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The Warwick Seminar on Culture of Memory in Latin America

The Warwick Seminar on Culture of Memory in Latin America for 2018 is a joint initiative of Prof Paulo de Medeiros (English & Comparative Literary Studies) and Prof Alison Ribeiro de Menezes (School of Modern Languages and Cultures) with generous support from the Institute of Advanced Studies and the Global Research Priorities Group on Connecting Cultures. Seminar leader for 2018 is Prof Márcio Seligmann Silva, from UNICAMP, a visiting Fellow of the IAS.

Warwick Seminar on Culture of Memory in Latin America

Sun 23 Sep 2018, 09:04 | Tags: Conference, Staff, Research, Public Event

Graeme Macdonald's Petrocultures conference a success

Graeme Macdonald's Petrocultures event at Glasgow University this month was a huge success, reported on in the media, and with a sell-out Town Hall event. Congratulations to Graeme on a fantastic conference.

Thu 06 Sep 2018, 14:55 | Tags: Conference, Public Event, English, Media, Critical Environments

Graeme Macdonald's Petrocultures conference a success

Graeme Macdonald's Petrocultures event at Glasgow University this month was a huge success, reported on in the media, and with a sell-out Town Hall event. Congratulations to Graeme on a fantastic conference.


Research & Thinking about Rhetoric conference to honour Peter Mack

On 8th June 2018 there will be a one-day conference in honour of the retirement of Professor Peter Mack, presenting new research on medieval and renaissance rhetorical theory and practice.

Speakers will include:

Professor Rita Copeland, University of Pennsylvania

Dr Karin Margareta Fredborg, Institut du Moyen-Âge Grec et Latin, Copenhagen

Professor Lawrence D. Green, University of Southern California

Professor Dr C. G. Meerhoff, University of Amsterdam

Dr Katie Reid, Warburg Institute, University of London

Professor Jennifer Richards, University of Newcastle

Professor Marjorie Curry Woods, University of Texas, Austin

The conference will include a buffet lunch for all participants and a wine reception at the close.

An online registration form is available on the English Department website : https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/english. The registration form will close on 23rd May 2018. For any enquiries, please contact Christiania Whitehead : c.a.whitehead@warwick.ac.uk

Please see the Programme for further details of the day.

The conference is organised and financially supported by the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies, the Humanities Research Centre, and the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance, University of Warwick

Thu 08 Mar 2018, 10:35 | Tags: Conference, English


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