Techne Student-led Conference - Voices: Past, Present, Future
24th Nov 2021 - 26th Nov 2021
This year’s
Technē student-led conference ‘Voices: Past, Present, Future’ seeks to explore the significance of
voice in research and society, giving a platform for unheard voices from the
past, to establish our voices and those unheard ones in the present, and
consider the voices of the future and how these may take shape. Organised by a
team of Technē students, this conference will take place online through Zoom on
the 24th, 25th and 26th November 2021, with a
day dedicated to each strand of ‘Past’, ‘Present’, and ‘Future’. Our schedule includes
a range of keynote speakers, presentations, panel discussions and workshops,
bringing together an eclectic range of academic disciplines within the Arts and
Humanities, enabling all to share their voices, foster interests, and encourage
interaction and collaboration.
Day 1 of the conference will focus
on voices of the past, with discussions on the rich history of spoken and
written voices, and how we can study and appreciate them today. For Day 2, we
have workshops and talks on the voice of the academic researcher in the present,
offering crucial advice on the trials of finding one’s voice and one’s place in
the academic field. Finally, for Day 3, we look at discovering new voices
within the developing interests and concerns of modern society, ensuring
inclusivity for all voices in various mediums.
Follow this
link to register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/voices-past-present-future-tickets-154208027361
Visit
our website to learn more about the conference:
https://voicesconference.wixsite.com/voices
If
you have any questions about this event, please email:
TechneConference2021@gmail.com
Check out our schedule below!
Day 1: Past (24th
November 2021)
Welcome
9.45am – 10am
‘Homer to Hip Hop: A People’s
History of Spoken Word’
Speaker: Pete Bearder
10am – 11am
Break
11am – 11.15am
Panel: ‘Bringing Marginalised
Historic Voices to the 21st Century, in Theatre and Performance’
Panellists: Angela Clerkin, Lucy
Phelps, and Ess Grange
11.15am – 12.15pm
Lunch
12.15pm – 1.15pm
Panel: ‘Unheard Voices: Creating
Inclusivity and Equality in Museums and Academic History’
Panellists: Dr Misha Ewen, Dr
Hannah Young, and Donata Miller
1.15pm – 2.15pm
Break
2.15pm – 2.30pm
‘How can we recover the lost
voices of women?’
Speaker: Professor Suzannah
Lipscomb
2.30pm – 3.30pm
Day 2: Present (25th
November 2021)
Welcome
9.45am – 10am
Workshop: ‘Who am I when I write?
Recognising your academic voice’
Speaker: Katie Grant
10am – 11am
Break
11am – 11.15am
‘Common Creative Professional
Dilemmas: The Imposter Syndrome’
Speaker: Liz Wilkinson
11.15am – 12.15pm
Lunch
12.15pm – 1.15pm
Student Research Panel: ‘On Gender and Voice’
Panellists: Clara Searle, Marina Castledine,
and Katy Hall
1.15pm – 2.15pm
Break
2.15pm – 2.30pm
‘Audio Description and the
Minority Voice: Some Examples from the IDEA Project’
Speaker: Professor Hannah Thompson
2.30pm – 3.30pm
Day 3: Future (26th
November 2021)
Welcome
9.45am – 10am
Voices of
non-human otherness: ‘Alternate worlds, futures, and perceptions – a journey
through speculative fiction’
Speaker: Summer Phillips
10am – 11am
Break
11am – 11.15am
Workshop: ‘Creating Space for
Voice’
Speaker: Hannah James Louwerse
11.15am – 12.15pm
Lunch
12.15pm – 1.30pm
Workshop: ‘Mindful and practical
approaches to writing poetry’
Speaker: Iftikhar Latif
1.30-pm – 3pm
