EVENTS

Public engagement, mentoring and discussions are very important to us in our commitment towards doing our bit to support in developing this diverse and ever changing field. Join us as we exchange ideas, network and collaborate. 

FCRE Conversations - See Video

Free Event 

Festival Culture, Leisure and Nightlife:

'Pan after dark steelbands as a function of nightlife'  

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Chair: Dr. Jarula Wegner

Panel: Dr. Kim Johnson and Martin Raymond, M.A

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Date: 25th September, 2021

Time: 4:00 - 5:30PM UK TIME

(11:00 - 12:30pm TT time)

Session Length: 1 hr 30 mins

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Topics:

• Nightlife in Trinidad and Tobago

• Fete Culture

• Pan Culture

• Panyard at night

• Music, people, place and the night

FCRE Conversations

Free Event 

Succession Planning: Culture, Entrepreneurialism, Creative Industries and Education after Lockdowns

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Chair: Dr. David Teevan

Panel: Dr. Violet Cuffy

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Date: 9th October, 2021

Time: 4:00 - 5:30PM UK TIME

(11:00 - 12:30pm TT time)

Session Length: 1 hr 30 mins

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Topics:

• What is succession planning and how can it support festival culture?
• Entrepreneurialism in a time of lockdowns and its impact (who, what, how, why and remedies)
• What has lockdown and a lethargic economy taught us?
• How has lockdown impacted on event tourism and can succession planning help?
• A decentralised creative industry echo system (people power)
• Strategies for sustainability

FCRE Conversations

Free Event 

Festival Culture: Community and Grassroots Organising 

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Chair: Dr. Hanna Klien-Thomas

Panel: TBA

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Date: 23rd October, 2021

Time: 4:00 - 5:30PM UK TIME

(11:00 - 12:30pm TT time)

Session Length: 1 hr 30 mins

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Topics:

• What is community and grassroots organising?

• Community, social planning and sustainability

• Common concerns, goals and how to attain them (positive examples)

• Taking action (working with what we've got whilst developing better)

• One size may not fit all (flexibility, adaptability, consistency and careful consideration when applying approaches and models)

FCRE Festival Exchange

Talk Shop/Workshops Series

Free Event 

Ploughing the Field

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Session (Two)

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Chair: Dr Melanie-Marie Haywood

Panel: TBA

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Date: 22nd January, 2022

Time: 4:00 - 5:30PM UK TIME

(11:00 - 12:30pm TT time)

Session Length: 90 mins

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Topics:

• Adapting the Curriculum

• Socially Responsive Teachers

• Reactive Vs Responsive Pedagogy

• Students as Partners in Learning

FCRE Festival Exchange

Talk Shop/Workshops Series

Free Event 

Ploughing the Field

Pedagogic Practice in Cultural Studies

Session (Three)

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Chair: Dr Melanie-Marie Haywood

Panel: TBA 

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Date: 19 March, 2022

Time: 4:00 - 5:30PM UK TIME

(11:00 - 12:30pm TT time)

Session Length: 90 mins

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Topics:

• Meaningful Engagement with  Culture as a practitioner

• How we Learn about Cultural Difference?

• Situating the Practitioner​

FCRE Conversations

Free Event 

Intercultural Communication through Festive and Celebratory Events 

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Chair: Dr. Karen Davies

Panel: TBA

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Date: 9 April, 2022

Time: 4:00 - 5:30PM UK TIME

(11:00 - 12:30pm TT time)

Session Length: 1 hr 30 mins

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Topics:

• What is Intercultural communication?

• How can it support exchange of ideas, beliefs and values etc.?

• What are the benefits of cultural exchange through festive and celebratory events?

FCRE Conversations

Free Event 

Digital On-line Festival Communities and Communication 

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Chair: Dr. Hanna Klien-Thomas 

Panel: TBA

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Date: 30 April, 2022

Time: 4:00 - 5:30PM UK TIME

(11:00 - 12:30pm TT time)

Session Length: 1 hr 30 mins

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Topics:

• The role of digital media in festival culture

• A contrived digitalisation in the context of the pandemic

• User experiences and practices in festival communities

• Youth and digital culture in the festive and celebratory space