Entrenchments 2015 is one of a number of initiatives the University is
taking to contribute to the centenary of World War I. Billed as a creative
conversation, the event features the Canadian illustrator Julian Peters and the
Wellington-based illustrator and writer, Sarah Laing. It is an initiative of
the University’s Wai-te-ata Press and the New Zealand Centre for Literary
Translation, in partnership with the Canadian High Commission.
Wai-te-ata Press Printer and Reader in
Book History, Dr Sydney Shep, says the two illustrators will respond to World
War I diaries, letters and poetry, as well as to contemporary works by Poet
Laureate Vincent O’Sullivan, and authors Witi Ihimaera and Patricia Grace.
“Entrenchments 2015 aims to promote
cultural understanding and global peace,” says Dr Shep. “Prejudice,
antagonism, territorial disputes and war often result from a profound lack of
understanding and respect for differences in language, traditions, religion,
faith and politics.”
A
variety of activities will be held during the month. One will be Daily
Despatches–visual interpretations of the daily tweets @LTCOLMalone of the
late Lt. Col. William G Malone, Commanding Officer of the Wellington Battalion
at Gallipoli. These interpretations will be publicly sketched on large glass
panels. Images of the sketches will be tweeted using the hashtag #joinjulian.
Another
activity will be workshops for students to translate the famous World War I
poem by Canadian John McCrae, In Flanders Fields.
A
paper roll pre-printed with this poem in English and Māori–billed as the
world’s longest zine and called Zines of Peace–will be displayed at
various locations on campus for students to record their responses.
The
month will culminate on 28 April with an exhibition and launch of the
creations, with illustrators and authors in attendance.
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