Conflict & the Creative Arts
Conference 2021

From 10:00 

Arrival  

10:30 – 10:40  

Opening address - Professor Catherine Harper, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, UCA.

10:45– 11:30 

Professor Paul Heritage, Queen Mary University of London

How do people transform their worlds through creativity and the arts? What difference can art make for those who live in situations of risk, violence, and crisis? Professor Heritage will explore a case study from Brazil.

11.30 – 12:15

Conflict Textiles: Threads, Connections, Presence… – Breege Doherty 

Breege Doherty, Conflict Textiles Assistant Curator will trace the journey of Conflict Textiles from Chilean arpilleras in the 1970s to the present physical collection and online transnational live archive focused on conflict and human rights abuses.

12.15 – 13.15

In conversation 

A panel discussion between artists Siva Sai Jeevaantham, Maxine Chester and Laura Espinosa Loaiza, moderated by Professorial Fellow, Jonathan Harris. 

13:15 – 14:00 

Lunch 

14:00 – 14:45  

Professor Paul Cooke, University of Leeds & Professor Ananda Breed, University of Lincoln

How can arts education support youth-centred approaches to civil society building in global, post-conflict settings? This in-conversation session will delve into case studies from the Changing the Story project and Mobile Arts for Peace (Rwanda).

14:45 – 15:45  

In conversation 

A panel discussion between researchers Anna Smirnova and Shang Almala Khidhir and artist Eileen Harrisson, moderated by Professor Terry Perk.

15:45 – 16:00  

Coffee Break  

16:00 – 16:45 

UCA's Assistant Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Dr Simon Dancey & Professorial Fellow, Jonathan Harris

 In conversation exploring creative art, power and conflict. 

16:45 – 17.00  

Closing remarks