Festival of Ideas: Radical Remembering with Stuart Hall Fellow Subira Joy. Photo credit: Chenying Cannell.

We have enjoyed a close partnership with Brighton Festival since it began in 1967.

Now we have come to the close of another remarkable year, we reflect on the hope, wonder, magic and fun of Brighton Festival 2024.

For three weeks in May, thousands of people came together, for the city’s annual curated multi-arts festival, now the largest in England.

As official Higher Education Partner, once again, we put education at the heart of the festival, bringing academic expertise to the forefront through curated programming, as well as facilitating community arts, learning and engagement.

Festival of Ideas

We want to say a huge thank you to our fantastic academics and students from the School of Media, Arts and Humanities for bringing us the ‘Festival of Ideas’. This dynamic series of events and activities have helped fashion new ways of thinking about the past, present and future.

Six events were part of the official festival programme; Stuart Hall Fellow, Subira Joy challenged history and gave hope for the future, Prof. Alice Eldrige’s free sound installation shared the wonder of birdsong, Dr Laura Kounine and Zoë Howe explored the magic of witches, and Turner Prize winner and Sussex alumnus, Jeremy Deller talked about the political and social significance of rave culture, in the pursuit of community and fun.

These events were part of Brighton Festival!

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