Women's Writing and Science
18 May 2018, 2.00pm - 6.00pm
Institute of Modern Languages Research
Conference / Symposium
Room 243, Second Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
14.00: Welcome
14.10: Session 1 (Chair: Shirley Jordan, Newcastle; Co-Director, CCWW)
Benjamin Dalton (King’s College London): “Forms of Freedoms: The Plasticities of Catherine Malabou and Marie Darrieussecq”
Sonja Stojanovic (University of Notre Dame): “Bodies in Conflict in Élisabeth Filhol’s La Centrale [The Nuclear Power Plant]”
15.10: Session 2 (Chair: Godela Weiss-Sussex, IMLR; Co-Director, CCWW)
Aifric Campbell & Anita Chandran (Imperial College London): “Creative Writing and Scientific Identity”
Jean E Conacher (University of Limerick/CCWW): “Processes of Recovery in Helga Königsdorf’s Respektloser Umgang [Fission]”
16.10: Coffee / Tea
16.40: Session 3 (Chair: Jean Conacher, Limerick/Visiting Fellow, CCWW)
Emily Jeremiah (Royal Holloway, London): “Transpositions: Ulrike Draesner's Aesthetics of Encounter”
Karen Leeder (New College, Oxford): “Twin Spin: The Role of Science in Ulrike Draesner’s Poetry”
17.40: Discussion
18.00: End
All are welcome to attend this free event. Places are limited so please register in advance