On Memory A one day symposium Winchester School of Art University of Southampton Monday 11 March 2002 10 am - 5 pm West-Side Lecture Theatre Winchester School of Art Park Avenue Winchester SO23 8DL Organised by Prof. John Gibbons (Head of Sculpture WSA-UOS) The day will act as an introduction to the varied research concerning memory ongoing throughout the University. It is intended to provide an opportunity for debate across disciplines. To discover how research within these disciplines may inform each other. To establish links and explore the possibilities for interaction. The day is directed towards researchers within the University, however colleagues, students and members of the public are welcome. There is no fee for attendance. 10.00am Coffee 10.20am Welcome - Professor John Gibbons (Fine Art / Sculpture) 10.30am `Memory, Trauma and Reconciliation: The Experience of WWII Veterans'. Professor Peter Coleman (Psychology/Geriatric Medicine) Professor Peter Coleman holds a joint appointment between the Department of Psychology and the Medical School (Geriatric Medicine) and the title Professor of Psychogerontology. He has a long-standing research interest in the psychological functions of reminiscing, and is currently President of the International Institute for Reminiscence and Life Review. 11.00am 'Fleeting illuminations - Fast memory' Prof. Jeremy Baumberg (Physics/Electronic and Computer Sciences) Prof. Jeremy J. Baumberg leads an initiative for mesoscale/nanoscale science within the Physics & Astronomy and Electronics & Computer Science departments at the University of Southampton. From 1994-1998 he explored novel ultrafast optoelectronics at the Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory, UK. Prior to that he was an IBM Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He holds many patents, and gained the Hitachi Europe Managing Directors Award in 1996. Recently his wide-ranging success in ultrafast spectroscopy was recognised by the IoP Charles Vernon Boys Medal. 11.30am Coffee 12.00pm 'The New Arts of Memory' Dr. Peter Middleton (English) Dr. Peter Middleton is a Reader in English. Author (with Tim Woods) of 'Literatures of Memory' (Manchester 2000), and several articles on poetry and memory. He writes and publishes poetry, and is planning a long-term project to study the significance of contemporary poetry in the construction of cultural and social memory. 12.30pm 'Not much of a place anymore' - My Lai and American memory' Dr. Kendrick Oliver (History) Dr. Kendrick Oliver is a lecturer in later-modern American History, University of Southampton. Author of 'Kennedy, Macmillan and the Nuclear Test Ban Debate 1961-1963 (Palgrave 1998). He co-organised the 'Memory of Catastrophe' Conference at Southampton (2000) and is co-editor of 'The Memory of Catastrophe' (forthcoming MUP,2002/3). He is currently writing a book " Not Much of a Place Anymore': The My Lai massacre in American history and memory." 1.00pm - 2.00pm Lunch 2.00pm 'After Forgetting - Between memory and place' Sebastiane Hegarty (Sculpture) Sebastiane Hegarty is a practicing artist working primarily within the mediums of sound and installation. He is a lecturer in Sculpture at Winchester School of Art and in Fine Art Film/Video at Wolverhampton University. Currently in the final stages of a Ph.D. in Sculpture at WSA his main research concerns are in the relationship of memory to our 'reception' of place, time and the plurality of self. 2.30pm 'Disinter/est: Digging up our Childhood' Dr. Joanne Sofaer-Derevenski (Archaeology) Dr. Joanna Sofaer Derevenski is a Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton. Her research interests include Social Archaeology (in particular age and gender), Eneolithic and Bronze Age Europe, and Bioarchaeology. Recently, she has been working on the Disinter/est Project with live artist Joshua Sofaer. 3.00pm Coffee 3.30pm 'Memory in Mind : A Biological Perspective' Dr. Narinder Kapur (Clinical Neuropsychology) Dr. Kapur is consultant neuropsychologist at the Wessex Neurological Centre, and also honorary Professor of Neuropsychology in the University Department of Psychology. Trained in Belfast and in Boston. His main research interests are in human memory disorder. He is the author of two books, one on memory disorders (Butterworths, 1988) and one on neurological autopathography (Oxford University Press, 1997). 4.00pm Discussion 4.30pm Summation of the day Prof. Jo Labanyi (Modern Languages) Prof. Jo Labanyi is Professor of Spanish and Cultural Studies at Southampton University and Director of the Institute of Romance Studies at the University of London. She is the co-ordinator of a 5 year AHRB funded collaborative project 'An Oral History of Cinema-Going in 1940s and 1950s Spain'. Her main research interests are modern Spanish cultural history, particularly film and gender studies. 4.45pm Final Thoughts and Thank you - Professor John Gibbons 5.00pm End   As space in the lecture theatre is limited you may wish to confirm your attendance and reserve a seat. Please e-mail Prof. John Gibbons at the address below jg8@soton.ac.uk