Preface, Prelude, Prologue: an interdisciplinary symposium
As well as a keynote from Professor Christine Geraghty, this symposium will host speakers from a variety of disciplines to analyse the openings of songs, novels, films, and video essays. Talks will cover a diverse range of creators from Kate Bush, Franz Liszt, and Thomas Pynchon, to Kelly Reichardt, Andrea Arnold, and Powell & Pressburger.
Please see abstracts and speaker profiles here: https://prefacepreludeprologue.wordpress.com/abstracts/
Registration is free (thanks to University of Sussex funding) and includes tea/coffee, snacks, a vegan lunch, and a drinks reception.
Please book via this Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preface-prelude-prologue-tickets-867590575767?aff=oddtdtcreator
Please note that whilst this symposium is an in-person event, if you are unable to attend, e.g., due to physical disability and/or an immunocompromised condition, virtual attendance will be facilitated.
This event is part of the Summer of Research 2024, a festival celebrating fantastic research from the University of Sussex and its positive impact. Sign up for other exciting events here!