Haunting the Archives
- Event type
- Workshop
- Organisers
- Bath Spa University
- Contact
- beinghumanbath@bathspa.ac.uk
- Is event online?
- No
- Accessibility features
- Accessible toilets, Assistance dogs welcome, Seating, Step-free access, Wheelchair accessible, Hearing loop, Pushchair/pram friendly, Quiet space
- Accessibility information
- Please refer to the Being Human: Bath Accessibility Guide for accessibility information for all participating venues. Alternatively, please contact the Being Human: Bath team via beinghumanbath@bathspa.ac.uk for enquiries.
- Accessibility links
- Being Human: Bath Accessibility Guide PDF version Being Human: Bath Accessibility Guide Word version BRLSI - Visit Us
- Region/country
- South West England
- Address
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Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
16-18 Queen Square
Bath
BA1 2HN
- Booking required
- Yes
Scheduled dates
Haunting the Archives engages and empowers young people in the process of history making. Inspired by the metaphor and the practice of ‘haunting’, it invites us to think differently about history, to ask which stories are told, which are obscured, who is given permission to tell them, and how we might re-shape them collectively.
Young people will learn how to excavate stories hidden in historical archives of heritage sites, led by their own interests in uncovering hidden human and natural histories. Inspired by the stories they uncover, Haunting the Archives supports young people to devise creative practice to bring the histories they have uncovered to life, for example writing diary entries of people depicted or excluded in portraiture and photography; writing letters between different historical actors to empathise with their lived experiences; or creating collage from reproduced archival text and images to explore connections, entanglements, and intersectional histories.
This event is aimed at 14-18 year olds.
This event is part of Bath Spa University's 2024 Festival Hub programme.
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