Menopause: New Perspectives, New Beginnings

Menopause: New Perspectives, New Beginnings: 

A one day event bringing together new arts and humanities research with practice-based activities to examine and demystify Menopause.

June 19^th 2024 - Fulton Building rooms 104 & 107, University of Sussex. 

09.45-10.00  Welcome and introduction to the event. 

10-11.30  Session 1 Menopause stories and histories (in person and remote*)

Vanessa Marr and Jess Moriarty (University of Brighton)
Marie Mulvey-Roberts (University of the West of England)
Jill Kirby (University of Sussex)
Shira Gottlieb (Ben Gurion University)

11.30-11.50 Coffee and tea

Rolling display of ‘Round-about Fifty: What we cannot see’ photographic portraits by Fran Monks.

11.50-13.00 Session 2 Menopause and media (in person and remote*)

Shani Orgad and Kate Gilchrist (London School of Economics and Goldsmiths, University of London)
Keren Darmon (University of Greenwich)
Michell Hagerty- Wood (De Montfort University)

13.00-13.45 Lunch

Rolling display of ‘Round-about Fifty: What we cannot see’ photographic portraits by Fran Monks.

13.45-17.30 Session 3 Menopause, craftivism and performance (in person and remote until 2.30pm*)

Claire Barraclough (University of Sussex)
Lena Ŝimić and Emily Underwood-Lee (Edge Hill University and University of South Wales)
Cleo Heywood (Central School of Speech and Drama) and actors (University of Sussex)

‘Comes the Crones’ a rehearsed reading of 30-minute play.

15.15-15.45 Coffee and tea

Rolling display of ‘Round-about Fifty: What we cannot see’ photographic portraits by Fran Monks.

Vanessa Marr and Joanne Smith (University of Brighton) - Workshop: Reclaiming words through craftivism – a practical participatory session.

Ali Ramsey (University of Sussex) - Screening ‘Menopause: The Movie’

17.30 Close

Rolling display of ‘Round-about Fifty: What we cannot see’ photographic portraits by Fran Monks.

Lunch & refreshments provided. Open to all.

*NB. Remote attendance available for the academic panels only.