Tuesday 27th March 2001
The Writer and New Technologies in the Twentieth Century:
H.G. Wells and Science Fiction
Sponsored by the Dialogues Seminar, Royal Dramatic Theatre of Stockholm, the Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, and the Swedish Institute, London, The Reception of British Authors in Europe, The School of Advanced Study, The Institute of English Studies, and Birkbeck College, University of London.
It is intended in the longer run to publish a volume on
The Reception of H.G. Wells in Europe in the series on the Reception of British Authors in Europe, ATHLONE Press. Proposals of papers or contributions should be directed to the Organiser.
TUESDAY 27th MARCH
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10.30 |
COFFEE & REGISTRATION |
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11.00 |
WELCOME Prof. Bo Göranzon (KTH, Stockholm) andDr Elinor Shaffer (School of Advanced Study) |
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11.15 |
Prof. Patrick Parrinder (University of Reading)H. G. Wells: Shadows of the Future? |
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12.00 |
Dr. John S. Partington (University of Reading)H. G. Wells and the Kinetic Utopia. |
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12.30 |
Dr. Laura Marcus (University of Sussex)H. G. Wells's Film Scenario for 'The Man Who Would Be King'. |
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13.00 |
LUNCH (Own arrangements) |
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14.00 |
FILM SHOWING Birkbeck College, Physics Lecture Theatre, Main Building, Malet Street Bluebottles (29 mins.)Things to come (90 mins.)Introduced by Prof. Ian Christie (Birkbeck College) |
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16.15 |
TEA |
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16.45
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Discussion led by Prof. Ian Christie and Dr. Laura Marcus |
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17.30 |
CLOSURE |
ORGANISER: Dr Elinor Shaffer, FBA, The Reception of British Authors in Europe, School of Advanced Study, Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU. TEL: 020 7862 8667 Fax: 020 7862 8657 Email:
eshaffer@sas.ac.uk.VENUE: School of Advanced Study, Institute of English Studies, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. TEL: 020 7862 865 Fax: 020 7862 8672.
FEES: £22 standard £12 concessions and IES members.
For information, please contact the Organiser. For booking queries, please contact the Institute of English Studies. Email:
ies@sas.ac.uk.