Hope to see local people and other non-locals for a few drinks, guest talks and discussion at the Next Club Critical Theory free public event – this Fri 17th Nov upstairs at the Railway Hotel. 8pm start.
Programme
Club Critical Theory Present
Seaside Cultures
Fri 17th November 2017 8pm start
Upstairs at the Railway Hotel
In light of comedian Paul O’Grady’s widely publicised remarks about Southend, CCT invites you to discuss seaside cultures. Is the seaside an irrelevant Victorian concept in decline or does it still hold value? Are swanky galleries, expensive coffee bars and property development part of its appeal or can we actively shape an alternative culture in Southend?
Guest Speakers
Dr Daniel Burdsey (University of Brighton) investigates race, whiteness and the English seaside. In 2016 he published his second book, Race, Place and the Seaside: Postcards from the Edge (Palgrave Macmillan). Dan is interested in social and cultural aspects of the contemporary English seaside including migration and ‘new’ spaces of multiculture.
https://www.brighton.ac.uk/staff/daniel-burdsey.aspx
Dr Tim Gale (Bournemouth University) has published work that explores the decline and restructuring of British seaside resorts, new tourism spaces, places and experiences. These interests are underpinned by ideas associated with the ‘new mobilities paradigm’ and critical realism as a philosophy of/ for the social sciences.
http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/tgale
Panel discussion
Joanne O’Connor (Journalist and Travel Writer) is a former Observer travel editor and now freelances for the Guardian, Observer and FT. She has an interest in the arts, travel and regeneration. Born in Essex, and a regular visitor to Southend as a child, Joanne has recently returned to live in Essex.
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/joanneoconnor
Tim Burrows (Journalist and Author) writes about culture and place for publications including the Guardian, Vice and the Quietus. Recurring subjects in his work are Essex, the Thames Estuary and Essex myths, from Towie, Dr Feelgood and the “armpit of the world”. Tim lives in Essex.
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/tim-burrows
Simon Fowler image reproduced with kind permission.
Club Critical Theory are Giles Tofield (Culture Engine), Andrew Branch (UEL) & Tony Sampson (UEL)
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