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Apologies for any cross postings – but I thought this may be of interest to fellow photography educator outside the UK
GRAINS of TRUTH From the FSA to FMD: the new rural photography in the post-agricultural era
NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY, proposed for June/July 2004*
A proposed international conference exploring the role of photography in documenting and responding to change in rural and farming communities, and re-imaging rural landscapes in the context of the crisis in agriculture.
Seminars and exhibitions will present new work by leading photographers: PYRES AND PRIONS, tracing the impact of BSE and FMD on food and farming; DEAD MEAT, investigating GMOs, bio-technology and ethical issues in farming; VIA CAMPESINA, interpreting rural life and peasant communities in the context of globalisation; RURAL SHIFT, documenting social exclusion and heath issues in hill farming and marginal rural communities; GRAINS OF TRUTH: re-framing rural landscape photography in the context of FMD and CAP reform; and, HUNGRY EYES - addressing climatic change and the world crisis in agriculture. There will also be a special seminar on recent FMD documentation projects in England, Wales and Scotland.
Three day international conference and exhibition programme providing a platform for photographers, academics, critics, curators, publishers, archivists and historians, from Britain and elsewhere, interested in working on rural change and agricultural issues. The conference will include exhibitions of new work documenting rural life and farming practices, exploring ethical and animal welfare issues in agriculture and the animal sciences, articulating the experiences and concerns of farming families, and dealing with the future of peasant culture and rural communities world wide. The conference will involve leading spokespersons from rural activist and grassroots agricultural communities in Britain and Europe (HFI Hill Farming Initiative, FFA Farmers for Action, CPE/Via Campesina, SFFA Small Family Farms Association, WFU Women Farming Union, ACRE Rural Communities Association, etc.) along with senior policy advisors from DEFRA, the Countryside Agency, the NFU, Arts Council England and DCMS.
NEW RURAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMMISSIONS PROGRAMME: Subject to available funding, several new photography research commissions and exhibitions opportunities are proposed in association with the conference. It is also hoped to use the conference to plan and secure funding for a five year programme of research, photographic commissions, curatorial projects, and publications, including digital art and web projects exploring these and other topics.
The conference coordinators are inviting expressions of interest and proposals for conference papers, exhibitions and related research projects for presentation at Grains of Truth.
*Dates and venue for the conference to be confirmed.
For more information contact: NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
E-MAIL: <hugh.hamilton@ntu.ac.uk>
Hugh Hamilton BA Photography, Nottingham Trent School of Art & Design The Nottingham Trent University, Burton Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU
Tel 00 44 (0)115 848 4768 Program Office 00 44 (0)115 848 2210 Fax 00 44 (0)115 948 6403 Mobile 00 44 (0)794 112 8932
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