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- Year: 2023
Being Human Festival: Rhymes and Reasons of Nottingham’s Multilingualism
Being Human is the UK’s national festival of the humanities. A celebration of humanities research through public engagement, it is led by the School of Advanced Study at the University of London, the UK’s national centre for the pursuit, support and promotion of research in the humanities.
As Britain experiences shifting social realities, what inspirations and meanings lie hidden in the languages and dialects we speak?
Join academics from University of Nottingham and artists from Traversée3 in this interactive workshop.
Suitable for families and participants of all ages.
Workshop: Rhymes and Reasons
Rhymes and reasons for Nottingham's multilingualism
Marking 75 years since the Empire Windrush arrived in Britain, setting in motion the beginning of many waves of migration that have made the UK and Nottingham what it is today, 'Rhymes and Reasons of Nottingham's Multilingualism' explores the variety of languages and dialects of English we hear spoken today.
An interactive map will allow visitors to listen to the voices of Nottingham today talking about their language – both local varieties of English and some of the many languages used by Nottingham locals.
Visitors of all ages will also enjoy the hands-on 'World of Languages' interactive games and you don’t need any German at all to take part in our 'German Hip Hop – Rate this Song' activity.
Artist Workshop: Sophie Moraine, ‘Ecce Homo'
Alongside Being Human Festival, French artist Sophie Moraine will host a creative activity accompanying international artist residency programme Traversée3, in the Broadway Gallery throughout November.
Sophie's artwork ‘Ecce homo' features suspended clay tablets, made by and imprinted with multilingual words by Gallery visitors.
Broadway Gallery,
17 Heathcoat Street,
Nottingham,
NG1 3AF
(or via Broadway's main entrance)
Broadway's Near Now is supported using public funding by Arts Council England
