The British Society for Literature and Science panel: Field Observations
Greg Lynall 1Conference Room
A panel (of 5 x 10-minute talks followed by Q&A) which will showcase the latest research across the field, and in particular will demonstrate the cross- and interdisciplinary reach of our members. It will feature scholars at different career stages, with a doctoral student, ECR, mid-career and professorial speakers. The session addresses the place of English studies within responses to global challenges such as the climate emergency and the increasing adoption of AI.
Chair: Professor John Holmes (Professor of Victorian Literature and Culture, University of Birmingham)
- Victorian Gothic Literature and Climate Change (Dr Emily Alder (BSLS Membership Secretary, and Lecturer in Literature and Culture, Edinburgh Napier University))
- Environmental Catastrophe in Margaret Atwood’s “ustopian” narratives (Gemma Curto (PhD candidate, University of Sheffield))
- Global AI Narratives (Dr Kanta Dihal (Postdoctoral researcher, Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, University of Cambridge))
- Divided pasts and shared futures in literature and science (Dr Greg Lynall (Chair of BSLS, and co-director of Literature & Science Hub, University of Liverpool))
- On Theorizing Literature and Science (Professor Michael H. Whitworth (BSLS Treasurer, and Professor of Modern Literature and Culture, University of Oxford))
LEARNED SOCIETIES STRAND: The British Society for Literature and Science
Fri 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm