** On behalf of Bronwen Thomas,
(bthomas /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk)<mailto:(bthomas /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk)> **
Nonhuman Narratives
The Media School, Bournemouth University
Wednesday 27 April 2011: Executive Business Centre, Bournemouth
The Narrative Research Group, based in the Media School, will be
hosting their second symposium at the Executive Business Centre on
Wednesday 27 April. The theme of the symposium is 'Non-human Narratives'.
Nonhumans feature in multiple narratives, from myth and fable to
wildlife photography and documentary, children's literature,
cartoons and comics. They can act as metaphors, take on human
characteristics, or inform our understanding of the Other. The
symposium will use analyses of representations of the nonhuman to
question assumptions about human superiority and to explore
alternative means of narrating the lived experiences of creatures or
entities whose composition differs from our own.
The symposium's keynote speaker, Professor David Herman of Ohio
State University, will be talking about 'Stories, Minds, and Media:
Nonhuman Experiences in Graphic Narratives'. Other papers will
focus on inhuman narratives (including representations of monsters
and serial killers), animals in the movies, issues surrounding
environmental and technological change, and the activities of fans
of the nonhuman. Members of the Narrative Research Group will be
exhibiting their work and running workshops throughout the day.
For more information about NRG please see our website:
http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/imcr/cjcr/nrg/about_the_narrative_group.html
For more information and a booking form for the event, please
contact Bronwen Thomas
((bthomas /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk)<mailto:(bthomas /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk)>) or
Julia Round ((jround /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk)<mailto:(jround /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk)>)
Provisional Draft Programme for Non-human Narratives Symposium, 27
April 2011, Executive Business Centre, Bournemouth University.
10.00-11.00 Panel 1: Negotiating the Posthuman Landscape
Consuming the Climate: Re-thinking Meat and Dairy Consumption in the
Politics of Climate Change. Julie Doyle, University of Brighton.
The Machine Starts: Computers as Collaborators in Writing. Joe
Flintham, Bournemouth University.
11.15-12.15 Panel 2: Extratextual Approaches to Nonhuman Narratives
Costume as Character Arc. Craig Batty, Bournemouth University.
Knit One, Bite One: Feminine Handicrafts and Vampire Fan Art.
Brigid Cherry, Saint Mary's University College, London.
12.15-1.15 Lunch. Exhibitions and Workshops by members of NRG.
1.15- 2.15 Plenary Address
Stories, Minds, and Media: Nonhuman Experiences in Graphic
Narratives. David Herman, Ohio State University.
2.15-3.15 Panel 3: Animals in the Movies
Will the Real Bonzo Please Stand Up? Making and Unmaking Animal
Stars in Hollywood. Claire Molloy, University of Brighton.
Animal Saintliness: Creaturely Life in the Films of Robert Bresson.
Anat Pick, University of East London.
3.30-4.30 Panel 4: Inhuman Narratives
Complexity and Ambiguity: An Examination of the Monster and the
Monstrous within Contemporary 'Neo-nasty' Horror Films. Shaun
Kimber, Bournemouth University.
A Critical Stylistic Approach to True Crime Serial Killer
Narratives. Christiana Gregoriou, University of Leeds.
4.30 Closing Remarks
