William Golding Centenary Conference Registration Deadline

The registration deadline for the William Golding Centenary Conference is fast approaching. If you would like to attend, you can find all the necessary information and paperwork here. I include the latest schedule of talks and events below. Highlights include plenary lectures by Judy Golding and John Carey, and a tour of the Golding family home.

The William Golding Centenary Conference
Centre For South West Writing
University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus
16-18 September, 2011

Friday 16 September, 2011

2-3pm Registration and Coffee (Refectory)

3-3.30pm Welcome Address (Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)

3.30-4.30pm Plenary Address (1): Judy Golding (Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)

4.30-6pm Presentations (1): Lord of the Flies (Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)
Nick Groom (University of Exeter): ‘Rings and Flies: Lords of ’54’
Yasunori Sugimura (Otaru University of Commerce): ‘Environmental Destruction and Self-Destruction in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies’

6-8pm Wine Reception (Boardroom Foyer, Tremough House)

8pm Dinner (Refectory)

Saturday 17 September, 2011

9-10.30am Presentations (2): Biography and Reputation (Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)
John Cox: ‘William Golding at Bishop Wordsworth School’
Nicola Presley (University of Exeter)): ‘The Enduring Influence of William Golding in Popular Culture’
Sandra Josipović (University of Belgrade): ‘The Reception of William Golding’s Work in Serbian Literary Criticism’

10.30-11am Tea and Biscuits (Boardroom Foyer, Tremough House)

11-12.30pm Presentations (3): Early Fiction (Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)
Charlotte Sleigh (University of Kent): ‘“There is another smell of a nobody”: William Golding and the man who wasn’t there’
Terrell Carver (University of Bristol): ‘Hobbes vs Locke in Lord of the Flies, or Where Did
Ralph Go Wrong?’
Miles Leeson (University of Portsmouth): ‘Fall Out: The impact of Hitler on the early fiction of William Golding and Iris Murdoch’

12.30-2pm Buffet Lunch (Boardroom Foyer, Tremough House)

2-3.30pm Presentations (4): Pincher Martin and The Spire (Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)
Mark Rawlinson (University of Leicester): ‘Pincher Martin and Narratives of the Second World War at Sea’
Virginia Tiger (Rutgers University): ‘Back to the Beginning, On to the End: A Rhetorical Analysis of Pincher Martin and Fire Down Below’
Kazunari Miyahara (Yamaguchi University): ‘Pride and Prejudice of Readers in and of The Spire’

3.30-4pm Tea and Biscuits (Boardroom Foyer, Tremough House)

4-5.30pm Presentations (5): Darkness Visible and Visionary Experience (Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)
Nadia D’Amelio (University of Mons): ‘Holy Geometry in Golding’s Darkness Visible’
Roger Kojecký (The Christian Literary Studies Group): ‘Spiritual Realism: Epiphany in Golding’s novels’

7pm Gala Dinner (Refectory)

Sunday 18 September, 2011

9-10.30am Presentations (6): The Paper Men and the Art of the Novel (Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)
Miroslawa Buchholtz (Nicolas Copernicus University): ‘Auto/Biographical Trans/Actions in The Paper Men’
Stephen Roberts: ‘The Papyrus Men — Golding’s modified and condensed “Egyptian Book of the Dead”’
Nicole Terrien (University of Rennes): ‘Golding and the art of the novel: mapping a territory of limited understanding’

10.30-11am Tea and Biscuits (Boardroom Foyer, Tremough House)

11-12.15pm Plenary Address (2): John Carey (Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)

12.30-4pm Excursion to William Golding’s home, Tullimaar (including packed lunch)

4pm End of Conference

William Golding Centenary Conference

The William Golding Centenary Conference will take place at the Cornwall Campus of the University of Exeter on 16-18 September. The registration form is here, and to pay by credit or debit card, go to this link.

The Golding family has kindly sponsored six postgraduate places. All fees and accommodation will be covered. If you are interested in applying, please email me.

Here is the provisional programme.

Friday 16 September, 2011

2-3pm Registration and Coffee (Refectory).
3-3.30pm Welcome Address (Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)
3.30-4.30pm Plenary Address (1): Judy Carver (Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)
4.30-6pm Presentations (1): Lord of the Flies
(Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)
Nick Groom (University of Exeter): ‘Rings and Flies: Lords of ’54’
Aba-Carina Parlog (West University of Timisoara): ‘The Chthonian and the
Transcendental as Poles of Insular Conflict’
Yasunori Sugimura (Otaru University of Commerce): ‘Environmental Destruction
and Self-Destruction in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies’
6-8pm Wine Reception (Boardroom Foyer, Tremough House)
8pm Dinner (Refectory)

Saturday 17 September, 2011

9-10.30am Presentations (2): Biography and Reputation
(Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)
John Cox: ‘William Golding at Bishop Wordsworth School’
Nick Turner (Manchester Metropolitan University): ‘William Golding: Literary
Reputation and the Canon’
Sandra Josipović (University of Belgrade): ‘The Reception of William Golding’s
Work in Serbian Literary Criticism’
10.30-11am Tea and Biscuits (Boardroom Foyer, Tremough House)
11-12.30pm Presentations (3): Early Fiction
(Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)
Charlotte Sleigh (University of Kent): ‘“There is another smell of a nobody”:
William Golding and the man who wasn’t there’
Robert Vuckovich: ‘Castaway Piggy’
Miles Leeson (University of Portsmouth): ‘Fall Out: The impact of Hitler on the early
Fiction of William Golding and Iris Murdoch’
12.30-2pm Buffet Lunch (Boardroom Foyer, Tremough House)
2-3.30pm Presentations (4): Pincher Martin and The Spire (Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)
Mark Rawlinson (University of Leicester): ‘Pincher Martin and Narratives of the Second
World War at Sea’
Virginia Tiger (Rutgers University): ‘Back to the Beginning, On to the End: A Rhetorical
Analysis of Pincher Martin and Fire Down Below’
Kazunari Miyahara (Yamaguchi University): ‘Pride and Prejudice of Readers in and of
The Spire’
3.30-4pm Tea and Biscuits (Boardroom Foyer, Tremough House)
4-5.30pm Presentations (5): Darkness Visible and Visionary Experience
(Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)
Cumhur Yilmaz Madran (Pamukkale University): ‘A Postmodern Madness in Golding’s
Darkness Visible’
Nadia D’Amelio (University of Mons): ‘Holy Geometry in Golding’s Darkness Visible’
Roger Kojecký (The Christian Literary Studies Group): ‘Spiritual Realism: Epiphany in
Golding’s novels’
7pm Gala Dinner (Refectory)

Sunday 18 September, 2011

9-10.30am Presentations (6): The Paper Men and the Art of the Novel
(Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)
Miroslawa Buchholtz (Nicolas Copernicus University): ‘Auto/Biographical
Trans/Actions in The Paper Men’
Stephen Roberts: ‘The Papyrus Men — Golding’s modified and condensed “Egyptian
Book of the Dead”’
Nicole Terrien (University of Rennes): ‘Golding and the art of the novel: mapping a
territory of limited understanding’
10.30-11am Tea and Biscuits (Boardroom Foyer, Tremough House)
11-12.15pm Plenary Address (2): John Carey
(Chapel Lecture Theatre, Tremough House)
12.30-4pm Excursion to William Golding’s home, Tullimaar (including packed lunch)
4pm End of Conference

William Golding Centenary Conference

Plans for the William Golding Centenary Conference at the University of Exeter Cornwall Campus, in Tremough on 16-18 September 2011, are well underway. We have our plenary speakers: Judy Carver and John Carey. We have also accepted a number of proposals for shorter papers, as listed below. The registration details will be published soon. I have created a Facebook group here for regular conference updates. If you would like to join and can't work out how, please email me and I will arrange it.

The call for papers has a deadline of 31 March 2011.

The conference will include an exhibition of unpublished papers and a visit to William Golding's home at Tullimaar on Sunday 18 September. We are extremely grateful to his family, who have been supportive throughout.

Speakers will include:

Nadia D'Amelio (University of Mons)
Roger Kojecky (The Christian Literary Studies Group)
Nick Groom (University of Exeter)
Mark Rawlinson (University of Leicester)
Charlotte Sleigh (University of Kent)
Sola Ogunbayo (Redeemer's University, Nigeria)
Miroslawa Buchholtz (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland)
Robert Vuckovitch
John Cox

William Golding Centenary Conference: Call for Papers

The William Golding Centenary Conference
University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus
16-18 September 2011
Plenary speakers: John Carey, Judy Carver.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Born in Cornwall, William Golding returned to his native county late in life, finding what he called ‘a little bit of heaven’ at Perranarworthal, a hamlet just a few miles from what is now the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus. In September 2011, the campus will mark the centenary of his birth by holding a major conference in his honour. Events will include a tour of his family home, a film screening, and an exhibition of unpublished manuscripts and memorabilia.

Although he is still best remembered for Lord of the Flies, Golding wrote across a variety of genres. His published works comprise a dozen novels, as well as a play, short stories, essays, poems, and a travel book. Interest in Golding is now undergoing a strong revival, most recently marked by John Carey’s biography.

Papers are invited on any aspect of William Golding’s life and work. Topics which may be covered include, but are not restricted to:

• Lord of the Flies and its afterlives
• Golding and women
• Golding among his contemporaries
• The rational and the religious
• Golding and the state of the nation
• Golding's non-fictional writings
• Childhood and innocence
• Golding and war
• Golding's narrative techniques
• Golding and travel
• Golding's influence/influences on Golding

For further information, please contact the conference organisers, Prof. Tim Kendall and Dr. Adeline Johns-Putra.

The deadline for proposals (approx. 250 words for 20-minute papers) is 31 March 2011. Please email or post proposals to the conference organisers: Tim Kendall, Department of English, University of Exeter, Queen’s Building, The Queen’s Drive, Exeter EX4 4QH; or Adeline Johns-Putra, Department of English, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9EZ.