Public Engagement through ScienceFiction with Young Visitors to
Public Engagement through Science-Fiction with Young Visitors to FACT, Liverpool Christina Brennan, The University of Manchester Twitter: @cmbrennan_ christina. brennan@postgrad. manchester. ac. uk Background • • • AHRC-funded Ph. D placement at Liverpool’s Foundation of Art and Creative Technology. Focused on pubic engagement activities including film screening series for young visitors called, ‘Science-Fiction Films to Challenge the Future’. Screenings were followed by activities encouraging discussion of global warming and the environment with reference to FACT’s ‘New Observatory’ exhibition. Wanuri Kahiu’s science-fiction film Pumzi (2009) Sample Workshop: ‘What is Dystopia? ’ Foundation of Art and Creative Technology, Liverpool • Workshop, ‘What is Dystopia? ’, centred on science-fiction film Pumzi (first sci-fi film produced in Kenya). • Encouraged young visitors to imagine their own dystopia with the choice of writing a short-story or creating a map of their dystopia. • FACT’s Education and Learning Team advised on workshop activities to complement FACT’s ‘New Observatory’ summer exhibition. Outcome • Ph. D placements demonstrate Ph. D and ECR researchers’ professional potential to support projects within UK cultural organisations. • Professional guidance from cultural organisations can mutually enhance university research projects. • Funding bodies can support Ph. D researchers in laying groundwork for future collaboration between academics and organisations to produce public programmes. Film Still from Wanuri Kahiu’s science-fiction film Pumzi (2009)
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