COOKIES + COOLIES
Part of NEW OBJECT LESSONS 2010
19/02/10, 10.00 am - 1.00 pm
Wai Yin Chinese Women Society, Mosley Street, Manchester
Recommended to anyone with an interest in local heritage + migration,
COOKIES + COOLIES will look at the history of the Chinese diaspora
through everyday objects as well as items found in museums, archives +
libraries. The starting point of this new global journey will be a
bottle of beer - which will be used to explore Darwinism in China.
Throughout the workshop, participants will also be invited to reflect on:
a. the socio-political functions of storytelling + local history
b. museum strategies supporting the preservation + the transmission of community heritage
c. art history as a tool to generate cross-cultural content
* Programme:
Wai Yin Chinese Women Society, Mosley Street, Manchester
10.00 - 10.15: Registration
Krispy Kreme, Mosley Street, Manchester
10.25 - 10.45: Talk on the History of Homosexuality in China
Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester
11.00
- 1.00: Diversity Challenges (or activities) inc. the development of a
short tea trail inspired by items on display at Manchester Art Gallery
* Next NEW OBJECT LESSONS workshops:
26/02: Peace Concluded
05/03: Manchester Blues
Thanks to the kind support of the Wai Yin Chinese Women Society, participants will only be charged £5 per workshop.
Further information + bookings: [log in to unmask]
* Recommended links:
Nancy Kwan - Interview at the Chinese American Museum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsUG-aCPOQE
Paul Robeson sings the Chinese national anthem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJv0jMLLRcw
Ama May Wong - A Study in Scarlet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-eo0q9t0_c
Beyond the Arch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFoM2OO639g
Fu Manchu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxw-YS-ljHE
* Recommended reading:
Chinese in Germany at the end of the Quing Dinasty by Dr. Hong Meng (with references to London)
http://www.gcpd.de/publication/wuli03/meng.pdf
The Riddle of Chung Ling Soo
http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2003/2/25/565008.html
The Coolie Trade in China by Charles Dickens
ALL THE YEAR ROUND
28/07/1860
p. 360
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*RECOMMENDED WEBSITES:
Swinging Chinatown
http://www.sfhistory.org/index.php?pageid=20#swing
Art Application for iPod Touch + iPhone
http://www.discoverpentimento.com/
Wellbeing Trail http://www.manchestergalleries.org/assets/files/held-trail.pdf
HERBOLOGY MANCHESTER
http://herbologymanchester.wordpress.com/
*NEW OBJECT LESSONS 2010
15/01/10 - 05/03/10
Fridays, 10.00am - 1.00pm
WAI YIN CHINESE WOMEN SOCIETY
61 Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3HZ
Aimed at artists, cultural heritage professionals, academics + students, NEW OBJECT LESSONS will demonstrate how to generate sustainable cross-cultural content through a unique range of activities + global (t)walks inspired by items held in museums, libraries + archives.
15/01: Curating for 2012
22/01: The Diversity Survival Kit
29/01: Moor Culture in Britain
05/02: Bombay Mix
12/02: Darwin in the Community
19/02: Cookies + Coolies
26/02: Peace Concluded
05/03: Manchester Blues
Thanks to the kind support of the Wai Yin Chinese Women Society, participants will only be charged £5 per workshop. They will also be entitled to a FREE booklet + access to the NEW OBJECT LESSONS blog.
Information + Bookings: [log in to unmask]
*Manchester's Cafe Historique meets Mondays, 6pm-8pm at Krispy Kreme (Mosley Street, Manchester)
11/01 Binge Stories (CANCELLED)
18/01 M for Magic + Migration
25/01 Manchester True Colours: Red + Blue
01/02 From Aldi to Castlefield
08/02 200 Years of Black Arts in Manchester
15/02 Manchester: The Place to 'Bee'
E: [log in to unmask]
W: http://meethelocals.blogspot.com/2009/11/manchesters-first-cafe-historique.html
*WOMEN'S HISTORY (T)WALK:
http://twitter.com/SH_egos/
*RECOMMENDED FILM:
http://www.garbagedreams.com/
