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Could we submit this for posting?
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Prof Philip Hoare, University of Southampton
The Whale: An Exploration. An all-day conference at the National
Maritime Museum, London, 20 September.http://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/events/the-whale
A unique day event investigating and celebrating one of the ocean’s
most captivating and mysterious residents. In the company of award
winning writers, artists, film-makers and specialists in cetacean
studies and conservation.
Navigating the fluctuating human relationship with one of the ocean's
most remarkable and threatened creatures, Philip Hoare (Leviathan, The
Sea Inside); sound-recordist and composer Chris Watson (Life, Frozen
Planet); former whaler and Greenpeace activist John Burton; Rob
Deaville (UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme); Mark
Carnall (Grant Museum of Zoology); and Steve Deput (author/discoverer
of Jonah the Circus Whale) join acclaimed artist film-maker Jessica
Sarah Rinland for a multi-faceted voyage into the extraordinary world
of the whale.
Taking place in the week of the International Whaling Commission’s
biennial global meeting, the event will consider the challenges facing
current whale populations while also tracking their energising
presence in literature, film and music. _______________________________________________
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