The Aesthetics of Poverty - 30 June 2016
In June 2016, the Poverty Research Network hosted an exciting one-day workshop at the University of Warwick, which brought together scholars interested in the aesthetic dimensions of poverty and how it has been represented historically. Further initiatives, events and publications are being planned which will extend this strand of research further, so do please check back for updates.
Information and details of the workshop are summarised below.
Workshop Programme
Thursday 30 June 2016
- 12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
Brief Introduction: Background / framework / subjects - 13.00– 14.00 Keynote: Jonathan Vickery
- 14.00 -14.45 Panel 1: The aesthetics of poverty and colonialism
Panel Chair: TBC
Adrianna Catena, ‘The Colour of Saint Francis: Reflections on the Visual Culture of Poverty in Colonial New Spain’
Andrew Jones, ‘The ‘Pornography of Poverty’ Revisited: The Aesthetics of Non-State Humanitarianism’ - 14.45 -15.30 Panel 2: Labour, Citizenship and Migration
Panel chair: Rosie Doyle
Anne Gerritsen, ‘Making Chinese Things: Labour, crafts, and the cross-cultural aesthetic appeal of poverty’
Michael Orton, ‘Moving beyond othering: representations of poor citizens and a solutions based approach’ - 15.30-16.00 Tea / Coffee
- 16.00-17.00 Panel 3: The Aesthetics of Poverty & Spatial Order
Panel Chair: Jose Bento da Silva
Kathleen Vongsathorn, ‘Representations of Poverty and Leprosy in Uganda, 1927-2016’
Kathryn Woods, ‘The Perceived ‘Ugliness’ of the Poor in Eighteenth-Century London’
Julia McClure, ‘Poverty and the Social Ordering of Space’ - 17.00-17.15: Final Discussion
- 17.15-19.00: Wine Reception and Film showing and presentation by director, Emiel Marten, Welcome to the Smiling Coast, chaired by Santiago Oyazabal (film studies)
