Poetry Vs Colonialism
@PoetryVsC
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#PoetryVsColonialism brings together artists, poets, academics, schools and museums to explore colonial history through #poetry
Joined April 2022
@lucasvaleps Y5s rehearsing their re-written #shanty inspired by Lascar history & a Bengali riverboat song for their show THIS Sat @RMGreenwich Cutty Sark #SeaShanty Fest #Greenwich 23/11! Plus Gouri Choudhury @LondonShanty @SheShanties @HogEyeMen
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Artists Gouri Choudhury & @lailanadia are working w @lucasvaleps pupils in #Deptford on a Bengali folk river song & re-written #seashanty that tells part of the Lascar history for the Cutty Sark #SeaShanty Festival 23/11! Book your tkt & join us onboard!
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RT @WasafiriMag: ✨CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS✨ We're now inviting submissions in fiction, life writing, and poetry on the following themes unti…
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RT @lailanadia: Book your ticket for @CuttySark @RMGreenwich #SeaShanty Festival on 23rd Nov! Feat @lucasvaleps…
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Are you a teacher? Know a teacher? Please share and complete this survey on teaching & British Empire in secondary schools - so important to gather insights here
Join our research on how the British Empire is taught in English secondary schools! We've created a shorter version of our survey (15-20 mins) to better understand teachers' needs and support a more inclusive curriculum. Your input is vital! #CPD
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Esi Eshun describes making film The Vanishment 2024 for @RIBA Raise the Roof Exhibition unweaving & laying bare the tangled roots of the reductive violent Jarvis Mural |
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RT @lailanadia: The @PoetryVsC team of Vik de Rijke, @newaudiencesold & myself are running #poetry workshops & colonial building material t…
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We're delighted to be running workshops & colonial building material tours @RIBA #Decolonising #architecture Symposium 19/09, book your ticket!
Join us for a full-day symposium where architects and academics explore how transforming architectural practices can contribute to a more inclusive and equitable future. 📅 19 September 📍 RIBA, London 🎟️ Reserve your place:
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'What are you drinking? History.' @RooksHeath wrote some powerfull poems @KeatsHouse last week in our tea & opium workshop w @lailanadia. They also explored the colonial history of the house with Michaela from KH. We look forward to sharing these brilliant new poems soon!
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Join @PoetryVsC TOMORROW @RIBA Late 6th June 6:30-9:30, free tkts: @keithjlondon @lailanadia @newaudiencesold & Dr Vic de Rijke will lead drop-in #poetry workshops & performances that unravel the colonial histories of items like the 'Dominion Screen.'
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RT @SConnections: We’re thrilled to share the impact of Innovate 2023-24!🎶 From gender-inclusive early years practices, to bringing histor…
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Join our drop in #poetry workshops & hear our poems on #colonial history @RIBA Late THIS Thurs 6:30 - 9:30! Our team of @newaudiencesold @lailanadia @keithjlondon & Dr Vic de Rijke will see you there
📣 Join us for a late opening on 6 June to celebrate our latest exhibition, Raise the Roof, as part of @LFArchitecture. With a unique programme, we’ll be keeping our doors open for you to enjoy curator tours, workshops, and artist talks:
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Thanks to @SConnections Innovate grant the @GallionsSchool choir worked w @lailanadia from @PoetryVsC to research the stories of Lascar sailors & re-write 2 shanties, then perform a Bengali river song w singer Gouri Choudhary! Hear the songs & story:
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Join @PoetryVsC @RIBA Late 6th June 6:30-9:30, free tkts: @keithjlondon @lailanadia @newaudiencesold & Dr Vic de Rijke will lead drop-in #poetry workshops that will unravel the colonial histories that RIBA holds + poetry performances from Keith & Laila.
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#poetry film shoot today of 'Souvenir' by @carinyasharples inspired by archive materials @BrentMusArch of the 1924 British Empire Exhibition. Mini crew of @mdxworks students Milena & Malinda from @MiddlesexUni #film school. Part of our @BeingHumanFest '23 work w @newaudiencesold
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Head to @fuseboxkingston this Sat for the Creatives for Culture event 3pm. 'Poems from the Archive' dir @DamianWilk7 ft poets: @zeeforzahra @lailanadia & Daniella Fearon is part of a #shortfilm screening! +DJs, creative #networking &foodstalls #kingston
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