28 - 29 June 2007
Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Conference
Graduate School of Humanities, Cardiff University
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS: FRIDAY 4 MAY 2007.
Professor Mary Beard (Cambridge University) Named Keynote Speaker for Cardiff University Postgraduate Conference.
A general call for registration has also been announced. Attendance at the conference is free to all doctoral students, plus dinner on the first evening, overnight accommodation and lunch are also provided.
"Reading" is intended to be interpreted in a wide sense, to include the reading of, for example images, buildings, inscriptions, theatre, music or dance performances and other creative productions, as well as books and manuscripts. Proposals for panels and papers are invited from PhD students across the UK and abroad. The deadline for proposals has been extended to Friday 4 May 2007.
To convene a panel or submit a paper, please send a 300-word abstract of the paper’s contribution to the conference theme (with the panel title in the subject line) to Readingconference@cardiff.ac.uk. Papers should be 20 minutes maximum and proposals should include contact details and a brief biographical note.
To attend as a delegate or to submit an abstract, please email Readingconference AT cardiff.ac.uk. For further details please see www.cardiff.ac.uk/readingconference
Reading: Images, Texts, Artefacts is supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and Cardiff University.