Thursday May 13 – Monday May 24
From Thursday 13 May – Monday 24 May we will gather to discuss, research and take action to produce a counter map of Queen Mary University. As part of our practice we will be facilitating
and are free to attend – please see below for the programme and contact details.
Venue Details:
Francis Bancroft Building Queen Mary Mile End Campus - both rooms are wheelchair accessible
HQ: room 4.22d
Events: room 4.08
Programme:
\\Thursday 13 May
2pm : Imaginaries of the university
Opening workshop for Counter/Mapping QMary project
Stefano Harney and the Counter-Cartographies Collective will present their work on the neo-liberal university as factory and border and discuss maps, methodologies and actions. This session will address our imaginaries of the university – current and potential.
Followed by drinks and snacks
5.30pm Drift around the QMary Mile End campus
We will take the back alleys, locate
the border technologies on campus and take a look at where power lies.
//Friday 14 May
1pm – 4pm working group meeting in HQ to produce the Counter Map of QMary
nb: the counter mapping production process is open to all who are interested
\\Monday 17 May
1pm – 4pm working group meeting in HQ to produce the Counter Map of QMary
//Tuesday 18 May
1pm – 4pm working group meeting in HQ to produce the Counter Map of QMary
\\Wednesday 19 May
1pm – 4pm working group meeting in HQ to produce the Counter Map of QMary
//Thursday 20 May
2pm – 5pm How to Make a Counter Map
Workshop: mapping as method, practice and action
The Counter-Cartographies Collective will facilitate a workshop on radical
collaborative mapping skills using available open source mapping software and web-based data-mining techniques.
Free and open to all, email us to register and bring a laptop if you can
\\Friday 21 May
11pm – 5pm working group meeting in HQ to produce the Counter Map of QMary
with guest tutor: Dr David Harive (Leicester) on student debt and governance
//Monday 24 May
4pm The politics and potential of counter-mapping
Presentation and open discussion
In the final workshop, the Counter/Mapping QMary project will present their map of Queen Mary. This presentation will be followed by an open discussion of the methods and politics of mapping the university as a site of migration, education and labour struggles.
Speakers: The Students not Suspects Campaign (Goldsmiths), No Cuts at Queen Mary Campaign, Jane Wills, David Pinder, Ishani Chandrasekara, Miguel Mellino, John Hutnyk, Alberto Toscano
Followed by drinks and food
