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Proposals for papers (20 mins) are sought on the life, work and influence of Richard Hoggart, founder of the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, author of The Uses of Literacy, Speaking to Each Other, Only Connect, and Everyday Language and Everyday Life. Papers considering Hoggart alongside his contemporaries or reminiscing on his influence on their own work or discipline are also welcome.
Richard Hoggart is one of the leading thinkers and cultural critics in the twentieth century. His work spans disciplinary boundaries and has influenced many of the leading scholars and writers of the post-war generation and beyond. The conference will celebrate his work and its influence across these boundaries, including papers from scholars of English Literature and Language, Education, Cultural Studies, Politics and Sociology.
The conference will also mark the acquisition of Hoggart’s papers by Sheffield University Library. The archive contains over fifty years’ worth of Richard Hoggart’s papers, including typescripts, correspondence, taped broadcasts and a great deal of other material. There will be a special exhibition from the Hoggart archive to coincide with the conference and an inauguration ceremony.
Richard Hoggart himself will be the keynote speaker, either in person or on a specially commissioned film. Other speakers so far include Stefan Collini, Simon Hoggart, Stuart Hall, David Lodge, Sean Matthews, Jon Nixon and Jonathan Rose.
Proposals and expressions of interest are welcome from all disciplines and from postgraduate students as well as established scholars.
Monday 3 – Wednesday 5 April 2006
Tapton Hall,
University of Sheffield,
UK
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