Research Events
The School of English hosts research events through its four research groups, Medieval and Renaissance, 18th century, Romantic and Victorian, Modern and Contemporary and Creative Writing. Events are, however, open to all members of the School, and to the public, unless explicitly restricted. All events are also free of charge unless otherwise stated. For further information, please contact the School of English office, telephone 01334 462666. Unless a venue is specified, events take place in Kennedy Hall.
See also:
Research Events, Semester 2, 2012/13
Monday 11th February 2013
Time and Venue: 5.15pm, The Lawson Lecture Room
Title: American Gothic on the road: the EcoGothic journeys of Jack Kerouac, Cormac McCarthy and Jim Crace
Speaker: Dr Andrew Smith (University of Sheffield)
Monday 18th February 2013
Time and Venue: 5pm, The Garden Seminar Room
Title: Wollstonecraft, Montolieu, and Rousseau's Nouvelle Heloise
Speaker: Dr Laura Kirkley (University of Cambridge)
Wednesday 20th February 2013
Time and Venue: 2.15pm, The Lawson Lecture Room
Title: Hobbes, Injury and the Question of Resistance
Speaker: Professor Mary Nyquist (University of Toronto)
Wednesday 10th April 2013
Time and Venue: 5.15pm, The Lawson Lecture Room
Title: The George Jack Memorial Lecture
Speaker: Mr Tom Duncan (University of St Andrews)
Thursday 11th April 2013
Time and Venue: 5.15pm, The Lawson Lecture Room
Title: Sensing the First World War Sepoy: Objects, Images and Words
Speaker: Dr Santanu Das (Kings College, London)
Tuesday 16th April 2013
Time and Venue: 5pm, The Garden Seminar Room
Title: Who's Afraid of Niobe? Lord Byron and his Scepticism of Porous Women
Speaker: Dr Norbert Lenarz (University of Vechta, Germany)
Wednesday 17th April 2013
Time and Venue: 5pm, The Lawson Lecture Room
Title: Birdsong: Translation and Translation in Old and New English Poetry
Speaker: Professor Clare Lees (Kings College, London)
Wednesday 24th April 2013
Time and Venue: 5pm, The Lawson Lecture Room
Title: Errors and Difficult Readings in the Old English Martyrology
Speaker: Dr Christine Rauer (University of St Andrews)
Previous seminar series:
Research Events Programme, Semester 1 2012/13 (PDF, 57 KB)
Research Events Programme, Semester 2 2011/12 (PDF, 109 KB)
Research Events Programme, Semester 1 2011/12 (PDF, 98 KB)
Research Events Programme, Semester 2 2010/11 (PDF, 82 KB)
Research Events Programme, Semester 1 2010/11 (PDF, 73 KB)
Research Events Programme, Semester 2 2009/10 (PDF, 86 KB)
Research Events Programme, Semester 1 2009/10 (Word, 66 KB)
Research Events Programme, Semester 2 2008/09 (PDF, 141 KB)
Research Events Programme, Semester 1 2008/09 (PDF, 61 KB)
Titles and Abstracts for Seminar Series 08/09 (Word, 48 KB)
Research Events Programme, Semester 2 2007/08 (PDF, 105 KB)
