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Raymond Williams and Robert Tressell in Hastings

Published 19 May 2011
Event 20 September 2011

Raymond Williams and Robert Tressell in Hastings: celebrating 50 years of The Long Revolution and the centenary of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists.

Tuesday 20 September 2011, Havelock Road building, Hastings TN34 1BE

A one day conference at the University of Brighton's campus in Hastings to celebrate the contribution of Williams and Tressell to literary and cultural studies, communications and social and political theory.

Call for papers (separate news item)
Keynote speakers
Schedule
Registration
Accommodation and travel
Contacts

Keynote speakers

Professor Stuart Laing, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Brighton, author of Representations of Working Class Life
Howard Brenton, whose adapation of The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists for stage was performed at Liverpool Everyman and Chichester Festival Theatre
Professor Ian Haywood, University of Roehampton, author of Working-class Fiction: From Chartism to ‘Trainspotting’

Schedule

9.30am Registration – tea and coffee will be served
10.00am Welcome and keynote speaker – Professor Stuart Laing
11.00am Coffee break
11.30am Papers – parallel sessions
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Q&A session with Howard Brento
2.00pm Papers - parallel sessions
3.00pm Coffee break
3.15pm Keynote speaker – Ian Haywood
4.00pm Final plenary
4.30pm Wine, beer and canapés
5.00pm Close

Registration

The conference fee is £30 per delegate. This fee covers all refreshments during the day, including breaks, lunch and a networking session.

Please call 08456 020607 to book your place at the conference or email hastingsinfo@brighton.ac.uk to reserve a place and notify us of a time when we can telephone you to take your booking.

Please have your credit/debit card details to hand and advise us of any special dietary requirements when making your booking.

Accommodation and travel

There is a wide range of accommodation available in Hastings. If you require overnight accommodation, see the Visit 1066 website or contact the Hastings Tourist Information Centre on 01424 781111.

The conference will take place at Havelock Road, University of Brighton in Hastings TN34 1BE. You can find maps and directions to the university buildings here.

We strongly advise that you come to the conference by public transport. The venue is 3 minutes' walk from Hastings train station. There is paid parking in the centre of Hastings. If it is necessary to bring a vehicle then you can find car park locations on the Hastings council website.

Contacts

Conference organiser Margaret Wallis

08456 020607 or m.wallis@brighton.ac.uk

Conference coordinator Sarah Chapman

01273 644656 or s.j.chapman@brighton.ac.uk