PANEL 1: ARCHAEOTECHTURE, chaired by Professor Teresa Anderson with Professor Clive Ruggles and Professor Bob Cywinski
10:45 – 11:45, Wolfson Auditorium
This panel explores the interdisciplinary conversations which Garner’s work inspires: can we see a path between ancient cosmologies and those proposed by cutting-edge researchers? How do scientific discovery, fiction and other creative modes advance our sense of place in the universe?
Professor Teresa Anderson MBE
Professor Bob Cywinski
Professor Clive Ruggles
SCREENING: “TO THE ROUND MEADOW: ALAN GARNER AND JODRELL BANK”
Film by Al Kenny
A film exploring the parallel archives of Jodrell Bank and Alan Garner’s creative work, investigating common themes of deep time, folklore, and the resonance of landscape.
Al Kenny
PANEL 2: ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE IMAGINATION OF PLACE chaired by Melanie Giles, with Tim Campbell-Green, Richard Morris & Rose Ferraby
14:45 – 15:45, Wolfson Auditorium
Alan Garner’s work often draws upon the past, weaving archaeological knowledge, finds and folklore into his writing. In this session, a variety of of archaeologists share insights into their relationships with this author and discuss how his work has shaped their own practice and understanding.
Professor Melanie Giles
Tim Campbell-Green
Professor Richard Morris
Rose Ferraby
PANEL 3: PLACE ACROSS TIME, chaired by Professor John Mcauliffe with Elizabeth Garner and David Matthews
16:15 – 17:15, Wolfson Auditorium
Drawing on Alan Garner’s fiction and its depiction of place across time, medieval scholar David Matthews, novelist Elizabeth Garner and poet John McAuliffe will discuss the different ways in which historical and mythological time intersect in imaginative fictions, poetry and actual landscapes.
Professor John Mcauliffe
Alongside teaching at the University’s Centre for New writing, he directs the University of Manchester’s Creative Manchester research platform, which convenes and develops interdisciplinary research and civic partnerships in the areas of creative industries, creative health and civic futures.
Professor David Matthews
Elizabeth Garner
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