Nuart Plus Street Art Conference
Day 1: University of Aberdeen
Free but ticketed with option to donate
11:00-17:00, free entry
The King’s College Conference Centre
University of Aberdeen, King’s College, AB24 3FX
On Day 1 of the Street Art Conference, we gather at the historic University of Aberdeen to focus on forms of urban creativity, past and present.
11:00-11:10: Welcome and Introduction
Dr Susan Hansen (AU/UK) and Dr Catriona McAra (SCT)
11:10-11:50: Slapping the City – the Spatiality and Meaning of Stickers
Dr Erik Hannerz (SE)
11:50-12:30: The Writing’s on the Wall: What Do Historical and Contemporary Graffiti Have in Common?
Dr Emma Bryning (UK)
12:30-13:30 – Lunch Break
13:30-14:20: Constellations of Resistance: The Visual Language of Collective Defiance
Stephen Ellcock (UK) in conversation with Carlo McCormick (US)
14:20-15:00: Nine Centuries of Graffiti in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Dr Antonia Thomas (SCT)
15:00-15:20 Break
15:20-16:00: Poetry on the Nile: Tourist Graffiti from the Romantic Era
Dr Hania El Houry (LB/DE)
16:00-16:40: Panel: Forms of Urban Creativity, Past and Present
Chaired by Dr Catriona McAra, with Dr Antonia Thomas, Dr Hania El Houry, Dr Erik Hannerz and Dr Emma Bryning