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North Bound Symposia Series

North Bound Symposia Series. Dr. Maria Angela Ferrario Research Associate Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages. Presentation Overview. (A)Two words about AICH Overview Sample activity: SIEF2008 (B) Northbound in brief What is It? Who is it About? What is For? Topics

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North Bound Symposia Series

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  1. NorthBoundSymposia Series Dr. Maria Angela Ferrario Research Associate Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages

  2. Presentation Overview (A)Two words about AICH • Overview • Sample activity: SIEF2008 (B) Northbound in brief • What is It? • Who is it About? • What is For? • Topics (C) Northbound One: Italy • Programme • Extra Curricula • When & Where

  3. The Academy @ University of Ulster • The Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages (AICH) is one of five Research Institutes based in the University of Ulster’s Faculty of Arts. • 30+ staff from a wide range of subject backgrounds in the arts, humanities and social sciences, • 3 University’s campuses. • Associate members, and a large and growing postgraduate community.

  4. Coleraine Jordanstown

  5. Interdisciplinary CulturalHeritages International Ireland The Academy - Aim To be a centre of excellence for interdisciplinary research on cultural heritages, both material and non-material, in an international context with particular emphasis on cultural heritages connected with the island of Ireland.

  6. The Academy - Sample Activities • Synergies within UU • Synergies at EU/ International level NorthBoundSymposium OneItaly in Northern Ireland17.11.06 SIEF2008 Congress International Society for Ethnology and Folklore 16-20th June ‘07

  7. SIEF2008:: About SIEF • SIEF, the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore, was founded in Athens on September 8th, 1964 • 9th SIEF : encourage boundary-crossing explorations: Transcending “European Heritages”: Liberating the Ethnological Imagination • Broad range of sub-themes, panel discussions, posters, workshops, and keynotes by leading international scholars.

  8. SIEF2008:: SIEF & The City, Synergies • Involve the City in the event(both City Side & Waterside) • Use venues around the City for both the academic and social programme • Liase with key stakeholders on both local and crossborder level • Local Authorities • Tourism offices • Local Business • Arts & Entertainment Venues City Side Waterside Walled City

  9. SIEF2008:: When & Where • 16th-20th June 2006 • Magee Campus, Derry • Call for papers - First Round: 30th November • http://www.ulster.ac.uk/sief2008/

  10. NorthBound:: What is It? Lives, facts and stories of people who left their countries to live their cultures in Northern Ireland… and vice versa • A series of research Symposia organised by the Academy • Four events over a two-year period (Nov'06–May'08) • Focus: both the established and the emerging European cultural landscapes in today’s N.I.

  11. NorthBound:: Who is it About? • Each symposium will look into a specific European community in Northern Ireland including: • Italy[17 Nov 06] • The Baltic Regions[May 07] • France & Germany[Nov 07] • The Balkans[May 08]

  12. NorthBound:: Whatis For [Aim] To promote the culture, support the presence & provide networking opportunities to people & communities who, from Europe, have come to Northern Ireland to live, work & study.

  13. NorthBound:: Whatis For [Obj] • Increase visibility and awarenessof the activities carried out by such communities within N.I, R.O.I and their respective countries • Strengthen the cultural links between N.I. and their respective countries • Facilitate the creation of networks that can support cultural, social and economic activities between N.I., R.O.I and their respective countries

  14. NorthBound:: Topics Topics are broad in scope and they may overlap. Different symposia will cover different topics and each symposium may not cover all the topics • mobileSociety: migrations, barriers to mobiliy • footPrints: literature, prose, journalism • changingWords: Language learning process and challenges • visualArts: painting, sculpture, film, photography, new media • design&technology: fashion, design, architecture • performingArts: theatre, comedy, dance, music, magic • livingMemories: history & stories through the eyes of people • within&Beyond: mind, spirit, philosophy, religion, rituals

  15. NorthBound#1:: Topics • memoryBites: food & drink, life style and culinary traditions • footPrints: literature, prose, journalism • visualArts:painting, sculpture, film, photography, new media • livingMemories history & stories through the eyes of people • within&Beyond:mind, spirit, philosophy, religion, folklore

  16. NorthBound #1:: Programme 17.11. 06 Morning Programme 17.11.06. Afternoon Programme 13.00 Prof Robert Welch Dean of Faculty , University of Ulster Lunch Break 10.00 Welcome Dr M.A.Ferrario Associate Researcher, AICH Mr Eddie McVeigh Head of EU Commision N.I. NI and Europe, Present Tracks and Future Trends 14.00 10.20 Keynote Overview Mr Leo D’Agostino Honorary Consul in N.I. The Italian Community: its Pasts and Presents Vox Pops, radio InterviewsfromPeople in Northern Ireland – Paul Moore and Stanley 14.30 10.30 Keynote John Fleming, Director Slowfood UK – The Cittaslow Network Silvia Calamati, writer, journalist RAI 24hrs An Italian Eyewitness 14.40 11.00 Coffee Break + Q&A Coffee Break + Q&A the Disposable Gallery 11.20 15.00 Coffee Dr Roger Logues,Love and War… A perfect marriage? Prof. Fabio Mugnaini professor of European Ethnology, Univ. Siena The heirs of a wonderful misery. 11.40 15.20 Discussion -Symposium closes at 16.00 Mr Liam Campbel Westway Films “Sense of Belonging” Introduction and video cuts 15.40 Closure 12.00

  17. NorthBound#1:: Extra Curricula • voxPops:Italy and the Italians according to N.I. people (radio piece) • memoryBites: Each speaker (& audience) was asked to send their favourite/forgotten italian recipies. • changingWords:anyone for a half-day language workshop to start doing things the Italian way? • disposableGallery:photos on N.I. sent by Italians who lived/live here

  18. NorthBound#1:: Contacts Maria Angela Ferrario t:: 00-44-28-71-37-5304 (direct) e:: ma.ferrario@ulster.ac.uk w:http://www.arts.ulster.ac.uk/aich/nbsymposia

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