Events
We host a large number of conferences, lectures and seminars each year, many of them open to the public. Subscribe to our monthly North East Literature Events newsletter and we'll keep you posted. If you are a staff member or student and want to publicise your event, contact alistair.brown@durham.ac.uk.
Step through a portal and explore how stories can make us into time travellers in this exhibition and programme of talks
Join us at our series of Late Summer Lectures from 16th August to 8th October, showcasing the latest literary research
Discover the remarkable life and legacy of Horace Walpole - writer, designer and politician - at this series of public lectures from 10th October to 12th December
Wednesday 23 August 2017
Alfred the Great through History
The story of King Alfred has been told through the ages, often with dubious basis in historical fact. Separate the facts from the fiction surrounding one of Britain's founding monarchs in this free public talk. Part of our Late Summer Lectures Series.
Contact latesummerlectures@gmail.com for more information about this event.
Wednesday 30 August 2017
When Masters Became Tragic Heroes
When playwrights around the end of the sixteenth century brought ordinary rather than noble characters to the stage, it changed the face of theatre. Explore the significance of domestic tragedy in this free public talk. Part of our Late Summer Lectures Series.
Contact latesummerlectures@gmail.com for more information about this event.
Wednesday 6 September 2017
Tics in the Theatre: The 'Quiet Audience' and the Neurodivergent Spectator
A free public lecture that reflects on how the etiquette of watching theatre in silence may create barriers for some audiences. Part of our Late Summer Lectures Series.
Contact latesummerlectures@gmail.com for more information about this event.
Friday 8 September 2017
Neo-Victorian Decadences
This two-day academic conference aims to refocus Neo-Victorian studies by considering reinterpretations and representations of nineteenth-century decadence in works from the Interwar period to the present day.
Contact neovictoriandecadences@gmail.com for more information about this event.
Saturday 9 September 2017
Neo-Victorian Decadences
This two-day academic conference aims to refocus Neo-Victorian studies by considering reinterpretations and representations of nineteenth-century decadence in works from the Interwar period to the present day.
Contact neovictoriandecadences@gmail.com for more information about this event.
Wednesday 13 September 2017
Changing Entertainment: The Magic Lantern and the Nineteenth Century
Experience an original (working) 1821 Phantasmagoria Lantern, and discover how this device transformed entertainment in the nineteenth century. Part of our Late Summer Lectures Series.
Contact latesummerlectures@gmail.com for more information about this event.
Wednesday 20 September 2017
Life, Death and the Victorians
Join a panel of speakers to discover how developments in Victorian science influenced novel writing. Part of our Late Summer Lectures Series.
Contact latesummerlectures@gmail.com for more information about this event.
Wednesday 27 September 2017
Apocalypse or Utopia: What Comes Next
What can fiction tell us about where our planet and civilisation is heading? Discuss with a panel of speakers at this free public event. Part of our Late Summer Lectures Series.
Contact latesummerlectures@gmail.com for more information about this event.
Wednesday 4 October 2017
A Sea-Change: Contemporary Poetry and the Coastline
The sea is a constantly shifting force - and a powerful inspiration for the movements of poetry. Follow the (shore)lines with our two panellists at this free public event. Part of our Late Summer Lectures Series.
Contact latesummerlectures@gmail.com for more information about this event.
Tuesday 10 October 2017
Writing to the Moment: Walpole’s Letters
A free public lecture, as part of the series Horace Walpole and his Legacies: Tercentenary Lectures.
Contact fiona.robertson@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tuesday 17 October 2017
Walpole as Designer
A free public lecture, as part of the series Horace Walpole and his Legacies: Tercentenary Lectures.
Contact fiona.robertson@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Composers of Architecture: Walpole and Beckford
A free public lecture, as part of the series Horace Walpole and his Legacies: Tercentenary Lectures.
Contact fiona.robertson@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tuesday 31 October 2017
Creativity and Collaboration: The Case of The Mysterious Mother
A free public lecture, as part of the series Horace Walpole and his Legacies: Tercentenary Lectures.
Contact fiona.robertson@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tuesday 7 November 2017
Walpole, Catholicism, and the Visual Arts
A free public lecture, as part of the series Horace Walpole and his Legacies: Tercentenary Lectures.
Contact fiona.robertson@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tuesday 14 November 2017
Greenth
A free public lecture, as part of the series Horace Walpole and his Legacies: Tercentenary Lectures.
Contact fiona.robertson@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tuesday 21 November 2017
Walpole, Burney, and the Tragedy of Incest
A free public lecture, as part of the series Horace Walpole and his Legacies: Tercentenary Lectures.
Contact fiona.robertson@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 25 November 2017
Lost Voices from the North-East
Listen in to echoes from the past, when All Hallows’ Eve struck fear in people’s souls! With Hector Sequera, Barbara Ravelhofer, musicians, singers, a Dragon, and a Wild Horse.
Contact barbara.ravelhofer@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tuesday 28 November 2017
Walpole and the Province of the Odd
A free public lecture, as part of the series Horace Walpole and his Legacies: Tercentenary Lectures.
Contact fiona.robertson@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Walpole’s Dimunitions
A free public lecture, as part of the series Horace Walpole and his Legacies: Tercentenary Lectures.
Contact fiona.robertson@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tuesday 12 December 2017
Monstrum: Walpole and Genre
A free public lecture, as part of the series Horace Walpole and his Legacies: Tercentenary Lectures.
Contact fiona.robertson@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
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