansley

A creative workshop on skills development and sustainability with Dr Laura Tansley, presented by The Dear Green Bothy.

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The Seagull: Puppetry Performance Workshop

27 Mar

Date: Wednesday 27 March 2024
Time: 17:00 - 20:00
Categories: Academic events, Student events
Venue: The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale Street, Glasgow G41 2PZ
Speaker: Gonca Yalcin and Katie Moody

Join theatre practitioners Gonca Yalcin and Katie Moody for a puppetry workshop which uses the seagull’s perspective as a point of entry into Anton Chekhov’s play, The Seagull.

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Dear Green Bothy Graduate Attributes: Catrin Evans & Graham Sutherland

22 Mar

Date: Friday 22 March 2024 - Monday 22 April 2024
Time: 12:30 - 13:30
Categories: Student events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: Catrin Evans | Graham Sutherland

A session on skills development and sustainability with Dr Catrin Evans and Graham Sutherland from the Citizen's Theatre, presented by The Dear Green Bothy.

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Leave to Remain: a Snapshot of Brexit (book launch)

21 Mar

Date: Thursday 21 March 2024
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: John Smith's Bookstore (University of Glasgow)
Speaker: Noni Stacey

Art and photography have played a key role in capturing and reflecting on the conditions for the Brexit referendum. Illustrated by a range of work by artists as well as the satirists, who offer fascinating insights into their work, along with ephemera such as campaign posters and leaflets, and more personal photographs which capture the searing impact of the vote on both UK and EU citizens, Leave to Remain, A Snapshot of Brexit (Lund Humphries 2023) explores the role of the photograph and sometimes moving image in the ongoing consequences of what the author views as a political cataclysm.

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Dans la case / sur la page: contradictions spatio-temporelles des images de manga

14 Mar

Date: Thursday 14 March 2024
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: TalkLab (University of Glasgow Library, level 3) + Zoom (see below)
Speaker: Masao Suzuki, Waseda University (Tokyo)

Characters in current manga often move beyond the framework of one panel to intervene in the one next to it. They, therefore, function not only in their panel, but also on the page. In this paper, I argue that the interaction of different panels occurs on the page, even when the panel borders are not visibly transgressed. This seminar will be in French. For copyright reasons, it will not be recorded

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Cultural Futures in the Crisis

12 Mar

Date: Tuesday 12 March 2024
Time: 15:30 - 18:30
Categories: Public lectures, Academic events
Venue: Civic House
Speaker: Justin O'Connor | Abi Gilmore | Robert Hollands | Katrina Brown | Kate Oakley | Mark Banks

Join Justin O’Connor for a launch event for his forthcoming book ‘Culture is Not an Industry’, presented by The Dear Green Bothy & Thinking Culture.

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International Women's Day - College of Arts & Humanities Student Takeover

08 Mar

Date: Friday 08 March 2024
Time: 12:00 - 14:00
Categories: Exhibitions, Academic events, Student events
Venue: College of Arts & Humanities (various buildings)

To celebrate International Women's Day, seven groups of creative students are taking over College spaces with imaginative displays that highlight women's contribution in a diverse range of spheres.

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The Whole World Sounded

08 Mar

Date: Friday 08 March 2024
Time: 14:00
Categories: Social events, Student events
Venue: Glasgow University Union

As part of the Universtiy of Glasgow's College of Arts & Humanities International Women's Day Student Takeover, we have decided to honour the female creatives who have been overlooked in the visual, literary and performative arts because of their gender.

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International Women's Day - Photography & Memory Craft Workshop

08 Mar

Date: Friday 08 March 2024
Time: 14:30 - 16:30
Categories: Social events, Student events
Venue: Gilchrist Postgraduate Club

Join us for an exciting journey of self-expression, craft and an afternoon te at our International Women’ s Day: Photography Craft Workshop!

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How The Study of Photography in Latin America came to be and what I learned from the process

07 Mar

Date: Thursday 07 March 2024
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Library Seminar Room (formerly TalkLab, University of Glasgow Library, level 3) + Zoom (see below)
Speaker: Nathanial Gardner, University of Glasgow

Nathanial Gardner takes a meta-research approach discussing the processes behind his research, as well as the final product itself. As a forerunner of much new research that reflects on methodology and theory on the visual in the Global South, Nathanial Gardner suggests how this project has been a detonator for other pieces that are beginning to question how we approach the visual. Followed by the Stirling Maxwell Centre's AGM.

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Audience, Acting, Activity & Activism: Workshop for students with Andy Smith

06 Mar

Date: Wednesday 06 March 2024
Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Categories: Student events
Venue: James Arnott Theatre Gilmorehill Halls, University of Glasgow 9 University Ave, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Speaker: Andy Smith

Workshop for theatre students with acclaimed theatre-maker Andy Smith.

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FRAUD Artist Talk

06 Mar

Date: Wednesday 06 March 2024
Time: 17:30
Categories: Public lectures, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Studio 1, Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: FRAUD (Francisco Gallardo & Audrey Samson

Join FRAUD (Audrey Samson & Francisco Gallardo) for an artist talk, pretend by Thinking Culture.

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A Citizens’ Assembly

05 Mar

Date: Tuesday 05 March 2024
Time: 18:30 - 20:30
Categories: Films and theatre
Venue: James Arnott Theatre Gilmorehill Halls, University of Glasgow 9 University Ave, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Speaker: Andy Smith

Public performance and post-show discussion with acclaimed theatre-maker Andy Smith, presented by The Dear Green Bothy and Theatre Studies.

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Dear Green Bothy Graduate Attributes Lunchtime Sessions: Chris Yeoh

28 Feb

Date: Wednesday 28 February 2024
Time: 12:30 - 13:30
Categories: Student events
Venue: Room 237C - Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: Chris Yeoh

A session on skills development and sustainability with Chris Yeoh from Glasgow Zine Library.

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Smithereens: reading and remembering 'The Lady in a Fur Wrap'

22 Feb

Date: Thursday 22 February 2024
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: TalkLab (University of Glasgow Library, level 3) + Zoom (see below)
Speaker: Susan McCallum-Smith, author; Respondent: Hilary Macartney, University of Glasgow

Susan McCallum-Smith gives a reading from her essay-memoir Smithereens, published in 2014. A chance encounter in a New York gallery opens a portal into a Glasgow childhood, that becomes a search for meaning and class identity through a work of art.

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Stirling Maxwell Centre Spring 2024 Seminar Series

22 Feb

Date: Thursday 22 February 2024 - Thursday 21 March 2024
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Various
Speaker: Various (see below)

The Spring 2024 Seminar Series brings together speakers from across the globe. We'll be discussing the act of looking -- from 16th century paintings to text, to manga, and from narrative photography to art and photography in politics.

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Composting the Soundscape: How to Grow Your Own Listening Practice

17 Feb

Date: Saturday 17 February 2024
Time: 15:00 - 16:00
Categories: Concerts and music, Student events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: Beth Horseman

Deep listening workshop with musician and audiovisual artist Beth Horseman as part of Glasgow Goes Green Festival.

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Hot Animation 4: The Red Turtle (Dudok de Wit, 2016)

16 Feb

Date: Friday 16 February 2024
Time: 17:00
Categories: Films and theatre, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Andrew Stewart Cinema

The fourth screening (The Red Turtle - Dudok de Wit, 2016) as part of a month-long series that give cultural expression to heat and changing temperatures, held at the University of Glasgow.

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The Secret Jobs Club

13 Feb

Date: Tuesday 13 February 2024
Time: 13:00 - 16:00
Categories: Student events, Alumni events
Venue: Senate Room
Speaker: Various (see below)

Mystery employers pitch for Arts and Humanities graduates. Come and meet them, challenge your expectations, who knows where it might end up...

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Hot Animation 3: Children of the Sea (Watanabe, 2019)

09 Feb

Date: Friday 09 February 2024
Time: 17:00
Categories: Films and theatre, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Andrew Stewart Cinema

The third screening (Children of the Sea - Watanabe, 2019) as part of a month-long series that give cultural expression to heat and changing temperatures, held at the University of Glasgow.

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Hot Animation 2: Kirikou (Ocelot, 1998)

02 Feb

Date: Friday 02 February 2024
Time: 17:00
Categories: Films and theatre, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Andrew Stewart Cinema

The second screening (Kirikou - Ocelot, 1998) as part of a month-long series that give cultural expression to heat and changing temperatures, held at the University of Glasgow.

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Hot Animation 1: Rango (Verbinski, 2011)

26 Jan

Date: Friday 26 January 2024
Time: 17:00
Categories: Films and theatre, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Andrew Stewart Cinema

The first screening (Rango - Verbinski, 2011) as part of a month-long series that give cultural expression to heat and changing temperatures, held at the University of Glasgow.

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Andrew Kötting Artist Talk, in Conversation with Simon Kövesi

25 Jan

Date: Thursday 25 January 2024
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Categories: Films and theatre, Public lectures
Venue: Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Andrew Kötting, Simon Kövesi

Join Andrew Kötting and Simon Kövesi for a sharing event and conversation around Andrew' work.

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Research Seminar: ENSA – approaches to a reassessment

06 Dec

Date: Wednesday 06 December 2023
Time: 12:30 - 14:00
Categories: Staff workshops and seminars
Venue: Seminar Room 123a, Gilmorehill Halls, 9 University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Speaker: Professor Anselm Heinrich

Colleagues are warmly invited to join us for our next theatre studies research seminar and lunchtime mince pies. We would love to see you in person, please sign up for a place on Eventbrite. For those unable to make it, you can join the seminar on zoom. For the zoom link, which will be sent out that week, or any other queries, please email Liz at elizabeth.tomlin@glasgow.ac.uk.

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The Tell Tale Rooms

05 Dec

Date: Tuesday 05 December 2023
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Categories: Films and theatre
Venue: Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Andrew Kotting

Artist Andrew Kötting will be presenting a selection of works contextualizing The Tell Tale Rooms project.

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Trembling with Dodescaden

02 Dec

Date: Saturday 02 December 2023
Time: 14:30 - 15:30
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery
Speaker: Dodescaden

Performance from dance company Dodescaden in response to themes from 'The Trembling Museum'

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Ruth Ewan: A JUKEBOX of People Trying to Change the World

28 Aug

Date: Monday 28 August 2023 - Wednesday 10 January 2024
Categories: Concerts and music, Exhibitions
Venue: Queen Margaret Union

Ruth Ewan’s ‘A Jukebox of People Trying to Change the World’ will be installed for six months in the QMU’s bar. The jukebox contains 2,000 tracks which address a broad range of social and political issues. Tracks are organised into themes including feminism, land rights, poverty, civil rights and ecology. Presented by Thinking Culture and The Dear Green Bothy.

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