THIS IS A FREE ENTRY EVENT - PLEASE BOOK YOUR TICKET IN ADVANCE
1st British Popular Culture(s) Conference
Saturday 7th June, The Cornish Bank, Falmouth
Britain has a vibrant heritage and history of popular culture, and a long tradition of cultural thinkers who have been active in both shaping and defining British popular culture. The British Popular Culture(s) conference aims to renew this collaborative practice by inviting participation from those involved in all aspects of cultural scenes and practices and critical appreciation to nurture a vibrant third sector and generate new thinking.
As the spirit of the conference is creative alliances, in partnership with our local creative industry there will be a day of free events to celebrate, highlight and discuss the precarity of local popular cultures and some of the challenges facing regional creative and cultural economies. We aim to bring the university (back) into popular spaces in an atmosphere of critical support, collaboration and fandom. With pizza, conversation and live music.
10.30 -13.00 Sounds of Popular Culture
Panels featuring acclaimed filmmakers and musicians with connections to Cornwall in conversation (panelists contacted and TBC).
14.15 - 15.15 Public Keynote Lecture - Nathalie Olah
Writer and Thinker Nathalie Olah (Steal As Much As You Can) closes the formal part of the conference with a keynote lecture on British Popular Culture.
15.30 - 16.45 Regional Cultural Economies
A panel of programmers, venue owners and touring musicians discuss the realities, challenges and joys of maintaining a popular culture industry in Cornwall and further afield.
16.45 - 17.00 Conference Wrap-up
20.00 Onwards Horses on the Beach (Cornish Bank, Ticketed)
Dub in the Pub (Touc Inn, Free)
