British Waters and Beyond: The cultural significance of the sea since 1800

Royal West of England Academy, Bristol 

Monday 12 May 10am - 5.45pm (optional Evening Reception until 7pm)

Admission prices  £30, conc £25  Includes a light lunch & refreshments

 

This symposium aims to explore the conceptualization, and the cultural and political significance of the seas around the British Isles within a broad framework of the arts. It will bring together and create dialogue between practising artists, curators, writers, academics and students from disciplines including visual arts, cultural theory, geography, history and literature, all with shared interests in the many meanings of the sea in the arts and beyond.

The Symposium will cover the following topics: 'Literatures of the Sea', 'Experimental Seascapes', ‘ Maritime Communities’, ‘Contemporary Sea Travel’, 'Theorising Maritime Space', and 'Ships, Art, and Archives'.

Keynote speaker: Professor John Mack (University of East Anglia, author of The Sea: A Cultural History).

For full details and registration: http://www.rwa.org.uk/whats-on/events/2014/05/poweroftheseasymposium/