Official home of Doris Lessing centenary celebrations, including international conference & exhibition. Finalist for Outstanding Social & Cultural Impact Award
University of East Anglia, UEA
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Delighted to announce a special @dorislessing100 issue of the journal @CritQuarterly (Wiley) edited by DL100 Co-Curators #MatthewTaunton & @nonia_williams @uealdc & featuring articles drawing on our Lessing archive is available now on open access. More: dorislessing100.org/publicat…
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Interesting reflection by Rushdie on Midnight's Children forty years on; and nice to see he's a fan of @DorisLessing100 and @IrisMurdoch !
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Publication: #MatthewTaunton @uealdc's article 'Communism by the Letter: Doris Lessing & the Politics of Writing' is published in 88.1 of @EnglishLitHist & draws on the vast collection of her letters in the #DorisLessingArchive @UEAArchives Visit: muse.jhu.edu/article/784356
So much wonderful work to peruse and enjoy from these ten new articles. We are so lucky to have them and now so excited to share them! Here's that full Table of Contents for 88.1 again:
muse.jhu.edu/issue/44011/pri…
ALT ELH 88.1 Table of Contents: https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/44011/print
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In this essay, I discuss Doris Lessing's 1950 novel 'The Grass is Singing' from the perspective of a Colombian immigrant.
This was a talk I gave at @DorisLessing100 in 2019.
I welcome your comments.
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ICYMI-This means the last day of our #DorisLessing100 exhibition is tomorrow-Sat 8 Feb. Thanks to all who helped to create such a wonderful centenary celebration of an extraordinary life. @SainsburyCentre @PatrickFrench @PaulMMCooper @nonia_williams @matthewtaunton @CHASE_DTP
SAINSBURY CENTRE CLOSED, SUNDAY 9 FEBRUARY. Due to high winds forecast the Sainsbury Centre and parts of the UEA campus will be closed on Sunday. Tickets purchased for Art Deco by the Sea will be accepted on an alternative day. Email Visitor Services, [email protected] to rebook.
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The third finalists in the Outstanding Social or Cultural Impact Category are: @matthewtaunton, @nonia_williams and @justinemann.
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Do you recognise yourself on the Norwich set of this 1980s science fiction film which starred an Oscar-winning actress? @DorisLessing100 & @scvaeducation screening of ‘Memoirs of a Survivor’ takes place Tue 21/1 @CinemaCityNrw More: edp24.co.uk/news/can-you-spo… – at Norwich, England
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On 10/1 we welcomed local art teachers to the @dorislessing100 exhibition to consider the curatorial process in relation to a writer's life. It stimulated ideas for lesson plans & further links between the archive + schools. Part of an INSET day @SainsburyCentre
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Join us for a FREE INSET day of workshops inspired by the Dorris Lessing 100 exhibition. Work creatively in activities led by artist Ian Brownlie and writer Justine Ashford. An opportunity for collaboration between English and Art subject specialists. 10 January 10am-3.30pm.
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Our monthly update features the invaluable contribution of our #Unboxed volunteer students and their creative responses to @DorisLessing100 exhibition. So inspired they went on to create an exhibition all of their own. On display @uniofeastanglia in 2020 bit.ly/2PvLzER
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Delighted to announce that our @DorisLessing100 exhibition & programme has been shortlisted for an Innovation & Impact Award in the category of Outstanding Social or Cultural impact! @UEAIIAWARDS @nonia_williams @matthewtaunton @SainsburyCentre On behalf of the team -thank you!
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Doris Lessing's 'The Golden Notebook' is being discussed here by Dr Nonia Williams and Justine Mann on 22/11/19 at 7pm. Using archival material it explores Lessing’s creative process. It is a free @DorisLessing100 event from the UEA. Book at dorislessing100.org/registra… #DorisLessing
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In preparation for our FREE @DorisLessing100 event @MillenniumLib on 22 Nov, we've installed copies of a few exhibits from our @SainsburyCentre #DorisLessing centenary exhibition. Take a look next time you're @TheForumNorwich. Register here for our event: dorislessing100.org/registra…
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.@nonia_williams gave a fascinating talk on the centrepiece of our @DorisLessing100 exhibition - an exhibit exploring the creation of #TheGoldenNotebook & its recurring themes in Lessing’s life & fiction.
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Brilliant time today perusing @DorisLessing100 exhibition @SainsburyCentre + leading a shared reading of The Grass is Singing for #unboxed @UEAArchives. We followed this w/ creative writing exercises on place-making through vocabulary + the experience of being silenced. ✍️ 🧳🌍
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The current Guardian reading group focuses on The Golden Notebook, by Doris Lessing. ICYMI @BBCRadio4's Open Book programme took a look at the @DorisLessing100 exhibition on now @SainsburyCentre, w/ material from @UEAArchives. Have a listen & get reading! bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009jf…
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#DidYouKnow Doris Lessing received the Nobel prize for Literature in 2007. Lessing was a British writer remembered for her works #TheGrassIsSinging & #TheGoldenNotebook. Read 'Lives Remembered' from @thetimes in 2013> bit.ly/2qGdtEh #DorisLessing @DorisLessing100
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What a great exhibition @uniofeastanglia - lots of embargoed Lessing items on display - including a diary entry about Clancy Sigal
Another of tonight’s speakers @LaraFeigel taking a look at #DorisLessing’s 1950s journal -outlining the structure of #TheGoldenNotebook & thoughts on her then lover #ClancySigal (Saul) -revealed for the 1st time @DorisLessing100 exhibition @SainsburyCentre curator @nonia_williams
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Still some tickets for our fabulous event on Sat 26/10 with #RachelCusk @LaraFeigel & @emmacsweeney chaired by @DorisLessing100 curator @nonia_williams @uealdc bookings: dorislessing100.org/registra…
The incredible Nobel Laureate #DorisLessing was born OTD in #1919. Celebrate with us on Sat 26 Oct when #RachelCusk @LaraFeigel @emmacsweeney read from their work & celebrate her extraordinary legacy with @nonia_williams Tickets: dorislessing100.org/registra…
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I am a fan girl! #dorislessing
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