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ACU Commonwealth Summer School 2017 Creating Greener Narratives through the Environmental Arts and Humanities Saturday 5 August Arrival in UK and at the Bath Spa University Newton Park campus Sunday 6 August Morning: Orientation and introduction to the campus Afternoon: Introduction to the academic programme, group projects, and skills development sessions. Evening: Dinner and keynote lecture by Professor Irma Erloff (University of Pretoria), followed by a panel discussion and social activities. Monday 7 August – Environmental Challenges and Responses Theme of the day: ‘How can the arts and humanities help to provide deeper understandings of, and creative responses to, today’s pressing environmental problems?’ Morning: Academic lectures and discussions The day will start with scenario setting and an outline of current environmental challenges, followed by a discussion on how arts and humanities can be used to respond to and address these issues. Afternoon: Visit to the city of Bath Tuesday 8 August – Histories, Cultures and Religions Theme of the day: ‘How have attitudes to the environment changed over time, and how do they differ between cultures?’ Morning: Academic lectures and discussions The day will start with an introduction on how the visit to Avebury in the afternoon will relate to the overarching themes and the group work. The morning will focus on contemporary non-modern cultural ecologies, a discussion on Sacred Britain, past and present; and a session exploring the Sounds of Prehistory: the acoustics of Avebury. Afternoon: Students will take a field trip to Avebury and academic staff and visiting speakers will work with groups throughout the visit to address the various themes identified, and to inform the group projects. Evening: Sports and games at the Newton Park campus Wednesday 9 August – Creative Practice Theme of the day: ‘How is new work in creative writing, and the visual and performing arts contributing to new understandings of the relationship between society, culture and environment?’ The sessions for the day will take place at the University’s Corsham Court campus. Morning: Workshops allowing delegates to focus on one topic of their choice: Nature writing and ecopoetics Music, dance and performance Arts and the environment Song Afternoon: Group project development Evening: Lecture – visiting speaker TBC Thursday 10 August – Tourism and Conservation Theme of the day: ‘How can tourism contribute to a deepened understanding of the relationship between culture, society and environment over time and in different cultures?’ Morning: The day will start with context setting and group work at Roche Court in Wiltshire, a nineteenth-century house in parkland. The keynote lecture and discussion will focus on the challenge of natural heritage/built heritage divide and how different settings influence cultural heritage. Afternoon: A tour of the Avalon Marshes, where academic staff and visiting speakers will work with groups throughout the visit to address conservation in action, and to inform the group projects. Evening: Free time and group work Friday 11 August Morning: Completion of group projects Afternoon: Group work presentations Evening: Tour of the Roman Baths followed by a formal dinner in the Pump Rooms where the group work prizes will be awarded. Saturday 12 August Day trip to Oxford Sunday 13 August Departures