September 2013

OCLW Inaugural Conference: ‘The Lives of Objects’

This conference will attract scholars from various disciplines, from across the world. It will be the first of a series of major triennial conferences organised by the Centre. Details regarding the conference, the call for papers, registration and further information will be posted on the Conference homepage in due course.

Hosted Events
In the academic year 2012-2013, the Life-Writing Centre at Wolfson College, Oxford will host a number of conferences organised by external bodies and individuals. To register and book for these conferences, and to find out more information, please follow the relevant links.  

Please note that OCLW is not responsible for the administration of these events.

28-29 September 2012

OCLW/Tibetan & Himalayan Studies Centre conference:

‘Tibetan Biography’

Please contact ulrike [dot] roesler [at] orinst [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk (Dr Ulrike Roesler) for more information.

9 November 2012

An MHRA-sponsored one-day conference organised jointly by the War and Representation Network (WAR-Net) and OCLW: 

‘The 5th Biannual WAR-Net Conference: War and Life-Writing’

The call for papers is availableon the WAR-Net website, with proposals due by 10 August. Please direct inquiries to the organisers Nancy Martin (Oxford) and Kate McLoughlin (Birkbeck) at war [dot] lifewriting [at] gmail [dot] com.  

July 2013

OCLW conference on Benjamin Britten, to commemorate the centenary of Britten’s birth.

Organised by the conductor Nicholas Cleobury.

OCLW is happy to consider hosting external conferences and workshops relating to life-writing. Email rachel [dot] hewitt [at] wolfson [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk (Dr Rachel Hewitt) if you are interested in holding an event at Wolfson College. Please note, Rachel is on maternity leave from 1 April 2012 to 1 October 2012. In her absence, please contact simon [dot] cooke [at] wolfson [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk (Simon Cooke).