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UCL Festival of Culture - one week to go

29 May 2018

This year's UCL Festival of Culture explores some important and contemporary issues such as the migration crisis, identity, homelessness and brings all of these issues to life through talks, theatre, exhibitions, live readings and workshops.

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In its third year, the five-day festival is free and open to all, and provides a great opportunity for the public to come onto campus to see world-class research being delivered by UCL Arts & Humanities, UCL Social & Historical Sciences and UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies. It's also a chance to shine a light on the interdisciplinary work that takes places across partner faculties and schools, including UCL Institute of Education.

'It goes without saying that UCL's arts and social sciences don't exist in a vacuum,' says Professor Stella Bruzzi, Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. 'In this year's festival you'll find our activities showcased alongside contributions from several of our partner faculties. I'm delighted that the work of so many of my brilliant colleagues is being shared at UCL Festival of Culture, which again offers memorable glimpses into what we do.'

'I hope, like me you will take the opportunity to celebrate the exceptional work that is being undertaken in the arts, humanities and social sciences across UCL. With over 50 exhibitions, film screenings, panel discussions, performances, talks and visits, there really is something for everyone,' says Professor Anthony Smith, Vice-Provost (Education & Student Affairs).

Migration

Watch Samira, a short film about the life history of Karim, an Algerian migrant man selling sex as a travesti at night in Marseille. A live Q&A with the director will help audiences consider the effectiveness and scope of humanitarian initiatives targeting migrant sex workers and sexual minority asylum seekers. Monday 4 June 2018.

Poets, photographers, and academics working with the RELIEF Centre will present some of their work in order to prompt a conversation around media representations of refuge and displacement, and how we might engage with displaced people more directly and more effectively. Thursday 7 June 2018.

Identity

Reflect on what your own idea of 'normal' is through interactive discussions about mental health and autism, and how we perceive and treat people whose 'normal' might be different to our own. Monday 4 June 2018.

Head to Gay's the Word bookshop to hear author Simon James Green and Stripes Publishing consider queer visibility in novels written for a young adult audience, the landscape of publishing queer texts, and the legacy of Section 28, the law that banned the promotion of homosexuality in schools. Thursday 7 June 2018.

In 'Spiritual Flavours', find out how UCL is working with community groups across London to explore the role of food and cooking in perceptions of inheritance, tradition and belief. Tuesday 5 June 2018.

Homelessness

Immerse yourself in a live reading and theatrical performance of Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London and then join a discussion with a range of policy experts, including Campbell Robb, CEO of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which is aimed at solving the homeless crisis. Wednesday 6 June 2018.

The UCL Festival of Culture is taking place from 4-8 June 2018 across UCL main campus. You can find the full programme online at www.ucl.ac.uk/festival-of-culture/events.

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