The Human Worlds Festival was first launched in 2014. Since then, events have taken place every?November across the?University's campuses and the City of ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·,. Since 2020?the festival?includes also an online component with digital activities and events.

For instance, watch our?summaries from Human Worlds Festival 2020, 2019 and 2018!

Human Worlds Festival 2020

Human Worlds Festival ran from Thursday 12th to Sunday 22nd November 2020.

Since 2020 will go down in history as a year of profound changes, for the first time the Festival was preceded by a month-long series of celebratory events?in October for?Black History Month?and was followed by a month of digital celebrations for?LGBT+ History Month?in February 2021. Both series were?curated in collaboration with few other teams across the University, including the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion?team , the BAME Network , the UoS Pulse LGBT+ Network and the University of ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·, Student Union (SUSU).

Other events that were hosted under the Festival umbrella included a special night?on November 3rd for the U.S. Presidential Election (run by History at the University of ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·, and chaired by Dr Christopher Fuller ), a strand of digital events?for Writers in Conversation (run by English at the University of ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·, and led by Carol Burns , Head of Creative Writing) and three Advanced Seminar Series in Arts and Humanities 2020 on pregnancy, motherhood, and childhood (run by Philosophy at the University of ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·, and chaired by Professor Fiona Woollard ).

The main events of Human Worlds Festival 2020 were:

• Human Worlds Digital , the first digital?edition of Human Worlds Festival, which included featured activities and events, such as:
  • Being Human?as?Praxis , a series of workshops?to explore different ways of examining and practicing our?humanness;
  • the Writer's Nook,?a collection of all writing events,?activities,?and resources available on the festival's?website;
  • the Mayflower 400 Special,?a unique programme of events from partners across?ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·,;
  • the Human Worlds Studio, an?ensemble?of?tutorials,?instructions,?and other downloadable resources on how to get inspired,?create,?and make at home.
• Hands-on Humanities Day Goes Digital on Saturday 21st November, which included a rich programme of talks and discussions and concluded with a special Writers in Conversation with world renown author Tracy Chevalier.?The day was part of the Being Human festival 2020 programme and it is now available to watch on the UoS Festival YouTube channel.

Human Worlds Festival 2019

The 2019?Human Worlds Festival ran from Thursday 14th to Saturday 23rd November.

This?year¡¯s?edition?included Humanities Late ,?a special evening event,?that?saw the John Hansard Gallery and City Eye opening to the public outside normal hours on Friday 22 November. The night?featured?a?temporary installation by artist and?performer Elaine Mitchener , inspired by?the research of?historian Professor Christer Petley , a talk by?writer Professor?Philip Hoare and live performances by composer Dr Drew Crawford and?artist Barbara Touati-Evans .?These events took place?alongside the main gallery?exhibition ' Waves and Forms '?by?internationally renowned artist and Winchester School of?Art graduate, Haroon Mirza.

The?Festival?concluded?with Hands-on Humanities Day on?Saturday 23 November, which took place for the first time at?the?John Hansard Gallery,?City Eye,?Nuffield ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·, Theatres (NST City) and Solent University ¡¯s Sir James Matthews building, at the heart of the ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·, Cultural Quarter?on?Above Bar Street.?The day brought together internal and external?exhibitors?passionate about the?arts and?humanities, including community radio?station Unity 101 FM.

Both?Humanities Late and Hands-on Humanities Day were part of the Being Human festival 2019 programme.

Wider Festival events included:

• 'Evolution: From?the?Galapagos?to?the?21st Century' with Dr Neil?Gostling (as?part of the Nature and Biodiversity Community Hub pop-up meeting), University of ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·,, Highfield?Campus;
• ' TOXIC! Question Time ',?chaired by Dr Lucy Green ,?South Academic Block, University of ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·,, ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·, General?Hospital;
• 'Writing For Wellbeing'?with So:Write?Women ( ArtfulScribe ), John Hansard?Gallery;
• 'Detangling?The?Knots': Crochet Workshop with?artist Barbara Touati-Evans , John Hansard Gallery.

Watch the following videos to?re-discover one of the amazing performances at Humanities Late, ¡®Emotional Resonances¡¯.

Human Worlds Festival 2018

The 2018 Human Worlds Festival ran between Thursday 15th to Saturday 24th November 2018.

This edition saw a?week full of events across the city of ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·, and was concluded by Hands-on Humanities Day on Saturday 17th November at the Avenue Campus , with activities and workshops for all.

Wider Festival events included:

• ¡®Dead Good?Days¡¯: Research Caf¨¦ , Caf¨¦ Thrive,?ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·,;
• ¡®American Carnage:?two?years?of Trump¡¯,?chaired by Dr Christopher?Fuller ,?University of ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·,, Avenue?Campus;
• ¡®Is?this?the?end? Death?past,?present?and?future¡¯,?chaired by Dr Sonia Zakrzewski ,?ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·, Crematorium,?ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·,;
• ¡®People?and Brexit¡¯:?Research Caf¨¦, Coffee #1,?Portswood,?ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·,;
• ' Uncertainty?and?complexity?of?migration ' - University?of ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·, Public Lecture Series,?with Professor Jakub Bijak and Jon Simmons (Home Office Analysis and Insight Directorate),?British Academy,?London;
• ¡®Fake Food!¡¯?Question Time ,?chaired by Dr Lucy Green ,?South Academic Block, University of ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·,, ÍøÂç²ÊƱAPPÏÂÔØ_°Ä¿Í²ÊƱÍø-¹Ù·½ÓÎÏ·, General Hospital.