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Discover how Arts and Humanities researchers in Wales and South West England are collaborating with local partners in Global Majority communities on innovative methods to help amplify Indigenous, minority and historically excluded voices through AHRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) funded projects:
· Co-creating tools with displaced Yazidi communities in Iraq to reclaim agency, weaving generational oral storytelling into dynamic, community-led cartographies
· Developing a creative new platform for writers and artists from northern Nigeria to publish works, challenging the tradition of competing for publishing opportunities and validation in Global North-based magazines and platforms
· Arts-based collaboration with Tehuelche and Mapuche Indigenous communities as they challenge traditional historical narratives on Welsh settlement in Patagonia
· Improving archival access to British South Asian theatre history and practice
Hear about the successes and challenges of creating groundbreaking creative routes to challenge dominant geopolitical narratives, supporting cultural preservation as well as political visibility.
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction, chaired by Dr Yan Wu, Swansea University
0:15 Paris Seager AHRC Senior Investment Manager (AHRC Responsive Mode and IAA Portfolios)
4:20 Dr Sana Murrani Associate Professor in Spatial Practice, University of Plymouth
Borderless Cartography
Mapping with Indigenous Yazidis of Iraq (Survivors of Genocide) Displacement and Resistance
12:00 Professor Kate Skinner, University of Bristol
Reel Time: Using historical film to challenge to inform gender activism in Ghana
20:03 Q&A
30:17 Professor Jerri Daboo, Department of Communication, Drama, and Film, University of Exeter
Unveiling Archives: new approaches to the public accessibility of British South Asian theatre history and practice, and the production of a toolkit on archives for theatre companies, in partnership with The National Theatre London.
38:00 Dr Geraldine Lubin, Swansea University
Problematising History: Indigenous perspectives on Welsh settlement in Patagonia
46:28 Q&A
57:59 Close
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Discover how Arts and Humanities researchers in Wales and South West England are collaborating with local partners in Global Majority communities on innovative methods to help amplify Indigenous, minority and historically excluded voices through AHRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) funded projects:
· Co-creating tools with displaced Yazidi communities in Iraq to reclaim agency, weaving generational oral storytelling into dynamic, community-led cartographies
· Developing a creative new platform for writers and artists from northern Nigeria to publish works, challenging the tradition of competing for publishing opportunities and validation in Global North-based magazines and platforms
· Arts-based collaboration with Tehuelche and Mapuche Indigenous communities as they challenge traditional historical narratives on Welsh settlement in Patagonia
· Improving archival access to British South Asian theatre history and practice
Hear about the successes and challenges of creating groundbreaking creative routes to challenge dominant geopolitical narratives, supporting cultural preservation as well as political visibility.
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction, chaired by Dr Yan Wu, Swansea University
0:15 Paris Seager AHRC Senior Investment Manager (AHRC Responsive Mode and IAA Portfolios)
4:20 Dr Sana Murrani Associate Professor in Spatial Practice, University of Plymouth
Borderless Cartography
Mapping with Indigenous Yazidis of Iraq (Survivors of Genocide) Displacement and Resistance
12:00 Professor Kate Skinner, University of Bristol
Reel Time: Using historical film to challenge to inform gender activism in Ghana
20:03 Q&A
30:17 Professor Jerri Daboo, Department of Communication, Drama, and Film, University of Exeter
Unveiling Archives: new approaches to the public accessibility of British South Asian theatre history and practice, and the production of a toolkit on archives for theatre companies, in partnership with The National Theatre London.
38:00 Dr Geraldine Lubin, Swansea University
Problematising History: Indigenous perspectives on Welsh settlement in Patagonia
46:28 Q&A
57:59 Close
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We are UK Research and Innovation, the UK's largest public funder of research and innovation. If you're a UK tax payer, your contributions help fund the work we showcase on our channel. And if you liked this video, follow us on these channels:
Medium: medium.com/@UKRI
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Facebook: facebook.com/weareUKRI
YouTube: youtube.com/c/UKResearchandInnovation
Or sign up for our weekly newsletter public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKRI/subscriber/new?topic_id=UKRI_newsletter
