News Archive
Terra Incognita: the feminine in Joseph Conrad’s works, Lyon, France, 12 December 2014
The Institute for Transtextual and Transcultural Studies at University Jean Moulin-Lyon 3 and the French Conradian Society will host a one-day conference on the feminine and space, the known and unknown, in the writings of Joseph Conrad. This conference is scheduled to take place at University Jean Moulin-Lyon 3 (69007 Lyon, France) on Friday, 12th December 2014.
For more information, download the full programme here.
The 40th Annual International Conference of the Joseph Conrad Society UK, 2014
The 40th Annual International Conference of the Joseph Conrad Society UK was held at the University of Kent at Canterbury, from Wednesday 2 July to Sunday 6 July 2014.
NEW: Photographs from the 2014 conference can now be accessed through the Annual Conference Archives, and Keith Carabine’s closing address as Chair can be found in Society News.
SAMLA 86: Sustainability and the Humanities, November 7-9, 2014, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
A special session on Conrad in the classroom, titled “Sustainable Conrad: Teaching Heart of Darkness and Other Texts by Joseph Conrad to Undergraduates,” will be held at this year’s South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA) conference in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The theme of this year’s conference, scheduled for November 7-9, 2014, is Sustainability and the Humanities.
View the Call for Papers here. This session is sponsored by the Joseph Conrad Society of America.
Submit abstracts of about 300 words on any example of teaching Conrad in the classroom, along with A/V requirements, by June 20, 2014 to Chris Cairney, Middle Georgia State College, at christopher.cairney@mga.edu or ccairney@hotmail.com.
Call for Papers: Arnold Bennett and His Circle, Keele, Staffordshire, UK, 17-18 October 2014
The Edwardian Culture Network and the Arnold Bennett Society (UK) invite abstracts for ten-minute papers on any aspect of Bennett’s Edwardian writing, biography and wider circle. Abstracts should be emailed to edwardianculture@hotmail.co.uk by Monday 30th June 2014.
This conference is scheduled to take place at Keele University (Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK) from 17th to 18th October 2014.
For updates about the event, please visit www.edwardianculture.com. The call for papers is now closed.
For programme and registration information, click here.
Poland and the Conrad Problem (Polskie zmagania z Conradem), Cracow, Poland, 28-30 September 2014
As part of the celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of Joseph Conrad’s return visit to Cracow in 1914 and the 90th anniversary of his death in 1924, the Jagiellonian University Joseph Conrad Research Centre and the Joseph Conrad Society (Poland) invite scholars to take part in a conference to be held at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow from 28-30 September 2014.
The Call for Papers gives details about the conference, registration fees, and provides other information. The deadline for abstracts is 30 June 2014.
For more information, see the official JCRC website announcement here.
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.