The Role of the University in War

How can universities become better vehicles to support creative expression, stimulate discussion, and support communities and other universities impacted by war? How can universities work in partnership to support veterans and their families in the present and future? What role can universities play in preseving and safeguarding the cultural heritage of war-torn countries? Join us for readings from plays by Ukrainian and British playwrights, presentations on photography and film, and papers exploring work with veterans in the US and UK. A roundtable discussion explores the university's present and its future responsibilities in conflict and post-conflict through the lens of the past and through considering current work. Taking place at the University of Hull, in a city which was one of the most bombed British cities in the Second World War, we reflect on the past and what we can learn from the past and how it may better inform our present and better shape our future.

Info: Welcome from conference organiser, Dr Catherine Wynne and research spotlight paper from Chris Awre, University Librarian, University of Hull

Info: Briefing from Olga Ivanova, Anastasiia Kusiumova, Dr Catherine Wynne, on the work that the University of Hull and the Hull & East Yorkshire Ukrainian Community have been doing together

Info: Professor David Schroeder and Ryan Noonan (University of New Haven)

Info: Roundtable facilitated by Professor Lewis Holloway, University of Hull

Info: Creative workshop. This is a closed session for Hull and East Yorkshire Ukrainian Community and staff of University of Hull, Mariupol State University, and University of New Haven

Info: ‘Creative Writing as Testimony: War, Displacement and the University as a Space of Healing’

Info: Dr Lee Karen Stow & Ethar Dirar 

Info: Walking tour: Dr Nick Evans and Dr Jenny Macleod (University of Hull)

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Host or Publisher Dr Catherine Wynne