The Equiano Project (The Equiano Society
and Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery) are hosting a 2 day Equiano Conference
in association with the Museum in Docklands, London and The Drum, Birmingham.
CELEBRATING EQUIANO -
HIS LIFE AND TIMES
FRIDAY 16TH NOVEMBER - 10.30am to 4.30pm,
Museum in Docklands
PRICE: £10 (£8 concessions)
Further information: 0870 444 3857
SATURDAY 17TH NOVEMBER - 10.30am to
5pm, The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham B6 4UU
PRICE: £10 (£8 concessions)
Further information: 0121 333 2444
Topics to be discussed include “Violence,
Migration, and Becoming Igbo in Equiano’s Interesting Narrative; Equiano
in Ireland; Equiano’s influence on African American literary and cultural
heritage; Plantation life in Montserrat and the West Indies; How Equiano
dealt with enslavement and other injustices; Equiano’s relevance today.
Speakers include Arthur Torrington, Vincent Carretta, Paul Lovejoy
and Helena Woodward. For full details please contact the numbers
above.
For further information about the Equiano
Project please contact the Equiano team on 0121 326 9570 or visit www.equiano.org
The exhibition: Equiano, From
Enslavement to Best Selling Author, An exhibition of an extraordinary life,
now on at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Gas Hall, admission free until
13th January 2008.
Thanks
Clare
(Curator Project Manager - The Equiano
Project)
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