Being Human Festival: Language, Literature, and History – Poetry of the Lancashire Cotton Famine
Performances of poetry, song and audience-centred 'translation' exercises, plus much more.
This unique event combines performances of Lancashire Cotton Famine poetry and song from the well-known Manchester ballad singer, Jennifer Reid, with a talk on dialect, poetry, and the global/local historical effects of the Cotton Famine (1861-65), caused largely by the American Civil War.
| A Being Human Fest HUMS lecture | |
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| Date | 23 November 2016 |
| Time | 18:30 to 21:30 |
| Place | Sir John Colfox Academy, Bridport, Dorset To book please contact s.rennie@exeter.ac.uk |
| Provider | Being Human Fest HUMS |
Event details
Lancashire dialect poetry will be compared with Dorset dialect poetry, popularised by William Barnes (1801-86). Included in the event will be audience-centred ‘translation’ exercises of dialect poetry, and discussions of pronunciation, authenticity, and cultural preservation.
This event is part of the Being Human festival which is led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, in partnership with the Arts & Humanities Research Council and the British Academy, Being Human is a national forum for public engagement with humanities research. The festival highlights the ways in which the humanities can inspire and enrich our everyday lives, help us to understand ourselves, our relationships with others, and the challenges we face in a changing world.
For further information visit the Being Human Festival website.
