06 May 2005

Forthcoming: Holocaust poetry workshop

The eighth one-day workshop on: Holocaust poetry

Research Centre for the Holocaust and Twentieth-Century History
Department of German, Royal Holloway, University of London
and
The Wiener Library

Friday 20th May

The workshop is open to undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and others. The idea of the 'workshop' format is to explore debates arising from specific issues in Holocaust Studies in an informal atmosphere. There will be three papers, plenty of time for conversation and a final 'open' panel. Pre-booking is essential. The workshop will begin at 9.30 finish no later than 4.30 pm.

Antony Rowland: Post-Holocaust Poetry and Awkward Poetics
Peter Lawson: Anglo-Jewish Holocaust poetry
Bridget Thomson: Holocaust poetry, survivor poetry - questions of time and referentiality

Location: Wiener Library, 4 Devonshire Street, London
Nearest Tubes: Regents Park, Great Portland Street
Cost: £8/£4 concessions. Payment on the day.
Please e-mail
a.hobbs@rhul.ac.uk