Photo credit Achewiq: The Song of the Brave Women
Durham University’s Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience and Centre for Visual Arts and Culture present:
Shifting the Gaze: Narratives of Disaster Risk Globally
For the past four decades, how we talk about disasters has been framed in terms of ‘resilience’ and ‘sustainability,’ often labelling affected communities as ‘vulnerable.’ This framing minimises the voices of those who are most impacted and deflects responsibility from those in charge, placing the problem and its potential solution on the individual. In our upcoming film festival, we will explore how stories shape our understanding of disasters and who gets to tell them. A panel of film directors, academics and practitioners will explore how the gaze in disaster narratives globally could be shifted to make disaster risk reduction strategies more inclusive and impactful.
Programme
Tuesday 27th February 2024 18:30-21:00 Durham University’s World Heritage Site and Performance Hall Music Department, Palace Green, DH1 3RL and online
18:00 Pizza and mingling!
18:30 Welcomes
18:35 Film One: Les glaciers parlent. Écouterons-nous? (3mins)
18:45 Film Two: Achewiq: The Song of the Brave Women (16mins), and Q&A with director Elina Kastler
19:15 Interval
19:30 Film Three: Intranquilities (20mins) and Q&A with director Edward Owles (15mins)
20:05 Film Four: Until the Tide Creeps In (18mins)
20:25 Panel discussion with Neil Denton, Penelope Anthias, Teti Dregas, Edward Owles, and Elina Kastler (30mins)
20:55 Closing comments
21:00 End