The margins of a text represent a space where readers, scholars, critics, editors and translators frequently annotate, question, translate, correct or argue with the text, creating their own alternative texts. Metaphorically, margins are contested spaces, drawing attention to the assumptions underlying the denotation of what constitutes the centre, the mainstream, the important, the essential and the legitimate. The theme ‘In the Margins’ presents an opportunity to explore ideas of representation, particularly in relation to the minor, the secondary, the alternative and the ‘non-essential’.

Possible areas for discussion include, but are not limited to, the following topics: