What the Water Knows
Schedule
Mon, 15 Jun, 2026 at 09:30 am to Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Room 256, Richard Hoggart Building, Goldsmiths, University of London | London, EN
About this Event
Bringing together global Indigenous writers and filmmakers with local London activists and researchers, this symposium examines rivers as carriers and custodians of knowledge for people across the world. Focusing on historic and contemporary relationships with waterways that connect Black, Indigenous and London communities, this two day programme of research talks, creative activities, and author readings highlights strategic commonalities and shared experiences between distant peoples through their unique relationships to river ecologies.
Featuring contributions from Deptford People's Heritage Museum, Community Curators from the Migration Museum, and the UK premier of , along with a Q&A with the water protectors and filmmakers behind the film.
‘What the Water Knows’ celebrates the work of Māori author Dr Tina Makereti, whose novels The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke (2018) and The Mires (2024) creatively consider the integrity of waterways to individuals and communities in London and Aotearoa/New Zealand alike. Dr Makerti has recently been awarded a Te Tupu Hauroa Development Grant by the Māori Literature Trust and will be hosted by Goldsmiths Writers Centre for a special Q&A as part of the symposium.
Organised by Dr Shelley Angelie Saggar (Sharing Lands, Goldsmiths, University of London) and Professor David Stirrup (Centre for Indigenous and Settler Colonial Studies, University of York).
Where is it happening?
Room 256, Richard Hoggart Building, Goldsmiths, University of London, 8 Lewisham Way, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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