How might the landscapes we live in be redefined in a way that responds to the most urgent challenges of our time? How do we make sense of these landscapes during turbulent times in which their topographies are constantly shifting?

Questions such as these will be explored within the theme of this year's School of English Postgraduate Colloquium, 'Landscapes', which brings together postgraduate researchers from a range of fields, including: English, History, Geography, Philosophy, Music and Religious Studies, within the UK and across the globe.

This online interdisciplinary conference features two live keynote presentations and more than twenty pre-recorded talks, creative writing readings and short films. Keynote presentations and events will be broadcasted via Blackboard Collaborate, with a live Q&A. Panels and readings will be uploaded to the conference website across the two days in the form of pre-recorded videos, with talks being held via an online discussion board.

The programme of events is as follows:

Conference Day 1 (Wednesday 25th November)

Live (via Blackboard Collaborate):

• 10am (GMT): Dr John Miller (University of Sheffield), presenting on "Post-Meat Landscapes in Utopian and Science Fiction". This talk will be followed by a Q&A discussion.

• 2pm (GMT): PhD Roundtable, which includes themes surrounding: applying for a PhD, applying for funding, the day-to-day life of a PhD student, presenting talks and conferences, becoming a graduate teaching assistant, and more. There will be opportunities to ask questions. (Features discussions from our conference committee, who are currently PhD students at the University of Sheffield - this talk is particularly aimed at those interested in undertaking a PhD)

Website (Pre-recorded videos):

• 9am (GMT): Panels will be released to the website, including live discussion boards (via Padlet). Academic papers will be presented on the following topics: Disappearing Landscapes, Female Landscapes, Queer Landscapes and Travel Writing. Creative readings will also be released which feature a range of short stories, poetry, photography and short films.

Details of speakers will be released shortly via our website.

Conference Day 2 (Thursday 26th November)

Live (via Blackboard Collaborate):

• 11am (GMT): Professor Madhu Krishnan (University of Bristol), presenting on "Contemporary African Writing and the Landscapes of Literary Production". This talk will be followed by a Q&A discussion.

Website (Pre-recorded videos):

• 9am (GMT): Panels will be released to the website, including live discussion boards (via Padlet). Academic papers will be presented on the following topics: Political Landscapes, Gothic Landscapes and Watery Landscapes. Creative readings will also be released which feature a range of short stories, poetry, photography and short films.

Details of speakers will be released shortly via our website.

Further information can be found on our website: https://sites.google.com/view/landscapespgc/home, including our keynote speakers and a programme of events, the panels, discussion boards, and committee contact information.

If you have any questions about the event, feel free to get in touch at landscapespgc@gmail.com.

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