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Dark Futures, Night Spaces, A night of urban exploration and discovery | Wed., 30th April 2025
25 Apr 2025
Organized by the ‘Rethinking Spatial Humanities Cluster’ of the Centre for Advanced Studies in Languages and Cultures, University College Cork.
To participate, please fill out this form. Please note that numbers on the Night Walk are limited.
Round Table: ‘Dark Futures, Night Spaces’ 6.00-7.30 pm
Banking Hall, UCC Centre for Executive Education, Lapps Quay.
Nick Dunn (Professor of Urban Design, Lancaster University, and Director of the Dark Design Lab)
Charlotte Berkery (Lecturer in French and co-convenor of the ‘Rethinking Spatial Humanities’ research cluster, UCC)
Julius-Cezar MacQuarie (Lecturer in Sociology, UCC)
Fiona Collins (Night Time Economy Advisor, Cork City Council)
Niall Smith (Munster Technological University and Director of Blackrock Castle Observatory)
Moderated by Denis Linehan (Head of Department of Geography, UCC).
Night Walk 7.30-9.30pm
Meet outside 1 Lapps Quay at 7.30pm. (Will include a stop to buy food, but feel free to bring your own sandwiches!) Please ensure that you have appropriate footwear for a walk of approximately 5 km and suitable clothing for the weather conditions on the day.
Will include readings from poet Mary Noonan (UCC French) and Maureen O’Connor (UCC English), as well as contributions from Denis Linehan (UCC Geography), Fiona Collins (Night Time Economy Advisor, Cork City Council), Julius-Cezar MacQuarie (UCC Sociology), Silvia Ross (UCC Head of School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures).
Visit of the Blackrock Castle Observatory 9.30pm until late
For those not taking part in the Night Walk, please join us directly at the Blackrock Castle Observatory at 9.30pm.
For more on this story contact:
Dr Charlotte Berkery at CBerkery@ucc.ie