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Claire Dwyer Memorial Lecture 2024
13 June 2024, 5:00 pm–6:00 pm
Making Creative Spaces: Cultural and Historical Geographies in my post-Making Suburban Faith Creative Practice with Dr Nazneen Pathak
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Caroline Bressey – Department of Geography
Location
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G11 IAS Common GroundGround Floor, South WingGower StreetLondonWC1E 6BTUnited Kingdom
About the Lecture
Join us for this year's Claire Dwyer Memorial Lecture, presented by Dr Nazneen Pathak as she shares her transformative journey inspired by the Making Suburban Faith (MSF) project. MSF, Professor Dwyer's final research project, was a groundbreaking study that delved into the intricate connections between faith, migration, space, place, and material culture.
As a post-doctoral researcher at the MSF project, Nazneen collaborated closely with Claire, contributing to a prolific array of publications, artistic collaborations, and outstanding PhD theses. This project had a profound impact on Nazneen's career, shifting her path from a migration studies academic to a multifaceted writer, poet, visual artist, and creative producer.
In this talk, Dr Pathak will explore the creative projects and writings she has developed since her work on MSF, illustrating how the project's themes have influenced her artistic work. Her journey highlights the power of interdisciplinary research and its potential to inspire new directions in both academic and creative fields.
We are delighted to welcome Nazneen back to UCL to share her unique journey and the creative works that have emerged from her involvement in Making Suburban Faith.
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About the Speaker
Dr Nazneen Pathak
Lecturer in Creative Writing (Education and Research) at University of Exeter
Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak is a British Bangladeshi children's writer and Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Exeter. Her debut children's novel, City of Stolen Magic, was released in June 2023 by Puffin Books and was selected as Waterstones Children's Book of the Month for July 2023. Nazneen's academic research focuses on the histories and geographies of migration, with previous projects at the University of Oxford and UCL. Currently, she is developing research on historical children’s literature and the representation of empire and colonialism. Her creative residencies include notable institutions such as Southampton Central Libraries, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton Museums and Archives, and the Francis Crick Institute in association with Poet in the City.
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