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Upcoming Events
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Upcoming Event: The Politics of Olympic Architecture
Fri 18 May 2012
7:00pmFree Word Lecture Theatre
What do the stadiums, monuments and swimming pools left behind by the Olympics tell us about the cities and societies that built them? In this discussion chaired by Rowan Moore (The Observer), Hugh Pearman (The Sunday Times, editor of the RIBA Journal), Anna Minton (author Ground Control), Douglas Murphy (Architecture Correspondent, Icon), and Tim Abrahams (author of The Stadium) discuss…
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Upcoming Event: Index on Censorship: Where do you draw the line?
Free Word at Brighton Festival
Sat 26 May 2012
4:29pmBrighton Dome (Corn Exchange)
Open dialogue is the key to a healthy, cohesive society, but some fear the disruptive, dangerous potential of truly free speech. Inspired by themes of DV8’s show Can We Talk About This?, the event presents an interactive conversation about how, when and why we censor ourselves. Chaired by Kenan Malik, author of From Fatwa to Jihad and regular…
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Upcoming Event: Sofia Z-4515 - Book Launch
Winner of the Artists against Nazism Award. A graphic memoir by Gunilla Lundgren and Amanda Eriksson based on the true story of Holocaust survivor Sofia Taikon.
Mon 28 May 2012
5:59pmFree Word Hall
The persecution and murder of the Romany people during World War II is a story that has seldom been told. When she was 12, Polish Gypsy Sofia Taikon (1931-2005) and her entire family were taken to the concentration camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. There, a prisoner number was tattooed on her left arm: Z-4515. "Sofia Z-4515 is an understated but subtly affecting graphic…
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Upcoming Event: Short Story: Big Picture
Who is publishing short stories and how do they do it?
Tue 29 May 2012
6:30pmFree Word Lecture Theatre
The BBC National Short Story Award is in its seventh year, broadsheets are publishing short stories, Bloomsbury is bringing out five collections this year, plus there’s slams and festivals. What has triggered this resurgence of interest and what opportunities are available for talented writers? A panel of short story champions – Helen Garnons-Williams (Bloomsbury), Tania Hershman (Writer), Ted…
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Upcoming Event: Have Women Got Twitter Clout?
A panel debate hosted by Words of Colour Productions
Wed 30 May 2012
6:30pmFree Word Lecture Theatre
Women and the Twittersphere are hitting the headlines – for all the wrong reasons. According to the Independent’s Twitter 100 list only 18 of the top Tweeters are women. Media campaigners are calling on broadcasters to sign a pledge to ensure that 30 per cent of guest pundits are female - and not just when they need case studies or &lsquo…
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Upcoming Event: The Literary Conference
Writing in a Digital Age
Fri 8 Jun - Sat 9 Jun 2012
Free Word Lecture Theatre
An up-to-the-minute conference to make sense of the many possibilities open to writers today, with practical sessions, workshops, case studies, working examples, debates and networking. The discussions will explore the key issues facing writers, such as making and selling ebooks, choosing to self-publish or go via traditional routes, an exploration of the emerging international markets, how technology changes…
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Upcoming Event: Free Speech: Found in Translation
Mon 11 Jun 2012
6:30pmThe Sassoon Beer Board Room
11 June – 16 July 2012 Mondays at 6.30pm - 8.30pm How can we speak freely if we can only speak of ourselves? Only 3% of books published annually in English are translations from other languages. For every Stieg Larsson, Khaled Hosseini or Wislawa Symborska, there are many thousands of novelists and poets whose work doesn't circulate in the global book market. On…
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Upcoming Event: Full Bloom: A Celebration of James Joyce’s Ulysses
Fri 15 Jun 2012
7:00pmFree Word Lecture Theatre
Blacktooth Productions celebrates the 90th anniversary of a landmark in modern literature, which is now out of copyright for the first time. 'Full Bloom' consists of readings from 'Ulysses', which charts a series of riotous, tender, mundane, bawdy and phantasmagoric episodes from a single day in Dublin. Two actors, Nora Connolly and Oengus Macnamara, will be doing the readings and…
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Upcoming Event: In a League of its Own: Is sport above human rights?
The launch of the latest edition of Index on Censorship magazine
Tue 19 Jun 2012
6:30pmFree Word Lecture Theatre
Does morality have a place on the playing field? Renowned sports writer Mihir Bose and Olympic historian Martin Polley will join other speakers for this timely debate. They’ll tackle the political demands facing sportsmen and sporting bodies, the conflict between the expectations of human rights groups and the demands of the sporting schedule, the politics of the calls…
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Upcoming Event: Regeneration Games
Unpicking the Olympic regeneration of East London
Wed 20 Jun 2012
7:00pmFree Word Lecture Theatre
Artist, writer and photographer Alberto Duman, in association with Mute Magazine, invites ben Campkin, Owen Heatherly and David Cross to respond to a series of videos, objects and documents that question the ‘official story’ of the regeneration of East London.
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Upcoming Event: Two Nations
An investigation by young journalsist into national identity.
Thu 21 Jun 2012
6:30pmFree Word Lecture Theatre
A third of Londoners were born in another country. More Londoners have a parent born in another country than don’t. Split loyalties at sporting events are part of being British for many people living here. Presented by DJ, reporter and broadcaster Gemma Cairney, Two Nations brings together young Londoners from A New Direction’s Headstart programme to…
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Upcoming Event: Changing the Face of Freedom
In association with LIFT, Index on Censorship & the Southbank Centre
Fri 22 Jun 2012
10:30amFree Word Lecture Theatre
10.30am - 1pm As the impact of the Arab Spring continues to reverberate around the world, we bring together LIFT international artists with artists based in the UK, from the Middle East, Burma and Belarus, to reflect on what happens to the creative vocabulary when the political landscape changes. In a half-day conference of panel discussion and breakout sessions, we…
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Upcoming Event: Arab Spring Day
In association with LIFT, Index on Censorship & the Southbank Centre
Sun 8 Jul 2012
10:00amSouthbank Centre
As part of Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival, this day-long event curated by writers and activists from the Middle East will provide a platform for a fusion of performances, readings and conversations, shedding light on the recent uprisings across the Arab world. Full details to be announced soon. Visit LIFT's website for more details and to buy…
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Upcoming Event: Incursions and Subversions: Art’s response to London’s Olympic Dreams
Thu 12 Jul 2012
6:30pmFree Word Lecture Theatre
Hilary Powell and Isaac Marrero present a series of creative critical responses to the iconography and language of the forthcoming games from their book 'The Art of Dissent: London's Olympic State' (June 2012, published by [space] and designed by See Studio). …
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Upcoming Event: Torch - Film
Mon 6 Aug 2012
6:30pmFree Word Lecture Theatre
Torch, (previously called Ahead of the Game) is a feature length documentary set in the heart of the neighbourhoods hosting the London 2012 Olympics. It is a personal exploration of the multi billion pound project as seen through the eyes of AJ, a 20 year-old who grew up in poverty on the estates of the East End. With the world's media…
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Upcoming Event: International Translation Day 2012
In association with Notes & Letters
Fri 5 Oct 9am – 5pm + Evening Special
Kings Place
From effective promotional strategies to translating across art forms; this year’s International Translation Day brings industry professionals and artists together to explore new ideas and initiatives Launched in 2010, International Translation Day has become a unique annual event and staging post within the translation community. The ITD symposium is a collaborative venture, established and organised by several dedicated partners:…