School of English Evening Lecture Series 2014: 'Disability and Literature'

This nine-week lecture series explores issues of disability in literature, from the early modern period to the present. It includes discussions of representations of disability in literary texts – incorporating the image of the Fool in Renaissance theatre, for instance, as well as the discourse of physical disability in Victorian writing, and blindness in contemporary literature. In addition, the lecture series engages with works by disabled artists and writers. The innovative series is organised by the School of English in conjunction with the MSc in Disability Studies, and draws on the expertise of colleagues in relevant areas in College.

Course Director
Dr Paul Delaney

How to apply
Apply to: The Secretary (Evening Lectures), Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing, 21 Westland Row, Trinity College, Dublin 2. Phone: 01 896 2885, email: lifoley@tcd.ie

Fee
The cost for the full series will be €50 or €6 per individual lectures. Concessionary rates apply. Cheques should be made payable to TCD No. 1 Account.

Date, time and place
The series will begin on Tuesday, 14th January 2014 at 7.30 p.m., in the Thomas Davis Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2.

Details will be available in December 2013