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Conference: Fictive Histories/Historical Fictions
May 12-13 (Fri.-Sat.)
This interdisciplinary conference takes the recent popularity of the historical novel as a starting point to explore the relationship between history and fiction. The plenary speaker, Hilary Mantel, will appear in conversation with Mary Robertson, former Huntington chief curator of British historical manuscripts.
Registration for this 2-day conference is $25, with an optional buffet lunch each day for $20.
Conference registration is $10 for current Huntington docents, and free for current Long-Term Fellows and students with a current Student I.D. Please bring your current I.D. to event day check-in. Students, please note school affiliation after your name when registering.
Conference Schedule
FRIDAY, MAY 12
8:30 a.m. - Registration & Coffee
9:30 a.m. - Welcome: Steve Hindle (The Huntington)
The Hilary Mantel Papers at The Huntington
Sue Hodson (The Huntington)
Remarks: Sophie Coulombeau (Cardiff University)
Session 1: Fictive Histories: Theory and Practice
Moderator: Sophie Coulombeau
Amanda Vickery (Queen Mary University of London)
How the BBC Defines TV History
Damian Walford-Davies (Cardiff University)
Counterfactual Obstetrics: Mary Wollstonecrafts Frankenstein
12:00 p.m. - Lunch
1:00 p.m. - Session 2: History and Fiction: Strange Bedfellows?
Moderator: Damian Walford-Davies
Naomi Williams (Author of Landfalls [2015])
Dancing through the Alternative Facts: Cannibal Stories, Hagiographies, and Fictionalizing the Lapérouse Expedition
Bruce Holsinger (University of Virginia; and author of A Burnable Book [2014] and The Invention of Fire [2015])
The Fine Art of Error
Sophie Coulombeau (Author of Rites [2012] and Point No Point [forthcoming])
Naming Names: Reflections on Referentiality
SATURDAY, MAY 13
9:00 a.m. - Registration & Coffee
9:30 a.m. - Session 3: Historical Fictions: Historical Perspectives
Moderator: Jerome de Groot (Manchester University)
John Mullan (University College London)
Historical Fiction and the Invention of the Literary Novel
Mark Eaton (Azusa Pacific University)
Counterfactuals in US Historical Fiction
Fiona Price (University of Chichester)
Flowers for Robespierre? Fictive Histories and the French Revolution
12:30 p.m. - Lunch
2:00 p.m. - Session 4: Historical Fictions: Future Directions
Moderator: Bruce Holsinger
Jessie Burton (Author of The Miniaturist [2014] and The Muse [2016])
Historical Impressionism: The Burden and Blessing of Writing the Past
Jerome de Groot
Beach Time: Experimentation and the Historical Novel
4:00 p.m. - Break
4:15 p.m. - Plenary Lecture
Hilary Mantel, in conversation with Mary Robertson
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LocationRothenberg Hall, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens (View)
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
United States
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| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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