Description
Hosted by Situated Practice MA, and organised by The Bartlett's Jane Rendell, Polly Gould and Sarah Butler, with Emma Cheatle (University of Sheffield) and Hélène Frichot (University of Melbourne), this event is a celebration of feminist architectural writing with a festival of readings, conversations and discussions exploring legacies, current practices and future directions, and the launch two new publications.The festival consists of two parts: a day of curated readings and two roundtables around lunch, and an evening of two book launches around a drinks reception. Attendance is free but please register via Eventbrite for either the day, the evening or both sessions.
The evening begins with the launch of Lilian Chee’s Architecture and Affect: Precarious Spaces (Routledge, 2023), introduced by Barbara Penner and culminates in a launch event for the special issue of Journal of Architecture 2024, Jennifer Bloomer: A Revisitation co-edited by Emma Cheatle and Hélène Frichot, celebrating the legacies of the ground-breaking work of Jennifer Bloomer.
Whatever happened to Jennifer Bloomer, the inspiring architectural thinker, practitioner and pedagogue? With this special issue of The Journal of Architecture, we gather a range of contributions — critical essays, photo essays, and creative works — as sites for experimentation and locations of critical discourse. With contributions from eleven architectural scholars and a letter from Jennifer Bloomer herself, we interrogate, celebrate, and perform Bloomer. We ask: what was the impact, influence, and effect of her ground-breaking contributions to architectural discourse and practice? We aim to illuminate Bloomer’s legacy and introduce projective scholarship on her extraordinary work. We explore her original making, writing, and pedagogical practices; consider the material weight of her meticulous work on the texture of texts; celebrate her art of conceptual creativity, spatial storytelling, experimental installation, and dirty drawing; and revisit her intellectual curiosity and complexity.
Contributors to the special issue: Jennifer Bloomer, Katarina Bonnevier, Karen Burns, Emma Cheatle, Lilian Chee, Hélène Frichot, Laura Harty, Katie Lloyd Thomas, Doina Petrescu, Julieanna Preston, Jane Rendell, Mitchell Squire.
The event is funded by The Bartlett School of Architecture.
| Period | 1 May 2024 |
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| Event title | Festival of Feminist Writing |
| Event type | Symposium |
| Location | London, United KingdomShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |