Art and Engagement with the Cold War in Shetland

Roxane Permar; Susan Timmins

Art and Engagement with the Cold War in Shetland

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Abstract

The article discusses an ongoing project based in the Shetland Islands situated to the north of mainland Scotland and Norway. Permar and Timmins investigate the ‘Cold War’ period; roughly between the end of World War II and the demise of the Soviet Union; i.e. the years 1946 to 1991. In reporting the project and presenting some of the artwork that was produced, the authors argue that ‘Art can stimulate debate, trigger collective memory and promote engagement with issues related to the Cold War that are unique to the populations of the northern and Arctic regions.’ Amultidisciplinary approach was taken to data collection that included, for example film, photography and interviews.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Relate North 2014: Engagement, Art and Representation
Subtitle of host publication	Review on Arctic Sustainable Art and Design
Place of Publication	Rovaniemi, Finland
Publisher	Lapland University Press
Pages	34-58
Number of pages	25
ISBN (Print)	9789523109896
Publication status	Published - Nov 2014

Keywords

Cold War
Shetland
Socially Engaged Art
25ref2021

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Roxane Permar
- roxane.permaruhi.acuk
- UHI Shetland - Professor in Art and Social Practice
- Centre for Island Creativity
Person: Academic - Research and Teaching or Research only

2 Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk
2 Oral presentation
1 Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
1 Types of External academic engagement - Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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- 1 Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
- 1 Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement

Art and engagement with the Cold War in Shetland and its northern neighbours
Permar, R. (Speaker) & Timmins, S. (Speaker)
5 Jun 2024
Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Oral presentation
Cold War Scotland
Permar, R. (Contributor) & Timmins, S. (Contributor)
11 Jul 2024 → 31 Jan 2026
Activity: KE and Outreach activities › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
Arctic Connections (From social landscapes to landscapes of trauma)
Roxane Permar (Speaker)
23 Jun 2023
Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Oral presentation

Shetland Arts Fund Award
Permar, Roxane (Recipient), Aug 2013
Prize: Other distinction

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Art and Engagement with the Cold War in Shetland

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Roxane Permar

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Art and engagement with the Cold War in Shetland and its northern neighbours

Cold War Scotland

Arctic Connections (From social landscapes to landscapes of trauma)

Prizes

Shetland Arts Fund Award

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