Academics and activists join Goldsmiths to celebrate Professor Stuart Hall and a lifetime of cultural and political debate
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This week (24-28 November 2014) Goldsmiths will commemorate Professor Stuart Hall, a pioneer in the development of Cultural Studies and one of Britain’s most prominent public intellectuals.
Eminent political activist and scholar Professor Angela Davis will deliver the keynote speech at Goldsmiths, University of London on Friday 28 November, to conclude a week of celebration for Professor Stuart Hall.
Goldsmiths has dedicated this week (24-28 November 2014) to commemorating Professor Stuart Hall, a pioneer in the development of Cultural Studies and one of Britain’s most prominent public intellectuals.
Angela Davis, Goldsmiths Honorary Fellow will present her speech, ‘Policing the Crisis Today’ and signify the influence Stuart had on cultural change not only here in the UK, but globally.
Scholars, artists and activists, including Isaac Julien, Alberto Toscano and Dick Hebdige, are also presenting a series of events to celebrate Stuart’s lifelong work.
"Professor Stuart Hall was a public intellectual who held the highest values of integrity, creativity and criticality - values which Goldsmiths embodies today."
John Akomfrah, who is also an Honorary Fellow, will have his three-screen installation ‘The Unfinished Conversation’, on display at Goldsmiths throughout the week. This work, most recently shown at the Tate Britain, tells Stuart’s life-story through his advocacy for change in post-war Britain, focusing on his work about race, gender, sexuality and identity.
The New Academic Building at Goldsmiths will be renamed after Professor Stuart Hall at an official unveiling on Friday 28 November. A specially commissioned light installation, ‘Refracted Prisms,’ created by alumni, will also be unveiled during the ceremony by Stuart’s widow Professor Catherine Hall. This will be accompanied by a trumpet fanfare composed for the occasion by Dr Patricia Alessandrini, Goldsmiths lecturer.
Goldsmiths Warden, Patrick Loughrey said,
"Professor Stuart Hall was a public intellectual who held the highest values of integrity, creativity and criticality, values which Goldsmiths embodies today.
"Stuart Hall has been a crucial influence on our work at Goldsmiths and we are proud to dedicate this state-of-the-art facility to his legacy."
Stuart Hall played a pivotal role in social change and was also a uniquely gifted teacher. He was internationally recognised as the leading figure in the field of cultural studies and was awarded a Goldsmiths Honorary Doctorate in 1997.