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Life-lines South and North: Professor Elleke Boehmer and Dame Professor Hermione Lee on Ice Shock and Southern Imagining
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About this event
Join a captivating discussion on literature and culture with esteemed professors.
Why you should come
AI-powered• Hear Elleke Boehmer discuss 'Southern Imagining' and its challenge to northern perspectives.
• Explore 'Ice Shock's' themes of distance, climate crisis, and fragile connection.
• Learn how literature reshapes our sense of proximity in a changing world.
Event Highlights
- •Professor Elleke Boehmer discusses her new books, Ice Shock (2026) and Southern Imagining (2026)
- •Conversation between Professor Boehmer and Professor Dame Hermione Lee
- •Exploration of how literature can reshape our sense of distance, place, and belonging
- •Discussion of how we keep distant people and places in mind and why it matters
Speakers
Elleke Boehmer
Professor
Hermione Lee
Dame Professor
What to bring / Requirements
- •No prior specialist knowledge or preparation is required
Organized by: Wolfson College
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