Lucy Duran | INSIDE / OUT

Academic Research and Multi-Media Work: Reflections on an impactful (but sometimes rocky) journey

INSIDE/OUT welcomes acclaimed academic and pioneering music producer Lucy Durán as she shares the strategies and arguments she has used in order to place musicians at the forefront.

In this presentation, Lucy Durán will share her diverse career spanning five decades in academia, radio journalism, and the music industry. Using recordings and film clips from her personal archive, she will take the audience on a journey through the highs and lows of her unconventional path. Durán discusses the successes, such as launching little-known musicians into successful careers and elevating different musical styles. Lucy also reveals the challenges she faced, including scepticism about the value of her work from journalism and academia.



Durán, whose work is seen as a blend of journalism and academia, delves into the difficulties and nuances of navigating between these two worlds. She explains why she believes there is much to be gained by bridging the gap between them. Sharing her strategies and experiences, Durán aims to inspire future generations to think creatively and break traditional moulds in their pursuits.



Following the talk, Durán introduces the 52” documentary, "Ballaké Sissoko, Kora Tales," co-written and directed with Laurent Benhamou. This film, narrated by Malian rapper Oxmo Puccino, offers a unique exploration into the heart of the kora tradition. This is only the second public screening of this remarkable work in the UK.

The Inside/Out Lectures demonstrates the commitment of Leeds School of Arts Research Centre to bring the best minds of our generation to Leeds Beckett University, our city as well as national and international audiences.



Invited speakers share their ideas and practice with staff and students from fine art, architecture, graphic design, sound, film, music, performance, dance and fashion.



The talks offer a global perspective on thinking and making. This enables students to think about their own ideas and the place of their creative work within current economic, social and cultural systems.



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