Science, Technology and the Arts: Public Lectures, Coversations and Masterclasses
All welcome, no booking required. Please see the left sidebar for more information on each of the speakers. For more information on additional CIDRA affiliated events and collaborations, see the left sidebar of the main Events page.
Postgraduate masterclasses accompany the lecture series. Please see the Postgraduate page for more information and recommended readings, and contact clara.bradbury-rance@manchester.ac.uk for further details.
Wednedsay 16 November 4pm (with AHVS), John Casken Lecture Theatre, Martin Harris Centre
Public Lecture: Professor Martin Kemp (Pilkington Visiting Chair in AHVS), 'Splashing Around: Structures and Intuitions in Art, Science and Technology from Leonardo to Modern Engineering'
Thursday 17 November 10-11.30am
Masterclass with Martin Kemp, John Pickstone (CHSTM) and Anthony Gerbino (AHVS)
Tuesday 13 December 5pm, John Casken Lecture Theatre, Martin Harris Centre
In Conversation: Lynn Hershman Leeson (artist, filmmaker and Art Institute of San Francisco) and Maria Balshaw (Director of Whitworth and Manchester City Art Galleries)
Tuesday 13 December time tbc, The Whitworth Art Gallery
Screening of Lynn Hershman Leeson's award-winning film !Women Art Revolution followed by Q&A with the director
Wednesday 14 December 10-11.30am
Masterclass with Lynn Hershman Leeson
Tuesday 14 February 6pm (with the Institute for Cultural Practices), The Whitworth Art Gallery Lecture Theatre
In Conversation: Bobby Baker (Performance artist and writer, Daily Life, Ltd.) and Gail Hornstein (Mount Holyoke)
Wednesday 15 February 10-11.30am
Masterclass with Bobby Baker, Gail Hornstein and the Institute for Cultural Practices
Tuesday 15 May 5pm, John Casken Lecture Theatre, Martin Harris Centre
Public Lecture: Professor Lucy Suchman (Lancaster University)
Wednesday 16 May 10-11.30am, Samuel Alexander S1.7
Masterclass with Lucy Suchman, MARC and Sociology
Thursday 7 June 5pm, John Casken Lecture Theatre, Martin Harris Centre
Public Lecture: Professor Barbara Creed (University of Melbourne) on Darwin’s Screens
Thursday 7 June 2-3.30pm, Samuel Alexander S1.7
Masterclass with Barbara Creed and Maureen Mcneil (Lancaster University)