Being a Man Festival | |
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Venue | South Bank Centre, London |
Founded | 1 February 2014 |
Founder | 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]
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]
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]
Speakers at the 2016 festival included: Professor Green (rapper) and Roger Moore. [5]
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]
Being a Man Festival | |
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Venue | South Bank Centre, London |
Founded | 1 February 2014 |
Founder | 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]
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]
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]
Speakers at the 2016 festival included: Professor Green (rapper) and Roger Moore. [5]
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]