Get InsideArts this autumn with the University's Festival of the Arts and Humanities

18 to 20 October 2011

About InsideArts

Keynote speaker, Dr Emma Hornby

Keynote lectures: The Creative Imagination

Emma Hornby, Senior Lecturer in Music, discusses the effects of medieval music and text over its original audiences and how we can access such resonances now.

Inscribed on the heart: the power of medieval music

Keynote lecture: Dr Emma Hornby, 18 October

Keynote speaker, Professor Daniel Karlin

Keynote lectures: The Creative Imagination

Daniel Karlin, Winterstoke Professor of English Literature, on the relationship between songs and poetry, songwriters and poets.

Poetry and song

Keynote lecture: Professor Daniel Karlin, 19 October

Keynote speaker, Professor Michael Basker

Keynote lectures: The Creative Imagination

Michael Basker, Professor of Russian Literature, explores the major themes of poetic language and searches for answers to the question: 'what is the point of poetry?'

Death-defying magic: Languages, poetry and the search for sense

Keynote lecture: Professor Michael Basker, 20 October

'Art for art's sake?' Public discussion

Public discussion: Art for art's sake?

How do we determine the role of the Arts and Humanities in society? Join us for a panel discussion and get involved in the debate about this critical area.

Art for art's sake?

Public discussion: Art for art's sake? at the Watershed, 20 October

InsideArts 2011 and beyond

The first Faculty of Arts Festival of the Arts and Humanities took place in October 2011, presenting the range of interests and talent that makes up the faculty's academic community.

We are pleased to announce that the festival will run again in 2013, with key, one-off InsideArts events also taking place in 2012. Information on these events will be made available in due course.

In the meantime, we have audio podcasts of a number of events that happened as part of InsideArts 2011, as well as text interviews with many of our speakers. Videos of our events will also be added to this website shortly.

Podcasts

Interviews

Expressions of interest for InsideArts 2013 are warmly received from staff and students. Please contact the Chair of the Management Group, Dr Bradley Stephens, at bradley.stephens@bristol.ac.uk.

Festival programme

Full details of all our events

Debate

How do we value the Arts and Humanities? This is explored through three keynote lectures linked to the theme The Creative Imagination and a public discussion at the Watershed entitled Art for art's sake?.