ESRC Research Seminar Series

‘Rethinking the urban experience: the sensory production of place’
An ESRC Research Seminar Series

Seminar One: Sensorial studies of place

The first seminar in this series of six sets the framework for the series, asking questions about the validity of a sensory studies agenda and its meaning in the UK and international context for understanding urban experience. It seeks to set out a range of different knowledges and practices of the senses in relation to the urban by bringing together established pioneers in sensory studies within their respective disciplines and practitioners working in the realms of urban design, planning and policy.

Convenors: Dr Mags Adams, Salford and Prof Simon Guy, Manchester

Date: 31st January 2007 (with soundwalk and meal on 30th January 2007)

Venue: Room 721 and 725, Maxwell Building, University of Salford
See building 25 on map at http://www.salford.ac.uk/travel/maps/campus_map.pdf.

Directions: See http://www.salford.ac.uk/travel/directions for directions to the university by train, car and air. Cycling is also possible and there are a number of cycle facilities at the university.

Access: See http://www.salford.ac.uk/travel/access/ for disabled access

Programme Details:

Pre-Programme: Tuesday 30th January 2007
Soundwalk and Meal
5pm: John Levack Drever will conduct a soundwalk in Manchester as a sensory prelude to the seminar. We will meet at Piccadilly Gardens at 5.00pm on Tuesday 30th January. First we will have an introduction to soundwalking. The walk itself will take about an hour.

7pm: We will eat at The Cedar Tree, Thomas Street, The Northern Quarter

Main Programme: Wednesday 31st January 2007
Seminar

09.30 - 10.00	Registration and coffee
10.00	Welcome and introductions
10.30 - 11.00	Opening Speaker: Dr Tim Edensor, Manchester Metropolitan 'Investigating the Marginal Spaces of the Sensory City'
11.00 - 11.30	Keynote speaker: Dr John Levack Drever, Goldsmiths 'Soundwalking: methods of listening in situ in the city'
11.30 - 12.30	Discussion
12.30 - 13.15	Lunch
13.15 - 14.00	Visit Lark Hill Place, Salford Museum - Victorian street scene with tour by Ms Ceri Horrocks
14.00 - 14.30	Postgraduate speaker - Ms Hannah Jones, Phd student, Department of Design, Goldsmiths 'Experiencing Awkward Space in the City'
14.30 - 15.00	Keynote Speaker: Mr Max Dixon, GLA 'Sensory issues in policy formation'
15.00 - 15.15	Tea/coffee
15.15 - 16.00	Discussions focused around key issues arising from the papers, led by seminar participants
16.00 - 16.30	Next steps - planning later seminars and publications
16.30	Close

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