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SUMMARY:Tiffany Jenkins - Keeping Their Marbles
DESCRIPTION:The fabulous collections housed in the world’s most famous museums are trophies from an imperial age. Yet the huge crowds who visit the British Museum\, the Louvre or the Met each year have little idea that the objects on display were acquired by coercion or theft.  \nNow the countries from which these treasures came would like them back. The Greek demand for the return of the Elgin Marbles is the tip of an iceberg that includes claims for the Benin Bronzes from Nigeria\, the bust of Nefertiti and Aboriginal human remains.    \nKeeping Their Marbles tells the bloody story of how western museums came to acquire these objects and investigates why repatriation claims have recently soared. Contrary to the arguments of campaigners\, it shows that sending artefacts back will not achieve the desired social change nor repair the wounds of history. \nInstead\, this ground-breaking book makes the case for museums as centres of knowledge\, demonstrating that no object has a single home and no one culture owns culture.  \nTiffany Jenkins is an author\, academic\, broadcaster and columnist\, and was previously the director of the Arts and Society Programme at the Institute of Ideas. Her first degree is in art history\, her PhD in sociology. She divides her time between London and Edinburgh. \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/tiffany-jenkins/
LOCATION:The George Hotel\, Bird Street\, Lichfield\, WS13 6PR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:Dr Phil Jones - Reading Dr Johnson: Johnson among the Writers
DESCRIPTION:Rambunctious\, opinionated\, Dr Johnson\, Lichfield’s greatest writer\, never knowingly undersold himself. But what did later writers think of him? The nineteenth-century essayist\, William Hazlitt\, thought him pompous: ‘the author is always upon stilts’. By contrast\, Samuel Beckett\, author of Waiting for Godot\, paid homage to a writer he considered a genius\, by visiting Johnson’s Birthplace in Lichfield\, but\, characteristically\, did not sign the visitor book.   \nLater authors\, including Thomas Carlyle and T. S. Eliot\, admired Johnson but re-wrote him as versions of themselves. Johnson’s life also fascinated writers\, such as James Boswell\, Mrs Thrale and Frances Burney. The most famous biography of Johnson\, Boswell’s Life\, however\, became hostage to feuding editors\, so much so\, that in the 1870s\, Percy Fitzgerald argued that the footnotes of rival editor\, George Birkbeck Hill\, ‘whelm and submerge poor Boswell’. Dr Phil Jones examines in this entertaining book how Johnson’s legacy has been fought over\, mis-represented and re-interpreted over the last 220 years.   \nDr Phil Jones is a local author\, and the Chairman of The Johnson Society (Lichfield). He has written widely on Johnson and the eighteenth century. \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/dr-phil-jones/
LOCATION:The George Hotel\, Bird Street\, Lichfield\, WS13 6PR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:Carl Chinn - Peaky Blinders: Historical Reality
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out\, however an additional talk is now available to book here  \n  \nThe Peaky Blinders as we know them\, thanks to the hit TV series\, are infused with drama and dread. Fashionably dressed\, the charismatic but deeply flawed Shelby family blind enemies by slashing them with the disposable safety razor blades stitched in to the peaks of their flat caps\, as they fight bloody gangland wars and defy the authorities.   \nBut who were the real Peaky Blinders? Did they really exist? Professor Carl Chinn has spent decades searching them out\, revealing the true story of the notorious Peaky Blinders\, one of whom was his own great grandfather.   \nDrawing together a remarkably wide-range of original sources\, including rarely seen images of real Peaky Blinders and interviews with relatives of the 1920s gangsters\, Peaky Blinders: The Real Story adds a new dimension to the true history of Birmingham’s underworld and fact behind its fiction. \nProfessor Carl Chinn MBE is a social historian with a national profile\, a Sunday Times bestselling writer\, teacher\, tour guide\, and public speaker. He is the author of over 30 books that include studies of working-class life\, manufacturing\, Birmingham and the Black Country.  \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/carl-chinn/
LOCATION:The George Hotel\, Bird Street\, Lichfield\, WS13 6PR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:Katherine Macinnes - Snow Widows
DESCRIPTION:With unprecedented access to family archives\, Snow Widows  is the story of the race for the South Pole from the perspective of the women whose lives would be forever changed by it.  \nRobert Falcon Scott and the men of his polar expedition were heroes of their age\, enduring tremendous hardships to further the reputation of the empire they served. But they were also husbands\, fathers\, sons and brothers.  \nKatherine MacInnes vividly depicts the lives\, loves and losses of five women forced into the public eye by tragedy and shaped by the unrelenting culture of empire: Kathleen Scott\, the fierce young wife of the expedition leader\, Oriana Wilson\, ‘Empire’ Emily Bowers\, Lois Evans\, and the indomitable Caroline Oates\, who was the very picture of decorum and everything an Edwardian woman aspired to be.   \nSnow Widows offers a fresh perspective to a familiar story\, and a fascinating window onto a lost world.  \nKatherine MacInnes has been an arts journalist and commissioning editor. She is a regular on local BBC Radio and her journalism has appeared widely\, including in the Times\, Telegraph and Country Life.  She lives in Gloucestershire with her family.  \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/katherine-macinnes/
LOCATION:The George Hotel\, Bird Street\, Lichfield\, WS13 6PR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:Rosamund Young - The Wisdom of Sheep
DESCRIPTION:  \nBe transported to Kite’s Nest Farm and peek into the surprising private lives of some of our most familiar of animals.  A life-enhancing read from the author of the bestselling gem The Secret Life of Cows. \n“We talk about people behaving like sheep\, which assumes that sheep all behave in the same way. That has not been my experience.”  \nFarm animals are familiar to us from childhood stories\, but little did we know that their inner lives are full of complexity and family dramas. This is a story of joy\, discovery\, cooperation and sometimes heartbreak. We learn about sheep growing old disgracefully\, the intelligence of supposedly ‘bird-brained’ hens\, ‘conversations’ between cows and why you should never send a text whilst milking…  \nRosamund Young is the bestselling author of The Secret Life of Cows\, a Times book of the year. Her farm is on the edge of the Cotswolds\, where nature is left to itself as much as possible and the animals receive exceptional kindness and consideration. \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/rosamund-young/
LOCATION:The George Hotel\, Bird Street\, Lichfield\, WS13 6PR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:David Nutt - Psychedelics
DESCRIPTION:The definitive guide to psychedelics\, science and our health by a world-renowned\, leading authority\, Professor David Nutt.   \nWe are on the cusp of a major revolution in psychiatric medicine and neuroscience. After fifty years of prohibition\, criminalisation and fear\, science is finally showing us that psychedelics are not dangerous or harmful. Instead\, when used according to tested\, safe and ethical guidelines\, they are our most powerful newest treatment of mental health conditions\, from depression\, PTSD\, and OCD to disordered eating and even addiction and chronic pain.  \nProfessor David Nutt\, one of the world’s leading Neuropsychopharmacologists\, has spent 15 years researching this field. In 2018\, he co-founded the first academic psychedelic research centre\, underpinned by his mission to provide evidence-based information for people everywhere. It revived interest in the understanding and use of this drug’s many forms (including MDMA\, magic mushrooms\, LSD\, ketamine)\, with ground-breaking results for the future categorisation of drugs\, and what we know about brain mechanisms and consciousness.  \nAt a time where there is so much noise around their benefits\, Psychedelics contains the knowledge you need to know about a drug that is about to go mainstream\, direct from the expert.  \nAre you ready to change your mind?  \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/david-nutt/
LOCATION:The George Hotel\, Bird Street\, Lichfield\, WS13 6PR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:Peter Moore - Life\, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
DESCRIPTION:Enlightenment Britain was ablaze with ambition and energy. Great writers like Benjamin Franklin\, Thomas Paine\, Samuel Johnson and Catharine Macaulay were part of a pioneering generation that shaped and inspired the American Dream. For the first time\, bestselling historian Peter Moore vividly traces the transatlantic friendships and revolutionary ideas that inspired the Declaration of Independence. \nLife\, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness tells the story of the years that preceded the Declaration. From the accession of King George III to the astonishing tale of John Wilkes\, from the Stamp Act to the Boston Tea Party\, it shows how Britain and her American Colonies broke apart. \nPeter Moore is a writer\, journalist and lecturer. He was born in Staffordshire in 1983 and attended the local schools before studying further at the University of Durham and City\, University of London. He is the author of four works of history. The Weather Experiment and Endeavour were both Sunday Times Top Ten Bestsellers. He teaches creative writing at the University of Oxford and also hosts the acclaimed history podcast Travels Through Time.   \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/peter-moore/
LOCATION:The George Hotel\, Bird Street\, Lichfield\, WS13 6PR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:Philip Modiano - J.L. Petit: Britain’s Lost Pre-Impressionist
DESCRIPTION:Lichfield Literature Festival 2023 \nA ‘forgotten master’ of the 19th century\, John Louis Petit was brought up and lived most of his life in Lichfield\, where he is buried. He was a well-known artist and architectural historian who produced some 10\,000 paintings of buildings and landscapes: but these were never sold\, and most were lost after his death in 1869. Over one hundred years later\, his paintings were discovered in a building in Surrey once owned by his relations. In the 1980s and 1990s\, the property’s new owners – who were not aware of the importance of this forgotten collection – took his paintings to local auctions\, which in turn lead to the paintings being sold all around the world. Now\, Philip Modiano has produced a compelling account of this remarkable artist and shines a light on his innovative works\, which are comparable to some of the great masters such as Turner.  \nPhilip Modiano is a convenor/curator of the Petit Society and author of several books. \nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 1st February | Silver/Bronze: 8th February\nGeneral Booking Opens: 15th February \n BOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/lichfield-literature-philip-modiano/
LOCATION:The George Hotel\, Bird Street\, Lichfield\, WS13 6PR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:Elika Ansari - The Five Stages of Moria: The Worst Refugee Camp on Earth
DESCRIPTION:Lichfield Literature Festival 2023 \nIn September 2020\, news reports circulated that camp Moria was burned to the ground: yet the stories of violence\, suicide\, rape and torture often eluded the headlines. Based on true stories\, The Five Stages of Moria blends autobiography and fiction\, based on the first-hand insight gained by Elika Ansari during the years she spent working there as a humanitarian aid worker.  \nThe book follows five unique characters who are unified in their grief and grappling with the reality of the loss of their homes\, hope and dignity while enduring squalid living conditions. Through stories\, it brings back to life the largest refugee camp in Europe\, and invites readers to bear witness to the monolithic trauma held within.  \nElika Ansari is a writer\, refugee youth worker and performer currently based in London\, where she dedicates her time to writing books and working with young refugees and asylum seekers. \nAll profits from this event will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal. \n BOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/lichfield-literature-elika-ansari/
LOCATION:The George Hotel\, Bird Street\, Lichfield\, WS13 6PR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:Anna Keay - The Restless Republic: Britain without a Crown
DESCRIPTION:Lichfield Literature Festival 2023 \nSOLD OUT – please email boxoffice@lichfieldfestival.org to be added to our returns list and we will contact you if tickets become available \nIn 1649\, Britain was in the midst of revolution. One bleak January afternoon\, King Charles I was executed for treason. The English monarchy was quickly abolished\, the House of Lords discarded and the future of the land firmly in the hands of its people. The Restless Republic is the story of the extraordinary\, experimental decade that followed. It charts the lives of a cast of trembling visionaries and banished royalists\, dextrous mandarins and bewildered bystanders\, from Anna Trapnel\, the young prophet whose visions transfixed the nation to William Petty\, the precocious academic whose audacious enterprise to map Ireland led to the dispossession of tens of thousands.  \n‘an exceptional feat of imagination.  Never have the kingless years been made so vivid\, and never has vividness contributed so much to the understanding of them.” – TLS \n“the remarkable thing about Keay’s narrative is how colourful it is…from her account Cromwell’s Britain emerges as a chaotic\, dynamic\, uproarious place\, a world of coffee houses and opera recitals\, bustling quaysides and clattering printing presses…her narrative brims with life\, colour\, humour and humanity… a dazzling achievement\, and I loved it”.  – Sunday Times \n“Keay conjures up with nuance and panache the single most fascinating decade in the history of Britain and Ireland\, revealing it to be at once weirdly ancient and strangely modern” – The Times \nANNA KEAY is a historian\, writer and curator. She is currently Director of the Landmark Trust\, and previously worked in senior curatorial roles for English Heritage and Historic Royal Palaces. \nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 1st February | Silver/Bronze: 8th February\nGeneral Booking Opens: 15th February \n BOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/lichfield-literature-anna-keay/
LOCATION:The George Hotel\, Bird Street\, Lichfield\, WS13 6PR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:Selma Dabbagh - We Wrote in Symbols: Love and Lust by Arab Women Writers
DESCRIPTION:Lichfield Literature Festival 2023 \nIt is a little-known secret that Arabic literature has a long tradition of erotic writing. Behind that secret lies another – that many of the writers are women. We Wrote in Symbols celebrates the works of 75 of these female writers of Arab heritage who articulate love and lust with artistry and skill. From a wedding night that takes an unexpected turn beneath a canopy of stars and a carnal awakening occurs in a Palestinian refugee camp to a masked rendezvous in a circus\, there is no such thing as a typical sexual encounter\, as this electrifying anthology shows.  \nSelma Dabbagh is a British Palestinian writer of fiction whose debut novel Out of It (Bloomsbury) was a Guardian Book of the Year. Dabbagh’s BBC R4 play The Brick was nominated for the Imison Award\, and her writing has been published in Granta and Wasafiri\, and translated into several languages. \nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 1st February | Silver/Bronze: 8th February\nGeneral Booking Opens: 15th February \n BOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/lichfield-literature-selma-dabbagh/
LOCATION:The George Hotel\, Bird Street\, Lichfield\, WS13 6PR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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