Events -
Manchester, United kingdom

Cultural Diplomacy Network: Collaboration for Future Research and Practice

Funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council
PI – Dr Biyun Zhu

Date: 10th December 2024
Location: Kanaris Theatre, Manchester Museum, University of Manchester
Address: Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL

Registration & Welcome Tea/Coffee

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM

1. Introduction & Opening Remarks

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

  • Speaker:  Erica Baffelli, Professor, Director of Research, SALC, University of Manchester

2. Keynote Presentation 1

10:20 AM – 11:00 AM

  • Speaker: Nicholas J. Cull, Professor of Communication, University of Southern California

3. Roundtable Discussion 1: Exploring Interdisciplinary Frontiers in Cultural Diplomacy

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Moderator: Biyun Zhu, University of Manchester
Panellists:

  • Nicholas J. Cull, Professor of Communication, University of Southern California
  • Charlotte Faucher, Research England Policy Fellow, University of Bristol
  • Peter Gries, Professor of Chinese Politics, University of Manchester
  • Jonathan Vickery, Reader in Cultural Policy Studies, University of Warwick

Lunch Break

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (Kanaris Foyer)

 

4. Keynote Presentation 2

1:00 PM – 1:40 PM

  • Speaker: Ian Thomas, Head of Evidence, British Council

5. Roundtable Discussion 2: From Theory to Practice: Comparative Practices in Cultural Diplomacy

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

Moderator: Biyun Zhu, University of Manchester

Panellists:

  • Tiffany Bourgeois, Assistant Professor, Ohio State University
  • James Fenwick, Senior Lecturer in Creative and Cultural Industries, University of Manchester
  • Jonathan Paquette, Professor, International Francophonie Research Chair in Cultural Heritage, University of Ottawa

6. Early Career Researcher Forum

2:50 PM – 3:30 PM

  • Moderator: James Fenwick, Senior Lecturer in Creative and Cultural Industries, University of Manchester
  • Chris Campbell, PhD Candidate in Modern British History, University of Cambridge
  • Alice Naisbitt, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Manchester

 7. Closing Remarks

3:30 PM – 3:40 PM

  • Speaker: John McAuliffe, Professor, Director of Creative Manchester, University of Manchester