The English Association, University English, the National Association of Writers in Education and the Institute of English Studies are joining together to host a major conference for the whole of the discipline of English
We invite panels on all areas and periods of English literary studies, language studies and creative writing; panels on pedagogy, or aspects of professionalization; and, in light of the conference’s title, panels which discuss:
- emerging, new or challenging research horizons within the subject;
- shared, inter-/cross-/extra-disciplinary research futures for English studies;
- productive intersections between teaching and research;
- the impact of technology on English studies;
- the challenges of funding, government, or institutional agendas to the shape and scope of English in Higher Education.
In addition, as 2017 sees the conference’s host city, Newcastle, commemorate Martin Luther King’s visit and the award of an honorary degree in 1967, we also welcome panels which discuss issues around civil rights; anniversaries and centenaries; regionality, migrancy and borders.
We are also keen to explore other kinds of scholarly engagement:
- shared readings;
- workshops;
- live chat rooms;
- masterclasses;
- salons;
- roundtables;
- interviews;
- dialogues;
- ‘research in progress’ sessions
- and any other new and rigorous scholarly approaches you may want to propose.
For more information and to send your work