You never really know, when you organise a conference, what it will be like. But I wasn't quite prepared for this to be the BANGING conference it turned out to be, as one participant described it! And I feel both delighted with and humbled by the feedback from everyone who took part. I can't recount … Continue reading WAVE 2: Writing As Visual Engagement, conference reflections
VIEWS events, January-April 2026
We are excited to announce our programme of VIEWS project and Endangered Writing Research Network events for the coming months. Find out about our one-day events, register for our seminars and browse the programme for our upcoming conference - all below. World Endangered Writing Day: Friday 23rd January Join Tim Brookes, Pippa Steele and a … Continue reading VIEWS events, January-April 2026
VIEWS news: Visiting Fellows 2025-26
I'm sorry it's been a while since our last update. Far from an indication that nothing much is happening here, the main reason is that I have been so busy that it has been hard to find time to make a post. But there is a great deal of exciting news to relay, and I … Continue reading VIEWS news: Visiting Fellows 2025-26
Announcing our next conference! Plus a news round-up
We are delighted to announce that our next conference, WAVE 2: Writing As Visual Engagement, will take place on 26th-29th March 2026 in Cambridge. For further details, look at our Call For Papers HERE - deadline 5th September. If you work on or with writing, whether inside or outside of academia, and the themes chime … Continue reading Announcing our next conference! Plus a news round-up
Writing As Visual Experience: the WAVE conference
On 19th-22nd September 2024, after months of planning, it was finally time for the first VIEWS project conference: Writing As Visual Experience, or WAVE. The idea behind it was to bring together a wide range of people working in some way with visual aspects of writing. We thought it would be interesting, but we had … Continue reading Writing As Visual Experience: the WAVE conference
Reflections from a conference on endangered languages
I spent last Friday at the 10th Cambridge Conference on Language Endangerment (Language Endangerment and Revitalisation: The decade ahead), where I was giving a paper. As an ancient languages person wading into the world of today's endangered, minoritised and indigenous languages, I did feel a bit of an imposter at first. But I had a very … Continue reading Reflections from a conference on endangered languages
Online registration open for WAVE conference
We have just opened registration for online attendance at our conference Writing As Visual Experience (WAVE) on 19th-22nd September. Registration is via Zoom, and can be accessed HERE. (Please ignore if the times stated in registration link look odd - the conference opens at 16.00 BST on the 19th and ends at 13.10 BST on … Continue reading Online registration open for WAVE conference
Conference registration open for Writing As Visual Experience
We have now published the programme for our conference, Writing As Visual Experience (WAVE), on 19th-22nd September. You can view the lineup HERE. You can also now register for in person attendance via our REGISTRATION PAGE. In person places are limited, so register early to avoid disappointment. Information about online attendance will follow in the … Continue reading Conference registration open for Writing As Visual Experience
Announcing the first VIEWS Conference: Writing as Visual Experience
We're excited to announce the first VIEWS conference - Writing as Visual Experience - will be taking place in Cambridge on 20-22 September 2024. We would like to invite scholars and practitioners working in any field and with any chronological or geographical focus to submit proposals for 30-minute papers looking at methodologies and ways of … Continue reading Announcing the first VIEWS Conference: Writing as Visual Experience
VIEWS at the Classical Association conference
In April I gave a paper at the Classical Association conference, which is one of the big yearly conferences in Classics and is attended by not only academics in university education and research but also by many schoolteachers working in classical subjects - so a great opportunity to 'network', and to talk to friends old … Continue reading VIEWS at the Classical Association conference
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