Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies

Andrew Hook Centre Lecture Series 2006-07

All lectures will be held in Room 209, 2 University Gardens at 5.30pm, unless otherwise noted

TERM 1

Thur 5 Oct
Welcoming Event and Start of Term party
Angels on the Backroads: A Tribute to Blues & Jazz along Highway 61
Frank and Eddie Thomas
Venue: University Chapel

Thu 19 Oct
Dr Frank Cogliano (University of Edinburgh)
Jefferson’s Empire of Liberty

Thu 2 Nov
Dr Chris Gair (University of Birmingham)
'Last-of-the-Beats/First-of-the-Hippies': Diane di Prima, Ken Kesey and Richard Brautigan

Dr Sean Holmes (Brunel University)
Key Themes in the History of the American Actor as Worker

TERM 2

Thursday 18 Jan
Professor Christopher Waldrep (San Francisco State University)

Thursday 1 Feb
Professor Helen Carr (Goldsmiths, University of London)
'Imagiam and Gender: H.D., Amy Lowell and Masculomania'

Thursday 15 Feb
Professor Susan Manning (University of Edinburgh)
Herman Melville and Robert Fergusson: Comparisons and Problems

Thursday 1 March
Dr Helena Grice (University of Wales, Aberystwyth)
"Maxine Hong Kingston's Peace Project"

Early May Annual Gordon Lecture: Professor Susan Castillo (King’s College, London)
Date and title tbc