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Literature and Humanities Overview
Convenor: Dr Robert Blackburn, former Principal Lecturer in Music, Bath Spa University
All meetings of the Lit and Hum take place in the Elwin Room at the BRLSI, usually on the third Monday of a given month, at 19.30.
The Literature and Humanities group at the BRLSI has run for many years, to present varied talks covering mainly prose literature, drama and music, with some cross-reference to the visual arts and general history.
Speakers come to talk on literary matters from many parts of the UK, and an occasional feature of Lit and Hum since 2010 has been the running of day-long or two-day symposia, collections of related talks on an overall theme , from different angles.
This year, we have forthcoming talks on Creative Writing at Corsham – the Bath Spa University Masters program, the forming and development of the Bath Philharmonia, Ancient Egypt’s influence on 19th and 20th century culture, Literature and Advertising in the 19th century, Modern Cities, Modern Dystopias : Huxley, Orwell and Wyndham Lewis, Music and Musical Institutions in Late Habsburg Vienna, and Yearning and Nostalgia in the novels of Graham Greene ( 1903-1991).
All meetings held in the Elwin Room
Monday 18 February 2019
Creative Writing at Corsham and the Path to Publication
Two recent graduates (2015-16) from Bath Spa University’s Masters’ programme, Julia Grigg and Mike Manson, share their writing experience, from first draft to published work
Monday 18 March 2019
Bath Philharmonia : The conception, creation and growth of an orchestra for 21st century Bath
Jason Thornton, Music Director, Bath Philharmonia
Monday 20 May 2019
Ancient Egypt in 19th and 20th century European Literature and Culture
Monday 15 July 2019
Literature and Advertising, with special reference to the 19th century
Professor John Strachan, Department of English, Bath Spa University
Monday 16 September 2019
Modern Cities, Modern Dystopias : Aldous Huxley, Wyndham Lewis, and George Orwell
Dr Nathan Waddell, Department of English, Birmingham University
Monday 30 September 2019
Music and musical institutions in late Habsburg Vienna, 1848---c. 1920
Dr Guido Heldt, Department of Music, University of Bristol
Saturday 26 October 2019
SYMPOSIUM : CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN LATE HABSBURG VIENNA, 1848-C. 1920
Six invited speakers on culture and the arts during and immediately following the reign of the last Habsburg Emperor, Franz Josef I. There will be three talks in the morning, and three in the afternoon. Tea and coffee will be available. Topics covered will include painting and design, architecture, theatre and drama, the work of Sigmund Freud, and the early years of Ludwig Wittgenstein. Professor Matthew Rampley of Birmingham University will give the keynote talk at the start of Saturday morning. A detailed leaflet about this symposium will be available in April or May 2019.
Monday 18 November 2019
Yearning and Nostalgia in the novels of Graham Greene (1903-1991)
Dr Theo Savvas, Lecturer in English Literature, Department of English, Bristol University
