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Seminar on “Conrad and Literary History” – 17 to 19 October 2024
The Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers Conference
Catholic University of America, Washington DC
More information here
“Conrad’s Legacy A.D. 2024” Jagiellonian University, Kraków, 10-12 October 2024
Conference hosted by The Joseph Conrad Society (Poland) and The Jagiellonian University Joseph Conrad Research Centre
Conference programme available here
Conrad Centennial Exhibition at Senate House Library, University of London, August 2024
The Conrad items on display have been selected from the archives and special collections held by Senate House Library.
Curated by Professor Robert Hampson, Chair of the Joseph Conrad Society (UK), and Leila Kassir, Academic Librarian, Senate House Library.
Selected Images from the Exhibition (© L. Kassir) here
Polish Ambassador visits Conrad exhibition at Senate House Library here
Joseph Conrad 1924 – 2024
The Joseph Conrad Society (UK) will be commemorating the centennial anniversary of Conrad’s death on the 3rd of August 2024 at the recently renovated Conrad family grave, Canterbury Cemetery, Westgate Court Avenue, Canterbury CT2 8JL
Location of Conrad’s grave here
Conrad on Radio 4 Extra – 27 July to 5 August
To commemorate the centenary of Conrad’s death on August 3rd, BBC Radio 4 Extra will broadcast again the abridged reading of “The Duel,” from 1997, the dramatization of “Falk,” from 2000, and the six-part dramatization of Lord Jim from 1985.
More information here
Conference and Unveiling of the Memorial Plaque in Honour of Professor Najder
6-7 June 2024, Collegium Maius, University of Opole
Conrad Centenary Event, University of Kent, Canterbury, 4 June 2024
Including a screening of African Apocalypse, followed by a Q&A with director Rob Lemkin.
Professor Robert Hampson will present the paper: “Joseph Conrad: From Cosmopolitanism to Transnational Activism”
The Polish University Abroad (PUNO) – Twentieth Century Polish History Seminar
Free online event: 15 May 2024, 18.30 – 19.30 (BST)
Presentation by Professor Robert Hampson, “Conrad and the Polish Problem”