Speaking Texts: Uncovering the 18th-Century Stories Hiding in Plain Sight

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Time: 8.30am - 5.45pm
Venue: John Galsworthy building, room 3003, Penrhyn Road campus, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE
Price: free
Speaker(s): Hannah Young (University of Exeter); Corinne Fowler (University of Leicester); Chris Mounsey (University of Winchester); Rachel Bynoth (Bath Spa University); Jacqui Grainger (University of Westminster); Kate Smith (University of Birmingham); Brianna Robertson-Kirkland (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland); Adam James Smith (York St John University); Eadaoin Agnew (Kingston University); Rachel Gannon (Kingston University); Victoria Barnett-Woods (Loyola, University of Maryland); Adrienne Childs (Independent art historian and curator); Paterson Joseph (Actor and author).

Paterson Joseph, the award-winning actor and author, will be coming to Kingston University on 21^st June 2023, as part of a one-day, in-person, interdisciplinary symposium ‘Speaking Texts: Uncovering the Eighteenth-Century Stories Hiding in Plain Sight'. Organised by Karen Lipsedge in conjunction with the KSA Research Group, Race/Gender Matters, this symposium seeks to uncover, explore, recognise, and celebrate those stories, peoples, and objects, hiding in plain sight, with a particular focus on the eighteenth-century history, culture, and literature of not only Britain but also Europe, North America, and the wider world.

On 21^st June, Paterson Joseph will join a range of speakers, including researchers, education providers, practitioners, and individuals working in the cultural and creative industries, to talk about his debut novel ‘The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho' (2022).

Touching on topics relevant to all of us, whether we are staff or students, researchers or museum visitors, experts or interested members of the public, our discussion with Paterson Joseph will be of interest to all, and all are welcome.

Paterson Joseph will be speaking from 5.30pm to 6.45pm and members of the public are able to join the discussion virtually, via MS Teams. The virtual waiting room will be available to enter at 5.15pm and participants are encouraged to join early. It is free to attend, but participants will need to reserve a place in advance. Login information will be sent 24 hours in advance.

Paterson Joseph will also be drawing on a new staged version of his novel that he will be presenting in full at the Exchange, Twickenham, in conjunction with St Mary's, Twickenham, on 25^th June. The link to the event at The Exchange is here.

For further information about this event:

Contact: Karen Lipsedge and Pamela Osborn
Email: K.Lipsedge@kingston.ac.uk