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Dr. Maria Angela Ferrario
Research Associate
Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages
Exploring Cultural Heritages at the Migration Interface
Research Symposia Series
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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 Two: Baltic Neighbours
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The Academy @ University of Ulster
One of five Research Institutes based in the UU Faculty of Arts.
30+ staff from a wide range of subject backgrounds
3 University campuses
Associate members + a large & growing postgraduate community.
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Coleraine
Jordanstown
AICH and UU Campuses
Derry
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The Academy - Aim
Centre of excellence for
Interdisciplinary research on
Cultural Heritages(tangible & non-tangible)
In an international context
Emphasis on cultural heritages connected with the island of Ireland.
AICH
Humanities
Art & DesignMedia
Celtic Studies
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Forthcoming Event – June’08
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SIEF2008:: When & Where
16th-20th June 2008
Magee Campus, Derry
Call for papers – Second Round: end of May 07
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
4 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:: 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:: Topics
mobileSociety: migrations, barriers to mobiliy
footPrints: poetry, literature, 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:: Who is it About?
Each symposium -> a specific European community in Northern Ireland including: Italy [17 Nov 06]
The Baltic Neighbours [11 May 07]
France & Germany [Nov 07]
The Balkans [May 08]
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General Facts & Figures
UK – Almost 600,000 people from ‘Eastern’ Europe have registered to work in the UK since May 2004, Home Office figures (27.02.06).Polish - 65% of the total (390,000)- followedLithuanians -11% (66,000)
NI – 60,000 estimatedPoles: 35,000/45,000 Lithuanians: 3,500/4,000*
* Official 4,000 est 15,000 – Lithuanian Ambassador in Šilutés Magazine 8th March 07
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The Neighbour, the Similar & the Other
The idea of "neighbourliness" is a double-edged one … It implies openness to neighbouring cultures but also provincial mistrust*
* Orhan Pamuk (2006 Nobel Prize for Literature on the European Neighbouring Policy)
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Neighbours
a slide on history
Russia
Turkey
UK, NI, IE
PL, LT, …
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Old Neighbours
Regina EuropaCosmographia Universalis , Basel 1550-4
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New Neighbours – News To Wear (Saloje)
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New Neighbours – Polish Picnic (Glosik)
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NorthBound 2# Contacts
Maria Angela Ferrario
t:: 00-44-28-71-37-5304 (direct)
e:: ma.ferrario@ulster.ac.uk
w: http://www.arts.ulster.ac.uk/aich/nbsymposia
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