BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2959@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20171124 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20171126 DTSTAMP:20171121T110233Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/bluecoat-300-charity-philanthrop y-black-atlantic/ SUMMARY:Bluecoat: Bluecoat 300: Charity\, Philanthropy and the Black Atlant ic DESCRIPTION:Bluecoat 300: Charity\, Philanthropy and the Black Atlantic\nTh is two-day event explores links between the Transatlantic Slave Trade and philanthropy\, revealing the presence of slavery and the Black Atlantic in Bluecoat's and Liverpool’s history. It takes place in the context of tw o anniversaries: the tercentenary of Bluecoat\, built in 1717 as a charity school for orphans\; and ten years since the International Slavery Museum opened.\nClick here view the full Bluecoat 300 Programme.\n\n\n\n\n  \;\nFriday 24 November 9am-5.30pm\nSymposium at Dr. Martin Luther King J nr.\, Building\, Albert Dock\, Liverpool \nKeynote Speaker: Professor C atherine Hall (University College London)\nLike many 18th century Liverpo ol institutions\, Bluecoat was built to a large degree with funds derived from the expanding port. Recent research by Sophie Jones into the founding years of the school suggests that at least 65% of regular subscriptions w ere derived directly from trading in slaves or related industries.\nWhile slavery is often presumed to be counter to or distant from the ‘virtuous realm’ of philanthropy\, this symposium takes Bluecoat as a symbol of a more challenging\, contradictory history. It will explore how Transatlant ic slavery filtered through and shaped charity\, philanthropy\, religion\, education\, philosophy\, culture\, literature and art.\nIncludes a consid eration of Elaine Mitchener’s SWEET TOOTH. \nBook now for Bluecoat 300: Charity\, Philanthropy and the Black Atlantic Symposium.\nSaturday 25 November 10am-6pm\nParticipation Day at Bluecoat\nA day of talks\, tour s\, display and activities.\n10am-6pm Bluecoat and slavery: archival dis play about artists interrogating this history\n11-11.50am Sophie Jones (Un iversity of Liverpool)\, Subscriptions\, Schooling and Slavery: Bluecoat' s Early Years\, 1714-1725. Illustrated talk on how profits of Transatlant ic slavery supported Blue Coat School. Book now\n12-4pm Explore: childr en’s drop in activities. \n12-12.50pm Dr. Jenny Barrett (Edge Hill Univ ersity)\, The White Man’s dog -Transatlantic Slavery &\; The Moving Image. Talk exploring the struggles of African American slaves as told th rough cinema\, highlighting more recent films and TV that challenge stereo typical representations. Book now\n1.15-2.15pm In the Peaceful Dome exh ibition tour led by its curator Bryan Biggs\, Bluecoat’s Artistic Direct or\, focusing on themes of slavery\, colonial legacies and global trade.  Book now\n2.20-3.20pm Walking Tour: Laurence Westgaph (University of Liv erpool) leads this city centre tour visiting sites resonant of Liverpool ’s slavery history. Starts Bluecoat\, finishes International Slavery Mus eum. Book now\n3.30-4.30pm\, at International Slavery Museum\, Ink and B lood exhibition introduced by its curator\, Jean-François Manicom\, Acti ng Curator International Slavery Museum.\nAll events free\, booking advise d for the talks and tours \nParticipants are welcome to attend either day \, or both Friday and Saturday. \nBluecoat 300: Charity\, Philanthropy an d the Black Atlantic is a collaboration between Bluecoat\, International Slavery Museum\, University of Central Lancashire\, Edge Hill University\ , Liverpool Hope University\, University of Liverpool\, Liverpool John Moo res University and the Centre for the Study of International Slavery. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2017/11/HULSBERG_PRINT001_webevent.jpg LOCATION:Bluecoat\, School Lane\, Liverpool\, L1 3BX\, Liverpool\, United K ingdom GEO:53.404542;-2.984173 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=School Lane\, Liverpool\, L 1 3BX\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bluecoat:geo :53.404542,-2.984173 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171029T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR