CALL FOR PAPERS
Sayers in the 21st Century
11 October, 2024
Proposals are invited for this one-day seminar to be held at the Institute of Advanced Studies (UCL) London, on the above date. The seminar aims to bring together early career researchers, writers, academics and independent scholars to explore, discuss and share ideas on the work and life of Dorothy L Sayers.
Sayers (1893-1957) is best known for her work as a detective novelist. She was also an essayist, poet, translator, lay theologian, advertising copywriter, playwright, reviewer, and a prolific letter writer. We invite proposals for 20-minute presentations on the central theme of Sayers’ work, its interpretation, publication and reception in the 21st Century. Proposals might consider, but are not limited to:
• Golden Age fiction in the 21st Century.
• Aspects of Sayers’ work as outlined above;
• Sayers’ approach to work;
• Sayers and Christianity;
• Feminist narratives;
• Methodologies of interpretation and Sayers;
• Sayers in a digital world;
• Place, locality and Sayers;
• Somerville and Shrewsbury; Sayers and women’s education
• Sayers and war;
• Sayers and the ‘passionate intellect’;
• Sayers as collaborator; Sayers and her collaborators;
• Sayers and stagecraft;
• Sayers, class, and societal change;
• Sayers and her contemporaries;
• Publication of Sayers’ work in the 21st Century;
• Sayers and a changing readership;
Abstracts of c.250 words, with a brief presenter’s biography, should be sent to m.rawlinson@ucl.ac.uk by 5.00 pm on 12 July, 2024. We would be grateful if you could also let us know if you have any access requirements. If you are unsure about the suitability of your proposal, please make contact with one of the organisers:
Professor Mary Rawlinson, Institute of Advanced Studies: m.rawlinson@ucl.ac.uk
Seona Ford, Chair, The Dorothy L Sayers Society: seona.ford@btinternet.com
Geraldine Perriam, Vice Chair, The Dorothy L Sayers Society: geraldine.perriam@glasgow.ac.uk
The seminar is arranged in partnership between Institute for Advanced Studies, UCL https://www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advanced-studies/institute-advanced-studies-ias and the Dorothy L Sayers Society www.sayers.org.uk