12 May
Babcock Lecture on Character in Memoir and Biography
Sunday 5 November, 11am PDT/7pm GMT
Zoom
Babcock Seminar in GLS - SFU
Sunday 5 November, 11am PDT / 7pm GMT
Online via Zoom
Alison Light – on Character in Memoir and Biography – in Conversation with Kate Kennedy
Alison Light, FBA FRSL FRHistS is a writer, critic and independent scholar. She is the author of five books to date. In 2020 A Radical Romance, was awarded the Pen Ackerley prize, the only prize for memoir in the UK. Common People: The History of an English Family was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize.
Kate Kennedy, FRHistS is a biographer and broadcaster, Co-Director of the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing, and a Supernumerary Fellow in Life-Writing at Wolfson College.
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Seminar Room 10.424, English Faculty, Schwarzman Centre
19 May
Dan Glass, '"This is My Culture": A Masterclass on Life-Writing as Activism'
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The Buttery, Wolfson College & Online via Zoom
22 May
Paying Attention to the Wild: Chloe Dalton and Dr Charlie Lee-Potter on Nature and Life-Writing
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Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College
26 May
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Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College
29 May
'Part Fable, Part Porridge': Professor Jackie Kay and Professor Dame Hermione Lee on Writing the Self
'Part Fable, Part Porridge': Professor Jackie Kay and Professor Dame Hermione Lee on Writing the Self
Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College
2 Jun
Professor Karen Karbiener, ‘“Who wishes to walk with me?” Walt Whitman, Poet of Places’
Professor Karen Karbiener, ‘“Who wishes to walk with me?” Walt Whitman, Poet of Places’
Lecture Room 3, Arts Building, University of Birmingham
5 Jun
Women's Life-Writing: From ‘Feminine Writing’ to Autofiction
Women's Life-Writing: From ‘Feminine Writing’ to Autofiction
Seminar Room 10.424, English Faculty, Schwarzman Centre
9 Jun
A Story of Survival: Anne Sebba and Dr Kate Kennedy on 'The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz'
A Story of Survival: Anne Sebba and Dr Kate Kennedy on 'The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz'
The Buttery, Wolfson College & Online via Zoom
10 Jun
'The Backyard Bird Chronicles': Amy Tan and Professor Andrew Gosler in Conversation
'The Backyard Bird Chronicles': Amy Tan and Professor Andrew Gosler in Conversation
Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College
23 Jun
Visiting Scholars End of Year Showcase
Visiting Scholars End of Year Showcase
The Buttery, Wolfson College