A conference in pursuit of the English University of Salford, UK, 9-11 July 1999 Plenary speakers: Nick Cull, Alison Light
* * * * * * * * * * * The fin de siecle is traditionally a time for taking stock, and a time when anxieties about national identity and strength reach their peak. As the millennium approaches, Scotland and Wales are in the process of becoming autonomous, and the prospect of European union is producing a challenge, and even a threat, to the definition of the UK as we know it. This interdisciplinary conference aims to explore the concept of Englishness by examining its presence in various periods and genres, in the field of literary and cultural studies. Suggested topics include:
devolution as seen on TV reading 'English' the English abroad Poets Laureate regional identities Cool Britannia Merchant Ivory Millennium Dome 'national' writers Britpop beyond the Turner Prize heritage & folklore writers in exile Carry on Ealing
We welcome proposals from scholars at all stages of their research, and intend to publish a selection of the papers given.
Please email abstracts (c.300 words) or academic enquiries to
Liz Hedgecock (lhedgecock@hotmail.com) or Jo Knowles
(jknowles@liv.ac.uk).
General enquiries or postal abstracts to:
Wendy Pickles, Conference Administrator, European Studies
Research Institute, University of Salford, Salford,
Greater Manchester, M5 4WT, UK.
Tel: 0161 295 5275 Fax: 0161 295 5223
Email: w.pickles@esri.salford.ac.uk
The conference is supported by the Centre for Literary and
Cultural Studies, European Studies Research Institute,
University of Salford