25-26 September 2014, Faculty of English Language and Literature, University of Oxford
Convenor: Dr Tiziana Morosetti (Oxford)
Funded under the 2011 Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships scheme, European Commission
Confirmed speakers: Professor Ross Forman (Warwick), Dr Peter Yeandle (Manchester), Dr Hazel Waters (Institute of Race Relations, London)
Topics include:
- Definitions of ‘exotic’
- Staging the ‘exotic’ body
- Cultural and political backgrounds, including science and the ‘exotic’
- The travelling ‘exotic’
- The legacy of 19th-century ‘exotic’ body
Abstracts of no more than 300 words and a short bio should be sent to rebedconference@gmail.com by 25 May 2014. Speakers whose abstracts have been accepted will be notified by 15 June.
