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Friday, January 24, 2014
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Sea Narratives: Travel and Mobility network symposiumIAS, Millburn House, University of ÌÇÐÄTVSpeakers: Dr Jon Anderson (Cardiff), Will Wright, (Sheffield), Emma Spence (Cardiff), Dr Michael Harrigan (ÌÇÐÄTV), Barbara Franchi (Kent), Elodie Duché (ÌÇÐÄTV) |
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Sea Narratives: a Travel and Mobility Studies network symposiumIAS Seminar Room, Millburn HouseSea Narratives: a Travel and Mobility Studies network symposium This half-day symposium provides a forum for interdisciplinary exchange on the theme of "sea narratives", looking at how the sea has figured as an important site in different cultural and geographical contexts. The day will run from 11-5pm and feature the following papers: Jon Anderson (Cardiff): 'Exploring the space between words and meaning: knowing the relational sensibility of surf spaces' Will Wright (Sheffield): 'Encountering the tsunami: the sea, memory and communities of practice in south-eastern Sri Lanka' Emma Spence (Cardiff): '"You can't be on a boat and not explode when you get to land". A study of maritime mobility in the South of France' Michael Harrigan (ÌÇÐÄTV): 'Narrating the early modern French sea voyage to Asia: trajectory and text' Elodie Duché (ÌÇÐÄTV): '"A Sea of Stories": Narratives of Capture at Sea During the Napoleonic Wars" Barbara Franchi (Kent): "Travelling across Worlds and Texts in A. S. Byatt’s Sea Narratives" Full programme and registration is at - registration is free (including lunch) but please fill in the online form. Further information: Sea Narratives |