Events
This page lists events taking place within Durham University or in the local area with which English Studies staff and students are directly involved. For English related events in Durham or in the local region organised outside of the Department, see the Regional Events page.
Forthcoming Events
Wednesday 12 June 2013
- Unravelling Shakespeare’s Life 6:00pm to 7:00pm, Elvet Riverside Room 145, James Shapiro (Visiting ST Lee Professorial Fellow, School of Advanced Study, University of London), Contact jason.harding@durham.ac.uk
Thursday 4 July 2013
- Modernism and Non-Translation 9:00am onwards, Durham University, Contact john.nash@durham.ac.uk
Friday 5 July 2013
- Modernism and Non-Translation until 5:00pm, Durham University, Contact john.nash@durham.ac.uk
- “We Speak a Different Tongue”: Maverick Voices and Modernity, 1890–1939 St John's College, Contact maverick.voices@durham.ac.uk
Saturday 6 July 2013
- “We Speak a Different Tongue”: Maverick Voices and Modernity, 1890–1939 St John's College, Contact maverick.voices@durham.ac.uk
Thursday 18 July 2013
- Romantic Victorians 9:00am to 5:00pm, Durham University, Mark Sandy, Anna Barton, Contact info@romanticheirs.org.uk
Monday 5 August 2013
- International Pynchon Week 2013 9:00am onwards, Durham University, Contact samuel.thomas@durham.ac.uk
Tuesday 6 August 2013
- International Pynchon Week 2013 all day, Durham University, Contact samuel.thomas@durham.ac.uk
Wednesday 7 August 2013
- International Pynchon Week 2013 all day, Durham University, Contact samuel.thomas@durham.ac.uk
Thursday 8 August 2013
- International Pynchon Week 2013 until 5:00pm, Durham University, Contact samuel.thomas@durham.ac.uk
Saturday 8 March 2014
- Literary Dolls: The Female Textual Body from the 19th Century to Now 9:00am to 5:00pm, Durham University, Jane Smiley, Jo Phoenix, Kate MacDonald, Contact literarydollsconference@gmail.com
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English Events Newsletter
In addition to these web listings, a monthly email digest of all English-related events at Durham University and across the wider region is circulated to all staff and students in the Department, and to interested members of the public.
To see this month's newsletter, or for instructions on how to subscribe to the mailing list, visit our Research in English At Durham blog.
IMRS/IMEMS Conference Series Summer 2013
- Early Modern Catholicism
- Intellectual Networks in the Long Seventeenth Century
- Producing Text and Gospel Commentary in Medieval Perspective
Three conferences in June and July will mark the launch of the University’s Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies and the Durham exhibition of the Lindisfarne Gospels, and celebrate the rich resources of the city’s historic libraries – Cosin’s Library, the Cathedral Library, and the Library of Ushaw College.
Full programme details PDF