Report of a Mobility Fund supported project on the peacebuilding aspects of coffee-making/drinking in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Outlining the development of the project from creating a podcast (“The Late Art Show with Berina and Lisa”) exploring the intersections of peace work, coffee-making and feminism in Sarajevo, and how the project changed with the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Opening plenary for PRAXIS virtual workshop, Transforming Conflict and Displacement through Arts and Humanities. With panellists Asma Khalifa, Ruth Daniel, Teresa Bean and Neelam Raina
'Peace in a Small Scale: Colombia and the Social Imagination of the Future' by Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar and with the research assistance of Alex Sierra.
This paper was presented as part of the international seminar 'Voicing Hidden Histories' held at University of Leeds in November 2017.
The ‘Mobilising Histories’ conference, held at the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre, brought together two projects funded by the UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) which ask how arts-based interventions can build and mobilise human rights cultures with-in post-conflict societies: ‘Mobilising Multidirectional Memory to Build more Resilient Communities in South Africa’ (Taberner, 2017) and ‘Changing the Story’ (Cooke, 2017).
The two-day event featured reflections from NGO and CSO practitioners, along with academic colleagues, who use film, drama and storytelling as effective mechanisms for: confronting dark pasts, mobilising traumatic memory and addressing continuing forms of inequality and injustice. At the heart of these discussions was a focus on how the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are increasingly influencing arts and humanities research, as well as heritage organisations. The talks, panel presentations and group conversations across both days frequently re-turned to the question of how SDGs enable, or potentially inhibit, arts-based interventions in post-conflict zones.
The Changing the Story Youth Research Board officially launched their campaigns for change, informed by their research findings, in an online event on Thursday 9 December 2021. Watch the recording from the launch event featuring Jesús, Eric, Rovithono, Jayden, Trina, David, Leonard, Samjhana, Arlinda, and Taahirah.
ACT – Arts, critical thinking & active citizenship (Kosovo):
Watch the final cut of the animation created by the Boom Zine 'proof of concept' project which looks at the development of the rock and roll scene in Kosovo in the 1980s.
Entrenched social inequalities and injustices such as those related to gender, race, and class remain persistent; sometimes perpetuated in the name of cultural traditions, and overlooked in international conversations about climate change and adaptation. However, these inequalities—exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic—profoundly affect the impact of and response to the climate emergency on marginalised groups.
This session will explore the potential for arts, culture and heritage research and practice to be more inclusive of gender and diversity in the climate resilience conversation, including examples of reducing the carbon footprint of arts-based research projects.
Dr Smriti Haricharan was invited to Praxis first Nexus event in Lebanon ' Heritage for Global Challenges' because of their role as Postdoctoral Researcher on the AHRC-GCRF project 'The politics of performance on the urban periphery in South India.'
Find out more about the project and what Smriti will take away from the nexus event.
Professor Hisham Elkadi was invited to Praxis first Nexus event in Lebanon 'Heritage for Global Challenges' because of their role as Principal Investigator on the AHRC-GCRF project 'Monitoring Object and Visitor Environments (MOVE).' Find out more about the project and what Hisham will take away from the nexus event.
Find out Harriet Hoffler's (DCMS) thoughts on Praxis first Nexus Event 'Heritage for Global Challenges' in this short film, recorded in Lebanon February 2020.
Juliana Román Lozano is a feminist and former professional football player; a professional football coach and co-founder of La Nuestra Futbol Feminista. Juliana talks about the AHRC-GCRF project 'A Level Playing Field', La Nuestra and why applying a critical gender/feminist lens is vital.
Dr Mehiyar Kathem was invited to Praxis first Nexus Event 'Heritage for Global Challenges' to share their experience as a Research Associate and Coordinator of the Nahrein Network. Hear Mehiyar talk about the project, his role and what they thought of the Praxis event.
This is a short animation created by Samjhana Balami (a member of the Changing the Story Youth Education Board), introducing Creative Education Corner, a collective of three members of the Youth Research Board interested in the question, 'does the education system equip us for our future?'
Dr Tom Schofield was invited to Praxis first Nexus Event 'Heritage for Global Challenges' to share their experience as a Principal Investigator of Plurah Heritages of Istanbul: The Case of the Land Walls. Hear Tom talk about the project and share their thoughts on the Praxis event.