Some information on the cultural events which are part of the AfroEuropes IV Conference programme, London. AFROEUROPES CULTURAL EVENTS PROGRAMME TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER from 1745 at the Beveridge Hall, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Welcome to London! An Evening of Readings, Comedy and Song An informal evening of words and music, plus some laughs along the way, from some of the best Black British artists — as well as two specially invited writers from Europe whose work is critically acclaimed in their home countries. Come along and enjoy the warmest welcome that London can give as writers, academics and others from around Europe and the USA arrive in the capital for AfroEuropes. With: * Readings from award-winning writers Gabriel Gbadamosi (UK), Francisco Zamora Loboch (Equatorial Guinea/Spain) and Tomáš Zmeškal (the Czech Republic) * Comedy from Ava Vidal, one of the UK’s exciting new generation of Black British comedians * Music from Shirley Thompson, one of the UK’s finest classical composers and Alexander D Great, Trinidadian-born calypsonian This event is FREE and open to all WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER from 1830 at the Beveridge Hall, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU The Third John La Rose Memorial Lecture by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o ‘Resisting Metaphysical Empire: Language as war zone’ Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is a major Kenyan and African writer and radical political activist. He is a novelist, playwright, essayist, translator, literary, social and political critic. He is currently Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine. This is the third lecture in an initial series of three John La Rose Memorial Lectures, which commemorate the life and work of John La Rose (1927–2006). John was an inspirational presence in Black British and Caribbean political and cultural activism who touched lives across all five continents. The issues he was engaged with all his life remain relevant and will continue to be so into the foreseeable future. The event will be followed by a wine reception and book signing. Entrance £5.00 payable in advance at ies.sas.ac.uk/events/ies-conferences/AfroEuropeans THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER from 1800 at the Beveridge Hall, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Putting the International into National Poetry Day What’s missing from National Poetry Day? The international, says Wasafiri, the magazine which has, for nearly thirty years, been opening up the path for writers and poets from all around the globe to be published. So what could be more fitting at a time when National Poetry Day coincides with AfroEurope@ns IV than to have some of the brightest and best international poetic voices read their work? Challenging notions of borders, identity and more, come and listen to seven poets who cross countries and generations and who, in doing so, create imaginative new landscapes for us all. Hosted by acclaimed poet/musician Anthony Joseph and including a rare UK appearance by the renowned writer Merle Collins, other poets performing are: the 2005 Foyles Young Poet Jay Bernard; the widely-translated South African-born, Australian-bred John Mateer; a New Statesman Book of the Year poet Karen McCarthy Woolf; Roger Robinson, whose poem ‘Trinidad Gothic’ was highly commended by the Forward Prize; and the first winner of the Brunel University African Poetry Prize, Warsan Shire. The event will conclude with the announcement of the winners of Wasafiri’s fourth New Writing Prize, announced by one of this year’s judges, Anthony Joseph and will be followed by a wine reception and book signings. Entrance £5.00 payable in advance at ies.sas.ac.uk/events/ies-conferences/AfroEuropeans FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER from 1830 at the British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB Linton Kwesi Johnson and Caryl Phillips in Conversation Poet and political activist, Linton Kwesi Johnson joins Caryl Phillips, novelist and academic, in conversation. Both writers have inspired generations with thoughtful and incisive writing which, in one way or another, looks at notions of identity. Johnson’s rhythm-infused lyrics and Phillips’s concise prose explore racial oppression and question what it means to belong – and together they’ve changed the landscape of writing in Britain and beyond. Join them in this rare conversation chaired by cultural journalist and broadcaster Maya Jaggi. The event will be followed by a book signing. Entrance £7.50/£5.00 concessions. Book at bl.uk/whatson/events/event153058.html
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