GRAMNet Events 2013/14
All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise stated. Some events may require you to pre-book. Please click on links to find out full information.
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| Date | Time | Title | Speaker | Summary | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep | 17.00 - 18.30 |
GRAMNet Seminar Series 2013/14 From Looked-After Child to Illegal Immigrant (followed by theatre perfomance of Mazloom at 7.30 - tickets £5 from www.mazloom.org.uk) |
Sue Clayton, Royal Holloway, University of London |
Sue Clayton will speak about her work with barristers and policy-makers such as UNHCR and Amnesty International to explore contradictions in the theory and practice of asylum law. She will also talk about her creative projects with young people, including the short film, Hamedullah: The Road Home (screening during the seminar) and the play/cinema piece, Mazloom, which is being performed on Weds 25th and Thurs 26th September at the Glad Café. www.hamedullahtheroadhome.com There is no need to register for this event. |
Glad Cafe, 1006 Pollokshaws Road, Shawlands, Glasgow G41 2HG |
| 15 Oct | 17.30 doors for 18.00 start |
GRAMNet Film Series 2013/14 Le Havre (2011) Drinks and canapes will be served following the screening which launches this year's series. |
TBC | In this warmhearted portrait of the French harbour city that gives the film its name, fate throws young African refugee, Idrissa, into the path of Marcel Marx, a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoeshiner. With innate optimism and the unwavering support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville and Marcel Carné, Le Havre is a charming, deadpan delight. | Centre for Contemporary Arts |
| 16 Oct | 17.00 - 18.30 |
GRAMNet Seminar Series 2013/14 The Syrian Crisis and International Law |
Prof. Christian Tams, School of Law, University of Glasgow | Much of the current debate about the crisis in Syria is framed in legal terms, and many of the questions raised implicate real or perceived rules of international law. The seminar intends to survey some of these questions, as well as others that might have arisen by mid-October. It seeks to evaluate the impact of the Syrian crisis on international law, and the relevance and limits of international law as applied in the Syrian crisis. | Fore Hall, Main Building University of Glasgow A24 |
| 6 Nov | 16.00 - 17.30 |
GRAMNet Seminar Series 2013/14 Collaborative Research Journeys: Illuminating the migrant experience through words and pictures |
Dr Evelyn Arizpe and Julie McAdam, School of Education, University of Glasgow | In this paper we will focus on two aspects of educational research with immigrant children based on the findings of two projects: Visual Journeys: Exploring children’s visual literacy through intercultural responses to wordless picture books and Journeys from Images to Words: Examining the efficacy of visual meaning-making strategies in the development of inclusive communities of critical readers | Fore Hall, Main Building University of Glasgow A24 |
| 20 Nov | 17.30 doors for 18.00 start |
GRAMNet Film Series 2013/14 5 Broken Cameras (2011) |
Keith Hammond, University of Glasgow | An extraordinary work of both cinematic and political activism, 5 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. Shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, the footage was later turned into a galvanizing cinematic experience by co-directors Guy Davidi and Burnat. | Centre for Contemporary Arts |
| 28 Nov | 16.15 - 17.45 |
GRAMNet Seminar Series 2013/14 The overlap between EU free movement law, immigration law and families: a socio-legal investigation into the friction experienced in the UK |
Dr Maria Fletcher and Ms Nina Westoby, School of Law, University of Glasgow | This presentation will focus on the issues surrounding the rights of EU citizens and their family members when they move to the UK and seek to rely on their EU rights, specifically those that touch on immigration questions such as first entry and residence, stability of residence and family reunion. | Fore Hall, Main Building University of Glasgow A24 |
| 11 Dec | 17.30 doors for 18.00 start |
GRAMNet Film Series 2013/14 The Africa-China Connection (2013) |
Pieter van der Houwen, Director | The film follows a group of Nigerian immigrants in the Chinese metropolis, Guangzhou. This community is at the vanguard of an important trend that will determine the economic and political development in the first half of the 21st century: the flow of migrants from low-wage countries is shifting from the old continent Europe to the new economies in Asia. | Centre for Contemporary Arts |
| 17 Dec | 17.30 - 19.00 | GRAMNet Book Club - Reading Across Worlds | Ngozi Adichie's Americanah will be discussed. | Cafe Phoenix (upstairs), Woodlands Road, Glasgow | |
| 15 Jan | 17.30 doors for 18.00 start |
GRAMNet Film Series 2013/14 Hitler's Children (2011) |
Dr Elwira Grossman, University of Glasgow | Hitler’s Children is a film about the descendants of the most powerful figures in the Nazi regime: men and women who were left a legacy that permanently associates them with one of the greatest crimes in history. They discuss the delicate balance they have reached as they negotiate between their natural admiration toward their parents and their innate revulsion of their parents’ crimes | Centre for Contemporary Arts |
| 22 Jan | 16.15 - 17.45 | GRAMNet Seminar Series 2013/14 | Dr Seiko Yazaki, Theology and Religious Studies, University of Glasgow | What does it mean to be a British Muslim? This talk will introduce the Contextualising Islam in Britain II project which brought together a wide range of leading British Muslim scholars, activists and community leaders to discuss what it means to live as a Muslim in Britain today | Fore Hall, Main Building University of Glasgow A24 |
| 12 Feb | 16.00 - 17.30 |
GRAMNet Seminar Series 2013/14 |
Dr Caleb Johnston, University of Edinburgh | Details TBC. | Fore Hall, Main Building University of Glasgow A24 |
| 12 Feb | 17.30 doors for 18.00 start |
GRAMNet Film Series 2013/14 Here We Stay (2012)and Portraits From Cameroon (2012) |
Suzi Simpson, SRC and Jan Nimmo, Filmmaker |
Using song, spoken word and music, Here We Stay celebrates the rich and diverse life stories of refugees, asylum seekers and their communities in Glasgow today. Portraits from Cameroon is a series of short testimonies of the banana workers who work in the Fako region. The film sparked international debate on working conditions in Cameroon and led to both ASDA and TESCO opening investigations on these plantations and a Global Gap audit. |
Centre for Contemporary Arts |
| 12 Mar | 16.00 - 17.30 | GRAMNet Seminar Series 2013/14 | Taulant Guma, CEES, University of Glasgow | Details TBC. | Fore Hall, Main Building University of Glasgow A24 |
| 12 Mar | 17.30 doors for 18.00 start |
GRAMNet Film Series 2013/14 Normal (2012) |
TBC | Normal is an artistic documentary that brings the real life stories of male, female and transgender migrants working in the sex industry to the screen. Drawing on original interviews with people working in the sex industry in Albania, Italy and the UK, documentary director and anthropologist Nicola Mai reveals their unheard voices | Centre for Contemporary Arts |
For past 2012/13 events, see our events archive.