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Britain in Focus: A Photographic History

March 20, 2017

Considering the ubiquity of images, and for the most part, their photographic origins, television has infrequently reflected on the medium of photography in a sustained way. So, it is well worth the effort to watch and reflect on the ‘season of photography’ upcoming on the BBC. The first major presentation in the season is the …

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Can we make Nottingham a slavery-free city?

November 1, 2016

Abolishing modern slavery is at the centre of Theresa May’s personal policy agenda.  National Government has mainly focussed on the implications for foreign policy, trade and development, and police enforcement, as well as responding to reports from the UK’s first independent anti-slavery commissioner, Kevin Hyland.  However slavery in the UK is principally encountered and addressed …

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The James Plays – Scotland’s answer to Game of Thrones?

June 7, 2016

The James Plays has been billed as Scotland’s answer to Game of Thrones by the Daily Record. Rona Munro’s trilogy of plays, brings three 15th century kings to the stage. All three died by violence: the first murdered, the second blown up by a cannon, and the third in the aftermath of a battle against …

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Julian Bond: civil rights activist

Julian Bond: a celebration

May 11, 2016

Join us at the British Academy to celebrate the life and activism of Julian Bond (1940-2015) on Tuesday 24 May at 6pm for a free event Post by Professor Sharon Monteith. Julian Bond was booked as keynote speaker in London but sadly passed away in August 2015. In the obituary I wrote then, I promised …

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Being Human 2015: Consider Smell

November 10, 2015

Post by Julia Feuer-Cotter. Consider Smell is a series of events travelling from Nottingham to London 18 November to 22 November as part of Being Human 2015, a big public festival. Through a series of activities that explore the human sense of smell across space and time, participants will discover new aspects to this often …

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Writing To Be Heard, Writing to Heal: The Survivors of the Genocide in Rwanda Tell their Story

November 9, 2015

Post by Laura Blackie In 1994, in a period of only 100 days, over one million people were brutally murdered during the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The horror of the genocide was intensified by the fact that the crimes were perpetrated by people the victims knew and trusted – their neighbours, friends, and …

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Being Human 2015: Lawrence, Class and Culture

November 3, 2015

A talk by Professor Neil Roberts (Emeritus Professor of English Literature at the University of Sheffield, and Honorary Professor of D. H. Lawrence Studies at the University of Nottingham), D.H. Lawrence Heritage Centre, Eastwood, Wednesday 18 November 2015, 7-8.30pm A whole biography industry has grown up around the extraordinary story of D. H. Lawrence’s rise …

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Race and Rights: The Cause of All Nations

October 23, 2015

An event to mark the end of the 150th anniversary period for the American Civil War. Thursday 29 October 2015 (18.00 – 19.00) A39, Sir Clive Granger Building, University Park Free and open to all, but please register here. Marking the end of the 150th anniversary period for the Civil War (2011-2015), please join the …

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Race and Rights: Screening of Fruitvale Station

October 22, 2015

By Hannah-Rose Murray In celebration of Black History Month 2015, I held a screening and post-film discussion of Fruitvale Station on Wednesday 14 October. Written and directed by Ryan Coogler, the film depicts the last few days of Oscar Grant III’s life, an African American killed by police officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California in …

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Behold the head of a traitor!

June 3, 2015

Post by Richard Gaunt, Curator of Rebellion and Social Justice In April, I began a three-year residency with Nottingham City Museums and Galleries as their new ‘Curator of Rebellion and Social Justice’. My title is always a cause of conversation and many of my new colleagues are envious of the impeccably ‘cool’ credentials it bestows. …

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