The Independent-Space Programme UNSYMPOSIUM

17th-18th Sept

HOLD 1 ::: 13:00-18:00 - [Talks | Workshops | Screenings] - Free | Drop-In

A COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE will be set up here in the next few days! …..

A DIY symposium created by participants, exploring the history and current state of independent cultural space. Formats include discussions, panels, workshops, and screenings. An informal appropriation of an academic symposium format, with work-sharing discussions, reading groups, panels, workshops, and screenings.

Each day has 4 x 45-minute sessions with breaks. Informal and drop-in: any session can be enjoyed on its own.

• 13:30-14:15 ::: Session 1

• 14:30-15:15 ::: Session 2

• 15:30-16:00 ::: Break

• 16:00-16:45 ::: Session 3

• 17:00-17:45 ::: Session 4

DAY 1 Themes: Documenting [sub/counter] cultures | Genius vs Scenius | Pluralistic storyforms | Counterfactual histories | Rebellion-nostalgia | Heroes and hagiographies or how-to histories | Reclaim the Streets and Indymedia |

DAY 2 Themes: Independent space as culture incubator | T.A.Z 30 yrs on | Alt Heritage Sites and Rebellion-Nostalgia | Art-Washing | fun-economies vs commercial culture production | Pirate economics vs capitalist privateering |Utopian Ships | Reclaim the Seas

The specific contents of each session will evolve on this page from now until the event. ….