African Performances at Musée d’Aquitaine Bordeaux

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.

Link to the museum website

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)