Beer & the British: Drinking Communities, Past and Present.
A Community Communication Section panel at the IAMCR Annual Conference, University of Leicester, UK
Saturday 30th July 2016, Session 18 in Bennett Link Lecture Theatre at 4pm – 5:30pm
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beer-the-british-drinking-communities-past-and-present-tickets-25567338598?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing
Dear colleagues
For anyone going to the IAMCR Annual conference in Leicester in July, we have a special session we'd like to draw your attention to. It's an academic session about beer, with beer! To attend, you will need to register. See below for further details. Hope to see you there!
British beer culture is currently in the midst of a revival. The influence and popularity of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and the US-originated Craft Beer movement is seemingly at its peak, with a range of microbrewed beers as readily available in high street chain pubs across the UK as in more exclusive craft bars. However, these movements and the popularity of the drinks they advocate are not as modern as they initially appear, and in fact draw on the iconography, tastes and sensibilities of the British past, especially those of the British Empire. Through focus on the interrelation between the history and present-day understanding of drinking cultures and communities in the UK, this session asks pertinent questions of a significant contemporary cultural movement. It considers the links between regional, national and international drinking communities and ideas of gentrification, masculine/gendered identities, and health that exist within them, as well as analysing the links between cultural history and representation within a contemporary media context.
The panel will be split into two distinct but contiguous sections with a total duration of 1.5hrs:
1. In the first half of the session, the focus is on Britain. Dr Sam Goodman<http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/sgoodman> will give a 30-minute paper presentation on the history and legacy of beer from the globalised nature of the beer trade as part of the British Empire, through to the formation and current state of contemporary Real Ale and Craft Beer communities. The paper will incorporate an interactive element through inclusion of tasters of beers under discussion, and will be followed by 15 minutes of questions.
2. In the second half of the session, our focus is international. In this 45 minute debate, we invite our international participants to share stories from the history of beer in their countries and its place in contemporary culture. The debate would be based on, but not limited to, issues such as:
* National beer history and memory
* Beer, place and community
* The globalisation and political economy of beer markets
* The relationship between beer and public health in comparative perspective
* Social class and beer drinking
* Media representations of drinking communities
Please note that places are limited and early registration is encouraged. The latest you can register is Monday 11th July.
Please note that there is a charge of £5 per person to cover the costs of the beer tasters. Please be assured that we do not intend to make any money from this event. All income will be spent on beer for participants!
Of the beer itself, participants will be able to taste from approx. 4 British beers, sourced from in and around Leicestershire.
For those who wish to find a pub to continue the conversation after the event, we will take you to a local pub or two.
For more info and to register, please go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beer-the-british-drinking-communities-past-and-present-tickets-25567338598?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing
Further information on Dr Sam Goodman’s work on beer and empire can be seen through the BBC New Generation Thinkers programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p038fmp2
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