University of Bristol Department of French A colloquium to be held on Programme 10. 00 Arrival, registration and coffee. 10. 45 Welcome address (Mr Andrew Watts, University of Bristol). The Morning Session will be chaired by Profes

University of Bristol
Department of French

A colloquium to be held on


Programme

10. 00 Arrival, registration and coffee.


10. 45 Welcome address (Mr Andrew Watts, University of Bristol).


The Morning Session will be chaired by Professor Timothy Unwin (University of Bristol).

11. 00 Dr Michael Tilby (Selwyn College, Cambridge): Balzac and the Politics of Ignorance: La Vieille Fille.

11. 30 Professor Diana Knight (University of Nottingham). 'Il n'est pas célibatairophobe...'.

12. 00 Mr Andrew Watts (University of Bristol). Cruelty and Kindness in Pierrette.

12. 30 Lunch.


The Afternoon Session will be chaired by Dr Michael Tilby (Selwyn College, Cambridge).

2. 00 Dr Owen Heathcote (University of Bradford). The Work of Memory: Sexuality, Violence and Writing in Balzac's Touraine.

2. 30 Dr Timothy Farrant (Pembroke College, Oxford). Province and Perspective in Balzac's Work.

3. 00 Dr Richard Bolster (University of Bristol): Eugénie Grandet Lives On: The Interesting Case of Ruth Weiss.

3. 30 Discussion. 

4. 30 Closing address.


 

Registration, which includes a buffet lunch, is £10 (£5 for postgraduates). Please send cheques (payable to Andrew Watts) to Andrew Watts, Department of French, 17-19 Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1TE before Friday 9 March 2002. Please also enclose your full name, the name of your institution, and your e-mail or postal address.