Prof. Monika Salzbrunn invited to speak about African Performances at Musée d’Aquitaine Bordeaux
During the closing symposium of the research programme « Contemporary African artistic practice:
political forms and issues », 17th-18th May 2018, Prof. Monika Salzbrunn is invited to speak about Performances and Performativity: Careers of artists at work in the “in-between” and citizens’ engagement.
Programm
May 17, 2018 – Musée d’Aquitaine
Part 1 : Pathways and imaginary of highly charged objects
10h – Welcome address
10h15 – 12h15
Panel 1 – Mending (with) archives?
Moderator: Marian Nur Goni (CRAL/EHESS)
(Session in English)
- Sam Hopkins, (artist, University of the Arts, London)
- Simon Rittmeier (filmmaker)
- Abira Hussein (archivist, activist)
- Marian Nur Goni (CRAL/EHESS)
14h-16h
Panel 2 – Sound archives: (de)collection and (re)interpretation
Moderator: Dominique Malaquais (CNRS/IMAF, Paris)
(Session in English)
- Katja Gentric, (George Chevrier Centre, University of Dijon; University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa)
- John Peffer, (Ramapo College, New Jersey, USA)
16h15-18h15
Panel 3 – Restitute this! Colonial violence, pillage, return
Moderator: Emmanuelle Spiesse (LAM)
(Session in English)
- Peju Layiwola, (University of Lagos, Nigeria)
- Nadine Siegert, (Iwalewahaus, University of Bayreuth, Germany)
- Jelili Atiku, (artist, performer*)
Screening of an excerpt of the film Invasion 1897, directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen
*Performance by artist Jelili Atiku: Rawson’s Boat (on May 18, 2012, 11h-45 – 12h45)
May 18, 2018 – Musée d’Aquitaine
Part 2 – Performance and performativity
9h30-11h30
Panel 1: The dramatisation of humanitarian action
Moderator: Maëline Le Lay
(Session in French)
- Marta Amico (University of Rennes 2)
- Aurore Desgranges (University of Lyon II)
- Emmanuelle David (Sciences Po Bordeaux/University of Lausanne/LAM)
14h-16h30
Panel 2: Careers of artists at work in the “in-between” and citizens’ engagement
Moderator: Armelle Gaulier
(Session in French)
- Fazia Aïtel (Claremont McKenna College, California, USA)
- Tristan Leperlier (CESSP, Paris)
- Emmanuelle Olivier (EHESS – Georg Simmel Centre, Paris)
- Monika Salzbrunn (ISSRC, University of Lausanne)
- Armelle Gaulier (LAM)
