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    Ferren Gipson & Katy Hessel: Reclaiming Art History

    Saturday 20 August 18:15 - 19:15

    Ferren Gipson & Katy Hessel: Reclaiming Art History Book
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    Art made by women is three times more likely to be undervalued than art made by men. The disadvantage extends to representation in gallery spaces and criticism. Join two art historians who are reclaiming the creative space owed to women artists: Katy...
     

    Michael Ignatieff: Consolation for Our Times

    Saturday 20 August 19:00 - 20:00

    Michael Ignatieff: Consolation for Our Times Book
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    The historian and political theorist Michael Ignatieff began writing a book about consolation before the first lockdown. Now, our lives changed by Covid-19, and with over 80 million refugees fleeing conflicts worldwide, On Consolation feels...
     

    Abdulrazak Gurnah: Migration, the Story of Our Times

    Saturday 20 August 19:30 - 20:30

    Abdulrazak Gurnah: Migration, the Story of Our Times Book
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    As the most recent winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah is riding a wave of new interest in his writing. Gurnah emigrated from his native Zanzibar in his youth and his stories are infused with issues of identity and displacement....
     

    P J Harvey: A Song for Ira-Abel

    Saturday 20 August 20:15 - 21:15

    P J Harvey: A Song for Ira-Abel Book
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    Renowned worldwide for her musical performances, P J Harvey has now turned her creative talents to a long-form poem, six years in the writing. Orlam is an incantatory, coming-of-age poem that brings the Dorset dialect to life, drawing on the rituals and...
     

    Alexander MacLeod: Private Lives

    Saturday 20 August 20:15 - 21:15

    Alexander MacLeod: Private Lives Book
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    Bestselling Canadian writer Alexander MacLeod’s second short story collection, Animal Person, brings together eight stories in which it’s impossible to predict how the cards will fall. A traveller steals suitcases from airport conveyor belts; a...
     

    This is Memorial Device

    Saturday 20 August 20:30 - 22:00

    This is Memorial Device Book
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    On Festival nights, we present a new play based on David Keenan’s novel This is Memorial Device. The fictional history of 1980s Airdrie’s mysterious, post-punk legends, Memorial Device, Keenan’s novel has a huge cult following. This stage...