Events

Programme of Events: Summer Term 2010

Week 4

Research Forum

An opportunity to informally share ideas or discuss work in progress. 

Monday, 17 May, BS/008 Berwick Saul Building, 5pm

Contact: Claire Wood, cew113@york.ac.uk

Week 7

Roundtable discussion

Monday, 7 June, BS/008 Berwick Saul Building, 5pm

Week 9

Roundtable discussion led by Kate Compton

Monday, 21 June, BS/008 Berwick Saul Building, 5pm

Contact: Kate Compton, kec503@york.ac.uk

Week 10

A John Clare traditional dance party

Thursday, 1 July, Treehouse, Berwick Saul Building, 7pm

 

Programme of Events: Spring Term 2010

Week 3

Reading Group: Alice James and the Victorian Lady as Invalid

Monday, 25th January, The Treehouse, Berwick Saul Building, 7pm

Contact: Erika Kvistad ejk503@york.ac.uk

Week 6

Reading Group: Great Expectations and Queer Temporalities

Monday, February 15th, The Treehouse, Berwick Saul Building, 7pm

Contact: Carrie Brunt carriebrunt@gmail.com

Week 7

Theatre Trip: The Sorcerer

Friday, 26th February, Central Hall, 7.30pm

Please contact Helena on hbc500@york.ac.uk by Week 5 if you’d like to come: we may be able to organise a group discount.

Week 8

Reading/Discussion Group: The Sorcerer

Monday, 1st March, The Treehouse, Berwick Saul Building, 7pm

Contact: Helena Culliney hbc500@york.ac.uk

Week 9

An Evening of Research Presentations

Monday, 8th March, The Treehouse, Berwick Saul Building, 7pm

This event offers you the opportunity to present your research to an open-minded and friendly audience: the Victorian Society! Whether you have a conference paper in the making or would simply like to gain more experience of presenting your research, we hope that this evening will enable you to share your ideas and try out your public speaking skills in an informal and non-threatening environment. We are looking for papers of around twenty minutes in length.

If you would like to present, please email Helena on hbc500@york.ac.uk. Please could you also inform her by Monday of Week 8 (1st March) if you will require any technical support. While we hope to accommodate as many of you as possible, to allow time for questions we will have to limit the number of presentations. Places will be therefore be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

York Art Gallery Trip: Victorian Narrative Art

Wednesday, 10th March, York City Art Gallery, 2.10pm

A chance to join a trip to York Art Gallery to hear a talk on Victorian Narrative art by Jonathan Brockbank in the company of Norwegian Fordypning students doing ‘The Victorians’. Advance warning of people wanting to attend would be essential: please send emails to jnb4@york.ac.uk. Meet in the entrance hall (not Cafe) of York City Art Gallery at 2.10pm.

Week 10

A Thomas Hardy Traditional Dance Party

Thursday, 18th March, The Treehouse, Berwick Saul Building, 7.30pm

Thomas Hardy was a fiddler in his youth and always remained fond of dancing. This evening will offer the chance to dance to some of the dances mentioned in his writing and some from Wessex to live fiddle music, interspersed with readings. We aim to imitate the decorum of Great Hintock rather than Trantridge…