News Archive
Rome Conference: July 2013 (final programme revised 3 May)
The 39th Annual International Conference of the Joseph Conrad Society (UK) will be held in Rome, 10 – 13 July 2013. Hosted by Professor Richard Ambrosini, the conference will take place at the Università di Roma Tre and other venues in the historic city.
The Call for Papers is now CLOSED. The Conference Programme, travel details, and information on hotel accommodations are available on the Annual Conference page.
The 1st Annual Conference of the Joseph Conrad Society of Japan
The Joseph Conrad Society of Japan will be holding its 1st Annual Conference in Tokyo this summer.
This is a one-day conference, scheduled for Saturday, 22 June 2013, from 10:00 – 17:00. It will take place at Atomi University, Bunkyo Campus, Tokyo, Rms. M2606 and M2604, No. 2 Building. The location is 3 minutes’ walk from Marunouchi Line’s Myogadani underground station.
See the attached flier for more details.
Screening of Hanyut (Almayer’s Folly) with post-film panel discussion
The Culture Capital Exchange (Somerset House) will present U-Wei Haji Saan’s Hanyut, an award-winning adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s first novel, Almayer’s Folly (1895). After the film there will be a short break followed by a panel discussion with the director.
This event is scheduled for Thursday, 6 June 2013. It will take place at: 2nd floor, South Building, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA. Guests will arrive at 5:30 PM for the 6 PM screening of the film, with the panel discussion to follow from 8:15 PM to 9 PM.
The cost is free (there will, however, be a no-show fee of £20).
See the TCCE website for booking and details.
Call for Papers: Joseph Conrad
This panel will take place at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association conference in Atlanta, Georgia, November 8-10, 2013.
The organizers welcome papers on any aspect of Joseph Conrad’s life or work. Presenters will have 15-minutes of delivery time.
Please submit abstracts (250-300 words) by May 15, 2013 to Hunt Hawkins, University of South Florida.
Call for Papers: Conrad and Technology
Any papers on Conrad will be considered for this panel, sponsored by the Joseph Conrad Society of America, with preference given to those that address the topic “Conrad and Technology.”
Note that technology should be understood in the broadest sense to include new teaching and research technologies as well as technologies theoretical and thematic in Conrad studies.
Please submit abstracts by May 17, 2013 to Lissa Schneider-Rebozo, University of Wisconsin River Falls.
Cambridge Edition Conrad Volumes to go On Sale
Cambridge University Press includes in its academic book sale beginning 1 February two volumes of the Cambridge Edition – A Personal Record and Twixt Land and Sea – at extremely attractive discount prices (60% off list price).
Scholars and students who might have found the volumes rather dear in the past have an opportunity to acquire these essential resources now for their personal or university libraries. Further details of the sale will be posted on the publisher’s website.
Opera Performance of The Secret Agent
Capitol City Opera’s upcoming production of THE SECRET AGENT, based on Conrad’s 1907 novel, runs March 15 and 16 @ 8pm, and March 17 @ 3pm at the Conant Performing Arts Center at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, GA USA.
General admission is $30. Discounted tickets for seniors, students, and groups of 10 or more are available for $25.
Please see the attached press release (in PDF) for more details; or, to buy tickets, visit the company’s website.
Call for Papers: Joseph Conrad and Cognitive Science
“Joseph Conrad and Cognitive Science,” a session sponsored by the Joseph Conrad Society of America, is scheduled to take place at the Modern Language Association Convention in Chicago, Illinois, 9-12 January 2014.
The organizers of this session welcome papers that investigate topics or questions relating to Joseph Conrad and cognitive science from historical as well as theoretical perspectives or through close reading.
Abstracts (250-500 words) should be sent by March 15, 2013 to Paul Armstrong.