Wednesday 6 November 2013

Agatha Christie: Crime, Culture, Celebrity

Monday 14 April 2014   University of Exeter
 
Author of over eighty mystery novels, Agatha Christie was the best-selling writer of the twentieth century. Her detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple are iconic and her play The Mousetrap is the longest-running in history. This one-day conference is the first in Britain to engage with Christie’s life, work, and popularity. An interdisciplinary event, Agatha Christie: Crime, Celebrity, Culture seeks to unite researchers across the humanities with an interest in this writer’s work, life, and her afterlife in TV, film, and, popular culture.
 
In addition to research presentations, the day will feature an exhibition of material from the archives in Exeter’s Special Collections and from the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum revealing the fascinating story of Agatha Christie’s relationships with publishers, fans, and film-makers.
 
The conference organizers invite proposals for twenty-minute papers. Possible themes include, but are by no means limited to: film, television, theatre, or radio adaptations; ‘Middlebrow’ perspectives on Christie; Portrayals of Agatha Christie in films, TV, and fiction; Christie in the twenty-first century; Christie and feminism; Gendered, sexed, and queer readings; Genre and identity; Translation.
 
Please email an abstract of 250 words with a short biographical note
to agathachristie@exeter.ac.uk   no later than Friday 29 November 2013. Please direct any queries to the same address.

Birmingham Journal of Literature and Language - Call for Notes

The Birmingham Journal of Literature and Language (BJLL) is seeking short pieces (‘notes’) for inclusion in Volume V. These can be on any topic of academic interest, including (but not limited to): recent and forthcoming conferences; public engagement and knowledge transfer activities; museum exhibitions; library collections; skills training; and short pieces of original research. Original poems and artwork are also welcomed. Please see the attached 'Call for Notes' for details of submission. Deadline for submission is 22 November 2013. Any queries to the editors via mail webbjll@googlemail.com
 
This is a great opportunity for either PGT or PGR students to get valuable experience of writing for a short piece for a journal, and having work published. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

New Work in Modernist Studies - 7 December 2013

Saturday 7th December 2013                 The University of Edinburgh

Proposals are invited from on-course PhD students at British universities for short (ten-minute) research papers. The one day conference aims to engage participants in the three established modernist seminars, and the new Welsh Network of Modernist Studies, as well as students who are new to modernist studies in dialogues that will develop and expand our scholarly knowledge. We hope to put together an interdisciplinary programme that will reflect the full diversity of work in modernist studies. Travel bursaries will be available, by competitive application.

The cost of the conference will be £10 (or £5 for BAMS members) and include lunch, tea and coffee, and a Christmas drinks reception. If you are not already a member of BAMS, you can join online at http://bams.ac.uk/membership/   Benefits include a free subscription to Modernist Cultures, free or reduced fee entry to all BAMS events, access to a members-only area of the BAMS website, and subscription to the dedicated BAMS email list.

Please send proposals (300 words), with a short biography (50 words including details of your year of study) by email to: newmodstud2013@gmail.com  by 18 November 2013. We will inform you whether your abstract has been accepted by November 22nd