What's On Monday 11th May in Bristol

Events on Monday 11th May

“The first session of the festival will start with the Good Grief, Bristol opening ceremony. It will feature the Lord-Lieutenant Peaches Golding MBE, Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor John Iredale, and a recital of songs of loss and mourning by the University Singers. We will then kick off the conference proper with our first two speakers.”
From: Opening Ceremony/ Grief in Sociology & Philosophy

“Dr Lesel Dawson will examine grief in English Literature, exploring writers such as Ben Jonson, Alfred Tennyson, Elizabeth Bishop and Michel Faber. She investigates the relationship between creativity and grief and considers how expressions of loss are influenced by wider cultural ideas about mourning and death.”
From: Grief in Literature

“Some of the literary world’s best-known stories of loss and tortured grief are found in Shakespeare’s plays. Who better to delve into the subject than Andrew Hilton, founder of ‘Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory’. From The Comedy of Errors to Troilus and Cressida, from Romeo and Juliet to Hamlet, King Lear and The Winter’s Tale, grief flows through Shakespeare’s finest work.”
From: Grief in Shakespeare: A Lewis Fry Memorial Lecture

“Amunpreet Boyal and Dr Alistair Hewison will present the latest research commissioned by the Sue Ryder charity. This includes the results of a survey of over 2,000 adults investigating experiences of and attitudes towards bereavement, and a rapid evidence assessment of UK bereavement support.”
From: Public Attitudes to Grief / Grief and Dementia

“The UK is known for its ‘stiff upper lip’ and silence around death. Do other cultures manage this better? Do rituals help? Is there such a thing as closure? How can life carry on after the death of your child of any age?”
From: Grieving the Loss of a Child: a Language for grief