Being a Man Festival

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]

Being a Man Festival
VenueSouth Bank Centre, London
Founded1 February 2014 (2014-02-01)
FounderJude Kelly
ActivityAddresses the challenges and pressures of masculine identity in the 21st century.

BAM 2014

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]

BAM 2015

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]

BAM 2016

Speakers at the 2016 festival included: Professor Green (rapper) and Roger Moore.[5]

BAM 2017

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]

See also

References
  1. Brown, Mark (13 December 2013). "Southbank festival asks: what is it like to be a modern man?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. Adams, Tim (2 February 2014). "Being a Man festival explores what it means to be male". The Observer. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. Merz, Theo (3 February 2014). "I've changed my mind about Being A Man". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. Bernhardt, Colette (20 November 2015). "This week's new talks: Being A Man, London". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. Staff writer (10 November 2016). "Five reasons to go to Southbank Centre's Being A Man festival". Time Out. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. "Festival: Being A Man". southbankcentre.co.uk. Southbank Centre. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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