Samuel Johnson and the Languages of Literature:
The Inaugural Conference of the Johnson Centre
11-14 September 1997
at
University of Birmingham and Lichfield
Programme
Thursday 11 September
1.30-3.30
Registration
3.30
Bruce Redford (University of Chicago) 'Savage Johnson'
Either
4.30
Coach to Stratford
5.45
Lecture at the Shakespeare Institute: 'Johnson and Henry V', Nigel Wood (University of Birmingham)
7.30
Performance of Henry V at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
Or
7.00
Optional Dinner at Lucas House
Friday 12 September
9.30
Panel: Johnson and... (1):
- Adam Potkay (College of William and Mary, Virginia), 'Johnson and Hume'
- Gordon Turnbull (Director of Boswell Project, Yale University), 'Johnson and Boswell'
11.00
Coffee
11.30
Panel: Johnson and... (2):
- Steven Scherwatzky (Merrimack College), 'Johnson and Politics'
- James Basker (Barnard College, New York), Johnson and Literary Judgement'
- Greg Clingham (Bucknell University), 'Johnson and Difference'
1.00
Lunch
2.00
Panel: Johnson and Language:
- Howard Jackson (University of Central England), 'The Plan and the Preface to the Dictionary'
- Nicholas Hudson (University of British Columbia), 'Johnson and the Politics of Standard English'
- Jack Lynch (University of Pennsylvania), 'False Refinement and Declension: Johnson on the History of the Language'
- Howard Weinbrot (University of Wisconsin), 'Johnson and the Domestic Metaphor'
4.00
Tea
5.00-7.00
Wine Reception in the Barber Institute of Fine Art
7.30
Optional Dinner Lucas House
Saturday 13 September
9.30
Allen Reddick (University of Zürich), 'Johnson's Dictionary (and what it isn't): Quotation, Context, Anti-Thematics'
11.00
Coffee
11.30
Multimedia Eighteenth Century: Presentations of electronic resources by Chadwyck-Healey, Primary Source Media and Cambridge University Press
1.00
Lunch
2.00
Coach to Lichfield
3.00-6.00
Guided Tour of Lichfield
6.30
Reception at Guildhall followed by
7.00
Conference Banquet in Guildhall
Sunday 14 September
9.30
Panel: Johnson and the Salon:
- Catherine Sharrock (University of East Anglia), 'The Female Muse'
- Catherine Dille (Pembroke College, Oxford), '"Un-idea'd Girls" and "literary Amazons": Johnson and the Question of Female Education'
11.00
Coffee
11.30
Robert DeMaria, Jr. (Vassar College), 'Johnson's Dictionary and Dictionary Johnson'
1.00
Lunch and depart
REGISTRATION FORM
SAMUEL JOHNSON AND THE LANGUAGES OF LITERATURE
11 - 14 SEPTEMBER 1997
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REGISTRATION FEE:
| Before 12 August: |
£95.00 |
| After 12 August: |
£105.00 |
| Students/unwaged: |
£50.00 |
OPTIONAL EVENTS AND MEALS
Number Amount £
Thursday 11 September, Henry V at Stratford (including meal & lecture), £40.00 ______ _______
Dinner at Conference Centre, £13.50 ______ _______ (if not opting for Stratford)
Friday 12 September, Dinner at Conference Centre, £13.50 ______ _______
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: _______
Please make your cheque or money order payable (in £ sterling) to University of Birmingham. Bank details available on request. Payment may be made using
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Please let us know if you have any special dietary or other requirements.
Please return your form to The Johnson Centre, Department of English, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2TT or FAX to: 0121-414-5668. E-mail a.c.mcdermott@bham.ac.uk
ACCOMMODATION
There are three levels of accommodation available:
- Lucas House (the Conference Centre), £50 per night.
- Bedrooms have an ensuite bathroom and are furnished with workdesk, telephone, television, hairdryer, clock radio and other facilities. These rooms are in the same building as the conference rooms.
- Chamberlain Hall (ensuite), £35 per night.
- This is a student hall of residence in a lakeside setting approximately three-quarters of a mile from the Conference Centre. Rooms are in a newly-built wing and have ensuite bathrooms.
- Chamberlain Hall (room only), £25 per night.
- As above, but rooms are not ensuite. There are bathrooms on each floor.
No. of nights
Lucas House _______ @ £50 per night
Chamberlain Hall (ensuite) _______ @ £35 per night
Chamberlain Hall (room only) _______ @ £25 per night
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