Faith & Identity in Contemporary Visual Culture, Manchester

Posted on March 25th, 2008 by TAW and is filed under events.

Faith & Identity in Contemporary Visual Culture
A Symposium and Arts Event, The Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester 10 - 11 November 2006
Participating Speakers, Artists and Performers: Tariq Ali, David Bailey, Homi Bhabha, Shezad Dawood, Jewlia Eisenberg of Charming Hostess, Yara El-Sherbini, Rachel Gar. eld, Gonkar Gyatso, Emily Jacir, Reina Lewis, Emma Loosley, Bashir Makhoul, Naeem Mohamien, Harry Philpbrick, Chris Pinney, Bobby Sayyid, Zineb Sedira, Qasim Riza Shaheen, The Singh Twins, Upasana Dance Troupe, Sara Wajid, Princess Wijdan
Partners, co-organisers and contacts:
The University of Manchester Art History and Visual Studies, Professor Amelia Jones Drama, Dr. Rajinder Dudrah Religions & Theology Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts (CIDRA)
co-sponsored by The Institute for Transnational Studies in Languages, Linguistics and Cultures,
Shisha, Manchester International Agency of Contemporary South Asian Crafts and Visual Arts - Alnoor Mitha, Director
Festival of Muslim Cultures, UK - Hammad Nasar, Arts Director
Further details: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/arthistory/faithandidentity