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Time and Space in Contemporary Women’s Writing
8 – 9 September 2011
University of Hull (UK)
Keynote Speakers
Professor Ann Heilmann, University of Hull
Gwyneth Lewis, Poet & Writer
Professor Mark Llewellyn, University of Strathclyde
Contemporary women’s writing continues to be preoccupied with and influenced by conceptualisations of time and space, both as separate and as inherently interconnected concepts. At the turn of themillennium, it is inevitable that feminist theory, politics and practice are increasingly interested in the relationships between past, present and future, and at the same time they have also become more global and diversified in their focus. This event seeks to explore the ways in which contemporary women writers – through fiction and non-fiction, short story and poetry, drama and critical theory – engage with and conceptualise notions of time and space in their work.
The conference will include keynotes by Professor Ann Heilmann (University of Hull) and Gwyneth Lewis (poet and writer), as well as a workshop, led by Professor Mark Llewellyn (University of Strathclyde), on early career development and the writing of grant applications.
We warmly invite postgraduates and early-career researchers from across the arts and humanities to register for this event. Registration for the full conference will be £30 andwill include refreshments throughout both days, a generous buffet lunch, as well as the conference dinner. Registration forms will be available from 1st June 2011 on our website at www.pgcwwn.org. If you have any questions about this event or if you would like to submit a late abstract for consideration, please do not hesitate to get in touch via email at [log in to unmask]
We look forward to welcoming you to Hull this September!
The PG CWWN Steering Group
(Theresa Jamieson, Nadine Muller, Claire O'Callaghan, Alex Pryce and Amy Rushton)
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Dr Áine McMurtry
Lecturer in German
School of Modern Languages & Cultures
Durham University
Elvet Riverside, New Elvet
Durham, DH1 3JT