Public Lecture: Prof. Hal Gladfelder, 'The Castrato as Culture Ghost' (Part of the 2023 Sexuality Summer School)
| Dates: | 24 May 2023 |
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| Times: | 17:00 - 19:00 |
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| What is it: | Talk |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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| How much: | Free |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public, Post 16, Secondary schools |
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This public lecture, co-sponsored by English, American Studies and Creative Writing and the NWCDTP, will be part of the 2023 Sexuality Summer School:
'(Up) Against Nature'
Professor Hal Gladfelder (University of Manchester) will deliver a lecture titled 'The Castrato as Culture Ghost'
Respondent: Dr Noelle Gallagher
Professor Gladfelder is a specialist in eighteenth-century British literature and culture; the history and theory of the novel; the history of authorship; and the history of sexuality and gender. He is the author of two monographs: 'Criminality and Narrative in Eighteenth-Century England: Beyond the Law' (Johns Hopkins, 2001) and 'Fanny Hill in Bombay: The Making and Unmaking of John Cleland' (Johns Hopkins, 2012). His lecture will be drawn from current work in progress: a cultural history of the castrato in eighteenth-century London.
Followed by a wine reception in the Atrium of SALC Graduate School
Venue: Graduate School Seminar Room C1.18, Ellen Wilkinson Building, The University of Manchester, M15 6JA
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