Being a Man Festival explained
| Being a Man Festival |
| Venue: | South Bank Centre, London |
| Founder Name: | Jude Kelly |
| Activity: | Addresses the challenges and pressures of masculine identity in the 21st century. |
Being a Man Festival (BAM) is a UK-based festival which addresses the challenges and pressures of masculine identity in the 21st century. The festival was founded in 2014 by Jude Kelly.[1]
BAM 2014
Speakers at the inaugural festival included: Grayson Perry (artist), Ziauddin Yousafzai (father of the Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai), Michael Kaufman (co-founder of the White Ribbon Campaign)[2] Jon Snow (journalist), Billy Bragg (singer), Nick Hornby (writer and lyricist), Charlie Condou (actor) and Hardeep Singh Kohli (broadcaster and writer).[3]
BAM 2015
Speakers at the second festival included: Sheldon Thomas (imam and former extremist), Gemma Cairney (BBC Radio 1 presenter and documentary filmmaker), Akala (rapper) and Frankie Boyle (comedian).[4]
BAM 2016
Speakers at the 2016 festival included: Professor Green (rapper) and Roger Moore.[5]
BAM 2017
Speakers included: Simon Amstell (comedian), Robert Webb (comedian), Kevin Powell (American political activist), Alan Hollinghurst (writer and winner of the 2004 Booker Prize) and Antonythasan Jesuthasan (author and actor).[6]
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Notes and References
- News: Brown . Mark . Southbank festival asks: what is it like to be a modern man? . https://web.archive.org/web/20160403125634/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/dec/13/festivals-gender . 3 April 2016 . . 13 December 2013 . 23 November 2017.
- News: Adams . Tim . Being a Man festival explores what it means to be male . https://web.archive.org/web/20170329175203/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/02/being-a-man-festival-masculinity . 29 March 2017 . . 2 February 2014 . 23 November 2017.
- News: Merz . Theo . I've changed my mind about Being A Man . https://web.archive.org/web/20160120091526/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/10614251/Ive-changed-my-mind-about-Being-A-Man.html . 20 January 2016 . . 3 February 2014 . 23 November 2017.
- News: Bernhardt . Colette . This week's new talks: Being A Man, London . https://web.archive.org/web/20160409195858/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/nov/20/this-weeks-new-talks . 9 April 2016 . . 20 November 2015 . 23 November 2017.
- News: Staff writer . Five reasons to go to Southbank Centre's Being A Man festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20161114024756/http://www.timeout.com/london/blog/five-reasons-to-go-to-southbank-centres-being-a-man-festival-111016 . 14 November 2016 . . 10 November 2016 . 23 November 2017 . live . dmy-all .
- Web site: Festival: Being A Man . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042225/https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/festivals-series/being-a-man . 1 December 2017 . southbankcentre.co.uk . . 20 May 2018.
