UK Narrative Studies Symposium

The aim of this symposium is to initiate conversation among narrative researchers in the UK in order to cultivate a national network and consolidate the presence of narrative studies as a field in British academia. The format will be informal, and based around short (~10 min) presentations from each participant on the narrative-related dimensions of their current research enthusiasms. The idea is to provide opportunities for discussion, to make connections and to identify possible opportunities that may arise from the convergence, or indeed the contention, between the mix of topics, projects, theoretical orientations, etc. The field of narrative studies remains relatively inchoate in this country, in part because of the structure of UK higher education, in part - no doubt - because of its pervasive and seemingly amorphous object of inquiry; this symposium aspires to make some first steps towards changing this state of affairs.

Programme:

15^th March:

14.30 Introduction

14.40 Marco Bernini (Durham)

15.00 Matthew Freeman (Bath Spa)

15.20 Sarah Hudspith (Leeds)

15.40 Richard Walsh (York)

16.00 Tea/coffee

16.20 Erika Fulop (Lancaster)

16.40 Margarita Vaysman (St Andrews)

17.00 Tory Young (Anglia Ruskin)

17.20 Discussion: narrative studies in the UK

18.00 Finish

[19.00 Restaurant meal in town]

16^th March:

10.00 Jan-Noel Thon (Nottingham)

10.20 Adesola Akinleye (Middlesex)

10.40 Mark Currie (Queen Mary)

11.00 Tea/coffee

11.20 Liz Bahs (Surrey)

11.40 Carolina Fernandez-Quintanilla (Lancaster)

12.00 Miranda Anderson (Edinburgh)

12.20 Discussion: next steps?

13.00 Finish

PDF programme, including apologies for absence with bio blurbs:

UK Narrative Studies Symposium programme (PDF , 232kb)