Category: News
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Biological Discourses conference
Biological Discourses: The Language of Science and Literature around 1900 A two-day conference at the University of Cambridge, 10-11 April 2015 The decades around 1900 are a crucial period for the impact of biological thought on the intellectual cultures of the western world. The impulses of Darwinism were taken up by intellectuals, writers and artists…
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Jay Labinger speaking in Oxford
Professor Jay Labinger (California Institute of Technology) is visiting the Oxford English Faculty to speak on “Metaphoric vs. Literal Uses of Science: Entropy as Time’s (Double-Headed) Arrow in Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia and other Recent Literature”. His talk will be at 2 p.m. in the Faculty Senior Common Room on 20 October.
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Pseudo/Sciences of the Long Nineteenth Century Reading Group
The reading group on Pseudo/Sciences of the Long Nineteenth Century is a collaborative venture between Newcastle University and the Literary and Philosophical Society. The group is open to scholars, students and researchers as well as members of the public with an interest in nineteenth-century science, pseudoscience and literature. For each session we read a combination…
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BSLS 2015 conference – call for papers
The tenth annual conference of the British Society for Literature and Science will take place at the University of Liverpool, on 16-18 April 2015. Keynote talks will be given by Professor Keith Barnham (Imperial College London), Dr Patricia Fara (University of Cambridge), and Dr Claire Preston (Queen Mary University of London). The BSLS invites proposals…
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The ‘Exotic’ Body in 19th-century British Drama
The ‘Exotic’ Body in 19th-century British Drama (Oxford, 25-26 September) A full programme and registration details for this conference are now available. Click here to link to the conference page, and here for the booking site. For further information contact Tiziana Morosetti.
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The National Archives seeks proposals from university partners for collaborative doctoral studentships to start in October 2015
The National Archives seeks proposals from university partners for collaborative doctoral studentships to start in October 2015. The National Archives is a member of the Thames Consortium, supporting (in total across the Consortium) six new collaborative research studentships each year via the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Collaborative Doctoral Partnership scheme. Students are jointly…
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CFP: Biennial London Chaucer Conference: Science, Magic and Technology
Biennial London Chaucer Conference: Science, Magic and Technology 10-12 July 2015 Institute of English Studies, Senate House, London Call for Papers Papers are sought on all aspects of ‘Science, Magic and Technology’ in late medieval literature and culture and particularly within Chaucer studies. Approaches might include: The presentation of scientific ideas in myth and poetry…
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BSLS Teaching Literature and Science Symposium
We are delighted to announce that the BSLS will be awarding a grant of £500 to Will Tattersdill of the University of Birmingham to organise the first annual BSLS symposium, on Teaching Literature and Science, supported by Martin Willis (Westminster), Janine Rogers (Mount Allison), Allyson Purcell-Davis (St. Mary’s) and Cian Duffy (St. Mary’s). The Symposium will be held…
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Research Associate on Humphry Davy Letters Project
Lancaster University is recruiting a research associate to work on the Davy Letters Project. Here are the details of the post: Part-time Senior Research Associate English & Creative Writing Salary: £32,277 pro rata Closing Date: Monday 11 August 2014 Interview Date: Friday 29 August 2014 Reference: A1039 Working on the MHRA funded Davy Letters Project,…
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BSLS Small Grants Scheme – Call for Applications July 2014
Applications are invited for BSLS small grants of up to £400 to promote the study of literature and science. We are open to all sorts of proposals other than personal conference expenses. Examples of activities for which the awards might be used are expenses for a visiting speaker, a seminar series or a symposium. Applications…
