The next meeting of the Nineteenth Century Group will be on Wednesday 4 May, 1-2.30, in room MC0019. The theme will be the rural in the nineteenth century, with brief presentations from Ian Packer, Stephen Hall, and Andrew Jackson. All welcome!
The Nineteenth-Century Research Group
Promoting an interdisciplinary approach to the nineteenth century at the University of Lincoln
Author: khill (page 5 of 6)
The conference on Travel in the Nineteenth Century at the University of Lincoln will now take place between 13 and 15 July 2011. Registration is now open – go to:
http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/conferences/travel_in_the_19th_century/index.htm
Early bird fees are available till 13 April 2011. In addition there are 3 places left for University of Lincoln staff – contact Kate Hill. The programme will be available from about the beginning of April.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6210442/C19Travelposter_updated_small.pdf
The next meeting will take place on 21 February 2011 at 5pm in room 3106 (MHT building, University of Lincoln). Stephen Roberts will give a talk entitled ‘ “The Gallant Colonel”: Sibthorp and the Ultra Tory Cause’. All welcome!
Midlands Interdisciplinary Victorian Studies Seminar
Inaugural Meeting: January 20th 2011 at the University of Leicester.
Programme
11.00 Gail Marshall
12.00 Nick Freeman, (Loughborough) ‘ “Tattered Ruins of that Map”: Literary
Scholars and Microhistory’
12.30 Oliver Tearle, (Loughborough) ‘The Psychical Case of Henry James’
1.00 Lunch (to be found in campus cafes)
2.00 Discussion of articles –
‘When was the Nineteenth Century When? Whither Victorian Studies?’ by Margot Finn
‘Victorian Studies and Its Publics’ by Carol Christ
2.30 Plans for future events
3.00 Close
The two articles for discussion are also attached.
The meeting will be held in Attenborough Tower, floor 13, room 13.15. A map of the Leicester Uni campus is found at: http://www2.le.ac.uk/maps
It is a 20 minute walk from the train station. If anyone has problems finding the room on the day, I will have my mobile on until 11 a.m. 07949 159 176
There are 5 travel bursaries of £20 for postgraduate students attending the event, provided by funding from the British Association for Victorian Studies. These will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis, and priority is given to postgraduates who are already on our membership list. If you want to apply for this, please contact Kate Hill (khill@lincoln.ac.uk) stating your name, affiliation, and how much your travel costs will be.
MIVSS is supported by BAVS:
Nineteenth-Century Research Group
Monarchy and its discontents
Wednesday December 8th 3-4 p.m.
MB1003 (Main Building First Floor)
Discussion of articles on the Queen Caroline affair and the Victorian Republican crisis.
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Staff and Postgraduates of all disciplines welcome.
Contact Rebecca Styler for the articles: rstyler@lincoln.ac.uk
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