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Women's Scientific Travelling Workshop Friday, 27 and Saturday, 28 June 2014 Venue: Institute of Modern Languages Research, University of London Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Programme Friday, 27 June 14.00 Welcome 14.15-15.45 Session 1 Carl Thompson (Nottingham Trent): Women's Travel Writing as a Mode of Polite Science: The Example of Maria Graham (1785-1842) Mary Orr (Southampton): Advancement of Science in the Field: Sarah Bowdich's New Contributions to World Ichthyology in The Fresh-Water Fishes of Great Britain (1828) 15.45-16.15 Tea 16.15-17.45 Session 2 Vanessa Agnew (Duisburg-Essen): Continuities and Discontinuities in Women's Scientific Travel in Southern Africa Barbara Gates (Delaware): Louisa Anne Meredith: From England to Australia 17.45-18.30 Wine Reception Saturday, 28 June 09.00-9.30 Coffee 9.30-11.00 Session 3 Ann Shteir (York, Ontario): Botanical Border Crossings in Early 19th-Century British North America Angela Byrne (Greenwich): Catharine Parr Traill's Natural Histories for Children 11.00-11.30 Coffee 11.30-13.00 Session 4 Ann Thell (Singapore): Mind in Motion: Margaret Cavendish, Organic Materialism, and the Mobility of Thought Rachel Mann (South Carolina): Enlightening Communication: Oroonoko, New Science and the Media Concept 13.00-14.00 Lunch 14.00-15.30 Session 5 Silvia Micheletti (TU Brunswick): Maria Sybilla Merian's Fulgora Laternaria: Amerindian Natural Knowledge and European Taxonomies in the Early 18th Century Melissa Bailes (Tulane): (Im)proving Britain? Maria Riddell, Sexuality, and National/Natural History in the West Indian Colonies 15.00-16.00 Tea 16.30-17.30 Session 6 Elizabeth Baigent (Oxford): The Science of Travel: Mariana Starke and the Sciences of Travel, Nursing, and Housewifery Alison Martin (Reading): 'Of what use is this discovery of the source of the Nile?' Women Readers of Scientific Travel Writing 17.30 Workshop Ends This event is organised by the Centre for Travel Writing Studies at Nottingham Trent University in conjunction with the Institute of Modern Languages Research, and sponsored by the British Academy. Advance registration required. Closing date: Friday, 6 June 2014 Fees (including sandwich lunch on 28 June): £10 (standard rate); £5 (students with proof of status) Please register using the form at http://events.sas.ac.uk/imlr/events/view/16001/Women%27s+Scientific+Travelling. Suggestions for overnight accommodation in the vicinity of the venue: http://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/node/39 Contact: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Jane Lewin Institute Administrator/Consortium Publications Manager Institute of Modern Languages Research (formerly IGRS) University of London School of Advanced Study Room ST 279, Senate House Malet Street, GB- London WC1E 7HU Telephone 0044 (0)20 7862 8966 Website http://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk Please note that there is no longer a through-route from Stewart House to Senate House The Institute is part of the IMLR/IMR/IP Administrative Consortium