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NorthBoundSymposia Series
Dr. Maria Angela Ferrario
Research Associate
Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages
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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
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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.
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Coleraine
Jordanstown
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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.
CulturalHeritages
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The Academy - Sample Activities
Synergies within UU
Synergies at EU/ International level
NorthBoundSymposium OneItaly in Northern Ireland 17.11.06
SIEF2008 CongressInternational Society forEthnology and Folklore16-20th June ‘07
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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.
SIEF2008:: About SIEF
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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 AuthoritiesTourism officesLocal BusinessArts & Entertainment Venues
Walled City
City Side
Waterside
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SIEF2008:: When & Where
16th-20th June 2006
Magee Campus, Derry
Call for papers - First Round: 30th November
http://www.ulster.ac.uk/sief2008/
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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.
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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]
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NorthBound:: What is 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.
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NorthBound:: What is For [Obj]
• Increase visibility and awareness of 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
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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
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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
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NorthBound #1:: Programme
Welcome
Overview
Keynote
Coffee
Keynote
Closure
Prof Robert Welch Dean of Faculty , University of Ulster
Dr M.A.Ferrario Associate Researcher, AICH
Mr Leo D’Agostino Honorary Consul in N.I. The Italian Community: its Pasts and Presents
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Prof. Fabio Mugnaini professor of European Ethnology, Univ. Siena The heirs of a wonderful misery.
Silvia Calamati, writer, journalist RAI 24hrs An Italian Eyewitness
Mr Liam Campbel Westway Films“Sense of Belonging” Introduction and video cuts
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17.11. 06 Morning Programme 17.11.06. Afternoon Programme
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Dr Roger Logues, Love and War…A perfect marriage?
Vox Pops, radio Interviews fromPeople in Northern Ireland – Paul Moore and Stanley
Lunch Break
Mr Eddie McVeigh Head of EU Commision N.I. NI and Europe, Present Tracks and Future Trends
Coffee Break + Q&A the Disposable Gallery
Coffee Break + Q&A
John Fleming, Director SlowfoodUK – The Cittaslow Network
Discussion -Symposium closes at 16.00
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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
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NorthBound #1:: Contacts
Maria Angela Ferrario
t:: 00-44-28-71-37-5304 (direct)
w: http://www.arts.ulster.ac.uk/aich/nbsymposia