News Archive
Call for Papers: ESSE 2014 in Kosice
A Conrad seminar, titled “The unexpected in Joseph Conrad’s fiction”, will be held at the 2014 ESSE Conference in Kosice, Slovakia (Friday 29 August – Tuesday 2 September, 2014). For more information, download the Call for Papers here.
The call for papers is now closed.
Conrad: Conflict and Solidarities, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 13-16 August 2014
Jointly hosted by The Joseph Conrad Society of America and Fairleigh Dickinson University-Vancouver, a conference celebrating and investigating facets of the life and work of Joseph Conrad will be held in Vancouver in mid-August.
The Call for Papers is now closed. Download the tentative conference schedule (in PDF) here.
The conference site is in downtown Vancouver at 842 Cambie Street. Participants will be expected to make their own arrangements for accommodation. A list of recommended nearby hotels, as well as two featuring conference discounts, can be accessed here.
For more information on practicalities, including arrival, dining options, and transportation in and around Vancouver, download the PDF here.
The 40th Annual International Conference of the Joseph Conrad Society UK, 2014
The 40th Annual International Conference of the Joseph Conrad Society UK will be held at the University of Kent at Canterbury, from Wednesday 2 July to Sunday 6 July 2014. For the complete final programme (updated 24 June 2014), click here.
Booking and registration for the conference is now open. For Conference Registration click here.
For information and to download application forms for the 2014 Juliet McLauchlan Travel Grant and Gail Fraser Memorial Travel Grant, see the Annual Conference page.
The conference will include a tour of Conrad’s houses in Kent.
Mistah Kurtz – He Not Dead: A multimedia exhibition inspired by Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness
Fiona Banner, in collaboration with Paolo Pellegrin and in association with the Archive of Modern Conflict, presents “Mista Kurtz – He Not Dead,” a multimedia exhibition inspired by Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and accompanied by a text commissioned for the project from Dr. Giles Fraser.
This event is scheduled to take place at the PEER gallery (97 & 99 Hoxton Street London N1 6QL UK) from 5 June to 26 July 2014. An opening reception is scheduled for Thursday 5 June 6-9pm.
For more information, see the official PEER website announcement here.
Charity Premiere and UK Release for Peter Fudakowski’s Secret Sharer (2014)
Peter Fudakowski’s Secret Sharer (2014) will have its charity premiere on Monday 23rd June at the Curzon Mayfair cinema in London. This 6:15 PM screening of the film will be followed by a brief Q&A with the director and Jack Laskey.
Tickets are £25 per person, if purchased before 2nd June. After 2nd June, tickets are £50 per person. Proceeds from this charity event will go to the Foundling Museum and the Coram Foundation.
The film will also be released in selected cinemas in the UK, including the Curzon Mayfair and the Curzon Victoria, starting Friday 27th June. Tickets are £15 per person.
For more information, see the filmmaker’s official website at www.secretsharerthemovie.com.
An eBook of Conrad’s The Secret Sharer, with Fudakowski’s screenplay of the movie and a review by Gene Moore, has been published by Bloomsbury. For more information, or to order your copy, see the publisher’s website here.
Adapting Conrad: A multi-disciplinary conference on what happens to books when translated into other media
‘Adapting Conrad’ will be a one-day conference hosted by the Institute of English Studies at Senate House, London, on 30 May 2014. The conference is part of a series of events celebrating and criticizing adaptations of Conrad’s works.
For more information, see the official IES website announcement here. The Call for Papers is now closed.
The Cunninghame Graham Society, Launch Meeting
The Cunninghame Graham Society will host a Launch Meeting at 1:00 PM on Saturday, 8 March at The Smith Art Gallery & Museum in Dumbarton Rd, Stirling FK8 2RQ, UK. Download the announcement poster in PDF here.
The guest speaker will be Laurence Davies, co-author of Cunninghame Graham: A Critical Biography (Cambridge, 2008). Entrance is FREE and all are welcome.
For more information, contact the organizers at lachiemunro25@gmail.com.
There is a link to the Cunninghame Graham Society on the Links page.
Secret Sharer Special Screening
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Polish Social and Cultural Association Ltd., Premiere Releasing will present a special screening of director Peter Fudakowski’s Secret Sharer on Sunday, 9 March 2014, at 5:00 PM. This event will take place at the POSK Theatre, 238-246 King Street, London W6 0RF.
Following the screening, there will be a Q&A session with the director Peter Fudakowski and Prof. Robert Hampson, Conrad scholar and critic.
Tickets may be purchased at www.secretsharer-posk.eventbrite.co.uk. For more information on this event, download the flier here.
Conrad in Serial Form
The periodical archive that forms the basis for Conrad First: The Joseph Conrad Periodical Archive has been acquired by St Mary’s University College, Twickenham. The archive is an essential tool for the study of Conrad’s dissemination in popular formats, and the generosity of the College will permit Conrad scholars to pursue questions related to reception and textual transmission. Mary Burgoyne has been named the Collections Archivist. Details of access have yet to be worked out.
It is hoped that the collection will continue grow, and that new acquistions will add to an already essential stock of serializations. Donations are welcome and possible donors should contact Mary Burgoyne through the College.