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Announcement: Programme Released

January 30, 2017February 20, 2017 premodernnewmaterialismsLeave a comment

The programme detailing the conference proceedings is now available!

Download the programme here.

Download the poster for the conference here.

Registration

January 6, 2017 premodernnewmaterialismsLeave a comment

Please download and complete the registration form below and email it to us at premodernnewmaterialisms@gmail.com.

For any further queries regarding the registration process, use the ‘contact us’ icon.

We look forward to seeing you in February!

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News

January 6, 2017January 25, 2017 premodernnewmaterialismsLeave a comment

We are delighted to officially announce that the conference will feature a special panel including guest speakers Dr Lucy Munro, Dr Clare Egan, Rachel Reid, and Matthew Blaiden as well as plenary speaker Professor Lisa Hopkins.

For more information about our speakers, follow the links to their academic profiles below:

Professor Lisa Hopkins

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for further announcements, along with information regarding registration!

Information for Delegates

January 4, 2017January 4, 2017 premodernnewmaterialismsLeave a comment

Travel and map of Lancaster University

By Car

Leave the M6 motorway at Junction 33 and take the A6 north towards Lancaster.

For Lancaster University main campus – turn right at the third set of junction traffic lights on the A6 into the University main drive.

Take the first exit left from the roundabout at the top of the main drive, then the first avenue on your right. This brings you to the Reception Lodge where security staff will direct you to your destination on campus.

For Alexandra Park (south end of campus) – turn right at the second set of junction traffic lights on the A6 into Hazelrigg Lane and turn left at the roundabout into Alexandra Park Drive.

You can use either the RAC or AA route planners to view and print directions for your journey.

If using an online route planner or satnav, please note that the University postcode is LA1 4YW.

By Rail

There are direct rail links between Lancaster and many of the UK’s major cities and airports. For train times, visit National Rail Enquiries. The 3A bus service operates between Lancaster Railway Station and Lancaster University every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday day times. There is a limited hourly service on Sunday evenings in term time. Taxis are available at the station, which is a five minute walk from the city centre.

Local taxi services can be contacted on: +44 (0)1524 32090; +44 (0)1524 35666 and +44 (0)1524 848848.

By Bus

For bus information use the Transport Hub in iLancaster or call ‘Traveline’ on 0871 200 22 33. Alternatively, visit the Stagecoach website for current timetables and further information.

In the City: The bus station is situated on Damside Street in the City Centre. Buses (services 2, 2A, 3, 3A, 4, 41, 42) leave for the University every five minutes on weekdays and most services also stop at Common Garden Street. Additionally, the 3A bus service runs every 30 minutes between the Railway Station and the University (Monday to Saturday daytimes; hourly on Sunday evenings).

On Campus: All buses drop off and collect passengers in the Underpass, situated underneath Alexandra Square. Additionally, services 3, 3A, 4, 41 and 42 serve the southern perimeter road around Alexandra Park. There are also bus stops directly outside the Sports Centre on the main drive.

Local taxi services can be contacted on: +44 (0)1524 32090; +44 (0)1524 35666 and +44 (0)1524 848848.

There are daily scheduled coach services from the underpass to destinations across the UK. These are operated by Megabus and National Express.

By Air

From Manchester International Airport take the M56 motorway at Junction 5 and join the M6 motorway at Junction 20 (north), then follow the ‘By Car’ directions as above.

Alternatively, take the train – an hourly rail link runs directly between Manchester airport and Lancaster. For train times, visit National Rail Enquiries.

Visitor Car Parking

Visitor car parking is available on campus 24/7 and is free after 6pm and at weekends.

If you’re visiting campus during the day then parking charges do apply and can be purchased from any of the 15 pay and display machines across campus a cost of £2 for two hours. Chip and pin card payment facilities are available at several machines. Alternatively, all-day visitor scratch cards are available from the Cashiers’ desk in University House priced at £5 each.

The Sports Centre has a separate parking policy from the rest of the campus. Users of the Sports Centre can park for up to two hours free of charge at the Sports Centre Car Park or the Sports Field Car Park (Visitor Car Park K, accessible from Green Lane) subject to availability & restrictions. The tariff for the Sports Field Car Park is just £1 per day (free ticket for the first 2 hours).

Wheelchair accessible spaces are clearly marked across all car parking areas on campus. Blue Badge holders should park in Bowland Avenue.

Map of Lancaster University

A detailed map of the campus can be found here.

Call for Papers: Embodiment and New Materialism in Premodern Literature and Culture (1350-1700) Lancaster University and The Storey, 25th – 26th February 2017

August 10, 2016November 21, 2016 premodernnewmaterialisms3 Comments

Embodiment and New Materialism in Premodern Literature and Culture (1350-1700)

Lancaster University and The Storey, 25^th-26^th February 2017

‘Say I am transform’d, who shall enjoy the Lease?’

New Materialist approaches to premodern literature and culture offer exciting avenues of scholastic engagement through refocussing debates around materiality and exploring what lies beyond the material. By emphasising a departure from conventional textual analysis and searching ‘not for the objectivity of things in themselves but for an objectivity of actualisation and realisation’ (Van der Tuin & Dolphijn, 2010), New Materialism provides a vocabulary and framework for approaching texts which have previously been marginalised. Thomas Tomkis’s comedy Albumazar (c.1615) is such an example of a periphery text, and stages moments where the material self becomes subject to doubt, transformation and ontological uncertainty.

This conference aims to bring together scholars from different disciplines including philosophy, literature, history and cultural studies, and will offer a unique space to explore the potentialities of New Materialist approaches to premodern literature and culture. In addition to a range of papers, the conference will also feature a performance workshop on Albumazar with The Rose Company in Lancaster Castle, and will end with a roundtable to push the boundaries of the conference further. We are also excited to announce that our confirmed plenary speaker is Professor Lisa Hopkins (Sheffield Hallam). The conference is funded through the NWCDTP and SRS, and affiliated with the Northern Renaissance Seminar and Northern Theory School.

We invite proposals for 20 minute papers on a variety of texts and approaches to the premodern period (c. 1350-1700). We particularly welcome papers that begin to engage with New Materialism, and proposals from early-career scholars and current postgraduates. Suggested topics include but are not limited to: