Freedom in the City - Festival of Learning

城市中的自由——学习节

• 批准号: AH/V010883/1
• 负责人: Shawn Sobers
• 金额: $ 12.36万
• 依托单位: University of the West of England
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FV010883%2F1
• 关键词: Freedom; City; Festival; Learning

The city of Bath is primarily known for its Roman and Georgian roots, and for becoming the temporary home of novelist Jane Austen. Yet Bath's role as the chosen home in exile of one of world history's most famous leaders, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I, who is considered God incarnate by members of the Rastafari faith, remains largely undetected in the city. This project builds upon my previous research exploring the relationship between the city of Bath and Ethiopian and Caribbean culture through the legacy of the Emperor, to build connections between local communities and civic institutions, to enlarge the conversation and find cross-cultural connections. The project encompasses four main strands of work; 1. Hallowed Halls - using faith and exhibition as methods of engagement around the notions of cultural identity and creative practice.2. Queen's Stories - using an opera performance, discussion forum and celebration event and photography exhibition to explore narratives of Black women leaders and their power and legacy.3. The Emperor's Music - using a pianola recital hybrid performance, a musicians residency, and a public talk as a method of cross-cultural and intergenerational engagement;4. Reasoning Room - encouraging a safe space for informed debate across experiences, building a research repository, and working with young people to produce podcasts and engage in the themes of the Festival of Learning.The Freedom in the City Festival of Learning, has playfully altered the name of the Freedom of the City award, which Emperor Haile Selassie was honored to receive from the leaders of Bath when he returned to the city on a state visit on 18th October 1954. The award symbolically offers the keys to the city as an honoured adopted guest resident, welcomed with open arms. This interdisciplinary project embraces the spirit of that award, and has used it as the basis of the curation of a seven-month series of events, which bear the hallmark of openness, fusion, and cultural hybridity

巴斯市主要以其罗马和格鲁吉亚的根源而闻名，并成为小说家简·奥斯汀的临时住所。然而，作为世界历史上最著名的领导人之一——埃塞俄比亚皇帝海尔·塞拉西一世（Haile Selassie I）——被拉斯塔法里（Rastafari）信仰的成员视为上帝的化身——所选择的流亡之家，巴斯在很大程度上仍未被这座城市发现。这个项目建立在我以前的研究探索巴斯市和埃塞俄比亚和加勒比文化之间的关系，通过皇帝的遗产，建立当地社区和民间机构之间的联系，扩大对话，并找到跨文化的联系。该项目包括四个主要方面的工作；1. 神圣的大厅-使用信仰和展览作为参与文化认同和创造性实践概念的方法。女王的故事-利用歌剧表演、论坛、庆祝活动和摄影展来探索黑人女性领袖的叙事及其权力和遗产。3 .《皇上的音乐》——以钢琴独奏混合表演、音乐家驻留和公开演讲作为跨文化和代际交流的方式；推理室——鼓励为跨经验的知情辩论提供一个安全的空间，建立一个研究库，并与年轻人一起制作播客，参与学习节的主题。1954年10月18日，海尔·塞拉西皇帝在对巴斯进行国事访问时，很荣幸地从巴斯的领导人那里获得了“城市自由奖”的称号。这个奖项象征性地提供了城市的钥匙，作为一个荣誉的被收养的客人，张开双臂欢迎。这个跨学科的项目包含了该奖项的精神，并将其作为七个月系列活动的策划基础，这些活动具有开放，融合和文化混合的特点