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CATEGORIES:Wolfson College Talks &amp\; Events
SUMMARY:The Arts in Algeria: Growing Networks and Supporti
 ng Creativity - Dr Stephen Wilford (University of 
 Cambridge\, Wolfson College)
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220331T190000
UID:TALK171797AThttp://talks.cam.ac.uk
URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/171797
DESCRIPTION:A talk on developing a network around 'the arts' i
 n Algeria\, with the aim of connecting scholars in
  Algeria\, Europe and North America\, and providin
 g support and opportunities for Algerian artists\,
  including actors\, writers\, filmmakers\, musicia
 ns\, visual artists etc.\n\nResearch on Algeria\, 
 and general understandings of the country within t
 he Anglophone world\, have tended to focus upon mo
 ments of conflict and violence: in particular\, Fr
 ench colonialism (1830-1962)\, the War of Independ
 ence (1954-1962)\, and the so-called ‘Black Decade
 ’ (or ‘Civil War’) of the 1990s (1991-2002). Far l
 ess attention has been paid to the arts and artist
 ic creativity\, both historical and contemporary\,
  within North Africa and among the Algerian diaspo
 ra.\n\nDr Stephen Wilford (University of Cambridge
  & Wolfson College) shares insights into the netwo
 rks being collaboratively developed around the art
 s in Algeria. This new network seeks to redress th
 e balance\, refocusing attention on artistry and c
 reativity\, and creating connections between pract
 itioners and scholars working on the Arts and Huma
 nities in Algeria. While the arts in Algeria have 
 undoubtedly been shaped\, and commented upon\, by 
 the social and political milieux from which they e
 merge\, creativity has also offered a form of resi
 lience.\n\nIn this talk\, he explores the place of
  ‘the arts’ (broadly conceived) within contemporar
 y Algerian societies\, and the ways in which artis
 ts (actors\, writers\, filmmakers\, musicians\, vi
 sual artists\, etc.) have shaped Algerian culture.
  He also sketches out the aims and objectives of t
 he new network\, highlighting some of the ways in 
 which it is intended to grow links between scholar
 ship and artistic practice\, in Algeria and global
 ly.\n\n\nResearch on Algeria\, and general underst
 andings of the country within the Anglophone world
 \, have tended to focus upon moments of conflict a
 nd violence: in particular\, French colonialism (1
 830-1962)\, the War of Independence (1954-1962)\, 
 and the so-called ‘Black Decade’ (or ‘Civil War’) 
 of the 1990s (1991-2002). Far less attention has b
 een paid to the arts and artistic creativity\, bot
 h historical and contemporary\, within North Afric
 a and among the Algerian diaspora.\n\n"Dr Stephen 
 Wilford"https://www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/people/steph
 en-wilford (University of Cambridge & Wolfson Coll
 ege) shares insights into the networks being colla
 boratively developed around the arts in Algeria. T
 his new network seeks to redress the balance\, ref
 ocusing attention on artistry and creativity\, and
  creating connections between practitioners and sc
 holars working on the Arts and Humanities in Alger
 ia. While the arts in Algeria have undoubtedly bee
 n shaped\, and commented upon\, by the social and 
 political milieux from which they emerge\, creativ
 ity has also offered a form of resilience.\n\nIn t
 his talk\, he explores the place of ‘the arts’ (br
 oadly conceived) within contemporary Algerian soci
 eties\, and the ways in which artists (actors\, wr
 iters\, filmmakers\, musicians\, visual artists\, 
 etc.) have shaped Algerian culture. He also sketch
 es out the aims and objectives of the new network\
 , highlighting some of the ways in which it is int
 ended to grow links between scholarship and artist
 ic practice\, in Algeria and globally.\n\n"Make su
 re to register":https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the
 -arts-in-algeria-growing-networks-and-supporting-c
 reativity-tickets-266832482137\n\n \nThis event is
  part of 'Wolfson Explores GROWTH 2022'
LOCATION:Lee Hall\, Wolfson College\, Barton Road\, Cambrid
 ge CB3 9BB
CONTACT:Julian Siebert
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