David Mitchell Conference 2017

This one-day international conference to be held on Saturday 3rd June 2017 brings together 20 speakers from ten countries to discuss the works of author David Mitchell. This sold-out event will also include a visit to Special Collections to see the new collection of his rare works held there, as well as a talk from the author himself.

Bringing together those researching, teaching and studying the author's work, the conference is open to academics, students and interested non-specialist parties alike.

The conference is organised by Rose Harris-Birtill of the School of English and has been made possible through the generous support of the School of English, GRADskills Postgraduate Conference fund and Student Project Fund. Rose will also be guest editing the associated publication following the conference, a special edition of the journal, C21 Literature. See https://davidmitchellconference.wordpress.com/ for full information.

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Yoam © Norman McBeath

One of the photographs from 'Body Bags /Simonides', an exhibition of photographs by Norman McBeath and texts by Robert Crawford, of the School of English, which was held at the Edinburgh College of Art as part of the 2011 Edinburgh Art Festival. It was the only 2011 Festival exhibition to be given a 5-star rating by the 'Scotsman'. Sponsored by Creative Scotland, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews, the exhibition will tour in 2012 and its archive will form part of the Special Collections of St Andrews University Library.