Day of the Dead exhibition
Saturday 29th October - Saturday 5th November 2011
Newcastle City Library, Charles Avison Building
Exhibition organised by members of the Americas Research Group
Public responses to the Day of the Dead exhibition
Public presentations at the Casa de Cultura, Puebla City, Mexico, and the Palacio Municipal, Zacatlán, Mexico
of Keith Brewster’s book, Militarismo, etnicidad y política en la Sierra de Puebla (1917-1930) (Ediciones de Educación y Cultura, 2011)
February 2011
Public Lecture: The Indigenous Peoples in Mexican Anthropology: Concepts and Representations.
Wednesday 30th March 2011, 4.00-6.00pm
Professor Alicia Castellanos Guerrero, Department of Anthropology, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (UAM-Iztapalapa)
Public lecture: ‘Revolution of Paper: the historical context’ – designed to coincide with the British Museum’s exhibition, ‘Revolution on Paper’ being held at the Hatton Gallery
Wednesday 29th June 2011, 6.00 pm, Arts Lecture Theatre, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle University
Keith Brewster, Historical Studies, Newcastle University
In-gallery talks on the British Museum’s exhibition, ‘Revolution on Paper’ at the Hatton Gallery.
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 12.30pm & Thursday 14 July, 11.00am
Talks given by Drs Claire Brewster & Keith BrewsterVB
Public Lecture: ‘The history of white people’
Thursday 20th October 2011, 5.30 p.m - 6.30 p.m
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Nell Painter, Emeritus Professor, Stanford University, California
Public Screening of film Fire in Babylon (2010) the breathtaking story of how the West Indies triumphed over its colonial masters through the achievements of one of the most gifted teams in sporting history.
Wednesday 9th November 2011, 7.30 p.m.
Star & Shadow Cinema, Stepney Bank, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2NP
Followed by discussion led by Martin Farr, Diana Paton and James Procter.