What Happens Now:
21st Century Writing in English – the first decade
9-12 July 2010, University of Lincoln
What is happening now in 21st century writing, drama and theatrical performance? Who have emerged as the significant and innovative writers and performers in the first decade of the new millennium? Is it possible to track and trace new trends, characteristics and paradigms in work published and performed since 2000? What older preoccupations and traditions remain structuring features of 21st century writing and theatrical performance? What are the key concerns of critical theory over the last ten years?
This conference aims to address some of these questions and to provide a focus and forum for those interested in what writing and drama have to say in the new millennium.
Keynote speakers, readers and performers
- Carol Ann Duffy
- Will Self
- Tim Crouch (performing My Arm)
- Iain Sinclair
- John Burnside
- Don Paterson
- Daljit Nagra
- Julia Barclay from Apocryphal Theatre
- Rachel Falconer (University of Sheffield)
- Lynette Goddard (Royal Holloway)
Enquires and Further Information
Submission deadline for Abstracts: 1 February 2010
Email conference organisers for more information:
Siân Adiseshiah
sadiseshiah@lincoln.ac.uk
Rupert Hildyard
rhildyard@lincoln.ac.uk
Call for Papers
What Happens Now: 21st Century Writing in English - the first decade
(call for papers MS Word)
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Road
Road access is via the A1 with intersections at Newark (A46) from
the South and near Retford (A57) from the North. The city is 40
miles east of Nottingham on the A46 and 40 miles south of the Humber
Bridge on the A15.
Please note there is limited parking on campus. Further instructions
with regard to car parking will be sent with Conference joining
instructions.
Rail
Lincoln station is a few minutes walk from the campus.
London Kings Cross is less than two hours away.
Air
Humberside Airport is 40 minutes away with domestic, European flights and
international links available. If you fly into one of the London airports then
you will need to transfer to Kings Cross Station to catch the train to Lincoln.
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