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Triggering Biography: Race, Gender, Politics, Disabilities
Join OCLW for this panel discussion between Clare Coss and Denise Lynn, chaired by Victoria Phillips.
How do politically uncomfortable elements of lived lives challenge biographers to tell interesting narratives? When or how should a topic be avoided, modified, explained, or celebrated? How do we engage with the present without dating our published works and make them enduring life narratives? The panel members will briefly address how their biographical works have engaged with these issues, how they have been received as public documents, and how reception has changed over time. A moderated discussion with the audience will follow.
Date:
5 March 2024, 15:00
Venue:
Leonard Wolfson Auditorium
Speakers:
Clare Coss,
Denise Lynn,
Victoria Phillips
Organising department:
Oxford Centre for Life-Writing
Organiser:
Oxford Centre for Life Writing
Organiser contact email address:
admin.oclw@wolfson.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://oclw.web.ox.ac.uk/event/triggering-biography
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Anna Senkiw
