UCLan IBAR - Institute For Black Atlantic Research

We are hosting a conference on 'After Revolution: Versions and Re-visions of Haiti' this week.
Please join us on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th for exploration of Haiti's history and culture.
Our keynotes would be provided by Professor Mathew J.Smith of University of West Indies and Professor Gina A. Ulysse of Wesleyan University.

After Revolution: Versions and Re-Visions of Haiti Upcoming conference ‘After Revolution: Versions and Re-visions of Haiti’, organized by scholars from UCLAN and the University of Liverpool, takes the centenary of the US occupation as an occasion to explore Haiti’s history, politics and culture since its 1804 Declaration of Independence. While the H…

Alan Rice, Professor of English and American Studies and co-director of the Institute of Black Atlantic Research, speaks to the Times Higher about writers and artists who are inspired by re-creating the identities and histories of the UK’s African diaspora.

Lost and found: echoes of Britain’s black voices Alan Rice on writers and artists who are inspired by reimagining, re-enacting and creating anew the identities and histories of the UK’s African diaspora

Lost Children Symposium and Caryl Phillips' public reading is less than a week away, so book your tickets now and don't miss an amazing opportunity to learn more about Blank Atlantic studies in the North.
Lost Children: ticketsource.co.uk/lostchildren
Caryl Phillips' reading: ticketsource.co.uk/ibar

IBAR welcomes Sikay Tang: Workshop on Film editing
Mon 27th April, 10am-5pm
MIST (Media Factory ME 414), UCLan
Visiting fellow Sikay Tang will be joining IBAR until the end of May.
Sikay is an acclaimed editor and filmmaker. On Monday 27th, she will lead a workshop on film editing and present work-in-progress excerpts from her documentary Toby's Paradise about the Nigerian stowaway, sailor and entrepreneur Toby Ebiember.
Toby was one of the first Africans to own a business in Shanghai and the last “Western” bar to close in China in 1956. For more information on Sikay and the events she will conducting/taking part, visit the following page on the IBAR website http://ibaruclan.com/?p=496
For more information, contact Yvonne Reddick [email protected]

Caryl Phillips, the award winning author and playwright, will be joining us once again!

On Thursday 30 April from 5.30pm - 8.15pm, Caryl Phillips will be reading from both of his novels, The Lost Child and Crossing the River. This will then be followed by a Q&A session on the themes of adoption and fostering.

Guests will also enjoy a unique performance by Joe Williams and wine reception.

Tickets are complimentary.

If you wish to book, please just visit www.ibar.ticketsource.co.uk

'During 2014 I spent two days with Professor Alan Rice and his team at the Institute for Black Atlantic Research at the University of Central Lancashire, and it was immediately clear what important, inter-disciplinary, work was being produced in the Institute. We talked a little about the novel I had just completed, and discussed the possibility of a return visit to coincide with publication. I am delighted, and honoured, that IBAR has organized a two-day symposium around some of the themes that are examined in the novel, and brought together a first-class line-up of international scholars and artists for what promises to be an outstanding symposium.' (Caryl Phillips)

Book your ticket today for 'Lost Children: The Black Atlantic and Northern Britain- An Interdiscplinay Symposium': www.ticketsource.co.uk/lostchildren

Just a reminder that Apples and Snakes's one-off 'Picture the Poet Live' event featuring Benjamin Zephaniah, Mike Garry - Poet and Frisko (Ali Gadema) is happening tomorrow evening in Harris Museum & Art Gallery from 7.00pm to 9.30pm!
There will also be performances from young people inspited by the 'Picture the Poet' exhibit and music provided by Horsedreamers.

Unfortunately all the tickets are sold out, but for those who have booked thier place we hope to see you there.

IBAR is proud to announce that it will host a symposium to tie in with the launch of Caryl Phillips new novel The Lost Child, a prequel to Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights (1847). It will echo the historical context and themes of the work discussing black presences across generations in the North from the 1770s to the present. It will be an interdisciplinary symposium which will bring together historians, visual artists, cultural critics and writers.

IBAR UCLan » IBAR in association with the Bronte Parsonage Museum Haworth Present Lost Children:... 01 Mar 2015Lubaina Himid1News, Projects IBAR in association with the Bronte Parsonage Museum Haworth Present Lost Children: The Black Atlantic and Northern Britain – An Interdisciplinary Symposium April 30-May 1 IBAR is proud to announce that it will host a symposium to tie in with the launch of Car…

Renowned performance poetry organisation Apples and Snakes are hosting an exclusive Live Poetry evening on March 20th featuring famous headliners, Benjamin Zephaniah , Mike Garry - Poet and Frisko (Ali Gadema), in celebration of Harris Museum & Art Gallery's 'Picture the Poet' Exhibit. There will also be performances by young people inspired by the exhibit and music provided by Horsedreamers.

The event is free, but spaces are limited. For more information and to book your place, please follow the link:

Picture The Poet Live Apples and Snakes presents PICTURE THE POET LIVE Feat: Benjamin Zephaniah, Mike Garry & Frisko Join three acclaimed performance poets to celebrate the National Portrait Gallery's Picture the Poet exhibition in Preston. Benjamin Zephaniah is a dub poet, playwright and activist, namechecked by The Tim…

Distinguished author Noo Saro-Wiwa is running an exclusive writing workshop for UCLan School of Language, Literature & International Studies staff, student and Institute For Black Atlantic Research members.

Pop into Harrington Building Room 338A, 3.00pm-4.30pm on 16th March to discuss writing non-fiction, and to have a go at writing some of your own!
Afterwards, we’ll hear a reading from Noo’s highly acclaimed book, 'Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria', and we’ll have the chance to ask her all about being a professional travel writer, travel journalism, and memoir writing.

Event is free and no booking is required, simply turn up.

Distinguished author Noo Saro-Wiwa, daughter of the late Ken Saro-Wiwa, is visiting University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).
She will be reading from her famous book 'Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria', signing books and discussing her writing.

Everyone is welcome; event is free and a light buffet would be served afterwards.
Monday 16th March, 6.30pm-8.30pm in Greenbank Building Uclan, Lecture Theatre.
Please follow the link to book your place and for more information:

Distinguished Visitor Programme - An Evening with Noo Saro-Wiwa Author and Journalist Looking for Transwonderland voted Sunday Times Travel Book of the Year 2012 Come and join us for a reading and talk by acclaimed British-Nigerian author Noo Saro-Wiwa. Noo’s first book, Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria was chosen by The Financial Times as one of…

Star of the show, Caryl Phillips, at the WorldWise event