Registration is now open for the second workshop in the series ‘Ethics, Affect and Responsibility: Global Citizenship and the Act of Reading’ which will take place from 10.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. on 20 January 2017 at the University of Bristol.
 
The theme for this is ‘Global Conflict and World Literatures’. Confirmed academic guest speakers include Dr Zoe Norridge (KCL), Dr Anna Bernard (KCL), Dr Florian Stadtler (Exeter) and Dr Brendon Nicholls (Leeds). Confirmed writers include Billy Kahora (Kwani Trust) and Selma Dabbagh (author of Out of It).

The workshop will include a panel on teaching world literatures and global conflict; reading group sessions; and literary readings and discussion around writing and publishing.

Registration is free but essential. Please email Madhu Krishnan (madhu.krishnan@bristol.ac.uk) by 10 January 2017 to register your interest, listing any dietary requirements.

More information can be found at literaryempathy.org

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