NoticesXinjiang and Travel Writing: An Interdisciplinary Workshop (University of Liverpool: 30 April, 2010) Deadline: 12 Apr 2010
Website: http://www.liv.ac.uk/soclas/conferences/xinjiang/index.htmConvenors: Charles Forsdick (Liverpool) and Alex Hughes (Kent)
In association with the Liverpool Travel Seminar
Ildiko Beller-Hann (Copenhagen): 'Tainted' and 'truthful' texts in Xinjiang travel writing
Laura Newby (Oxford): In search of autobiography: Chinese travel writing on Xinjiang (18th to 20th century)
Charles Forsdick (Liverpool): Travel and writing, travel and reading: Ella Maillart's Forbidden Journey'
Joanne Smith Finley (Newcastle): Foregrounding the people in Xinjiang travel writing: Basil Davidson's Turkestan Alive
Guillaume Thouroude (QUB): Francophone Travelogues in Xinjiang: From complex explorations to humanitarian simplifications
Alex Hughes (Kent): Travels in Xinjiang in the 1980s: in search of intercultural encounter?
All are welcome, but advance registration is essential.
Please contact Charles Forsdick by Monday, 12 April 2010, if you wish to attend. Contact details:
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