Northern Stories: on screen, through memory and in archives
One Day Symposium, 7th July, 2014
Department of Theatre, Film and Television
University of York
This one day symposium focuses on stories and storytelling in the North of England as well as constructions of ‘Northern Englishness’ in stories for the screen. Questions will include, though are not limited to:
• How do television and film construct Northernness through its characters, plots, use of location etc…?
• How do peoples’ stories about the North help us to better understand a ‘Northern’ identity?
• How do Northern storytellers themselves construct storytelling?
• What is the particular contribution of this region and culture to the ways stories are told?
• How do memory, legend, and fiction join with fact in creating Northernness?
• How do we preserve and access Northern stories?
Confirmed Participants Include:
Simon van der Borgh, University of York
David Forrest, University of Sheffield
Kristyn Gorton, University of York
Amy Holdsworth, University of Glasgow
Tom Jackson, University of Leeds
James Leggott, Northumbria University
Ian W. Macdonald, University of Leeds
Alison Peirse, Northumbria University
Simon Popple, University of Leeds
The event is free and will include a light lunch and tea/coffee. However, spaces are limited, so please email Dr. Kristyn Gorton [[log in to unmask]] if you would like to attend.
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