The Thomas Hardy Society recognises the importance of postgraduate participation for the future of Hardy studies, the preservation of his work, and the author’s reputation.  Wider perspectives on Hardy’s life and work are very welcome and the Society has worked hard to encourage student participation through the introduction of the postgraduate symposium, run by Dr Angelique Richardson (Exeter) and Professor Roger Ebbatson (Loughborough), as part of the international Hardy conference and festival. 

The Hardy conference and festival has witnessed an increasingly diverse wealth of ideas from students all over the world.  The postgraduate branch aims to bring together some of this richness and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. 

PGTH is part of the THS.  It is web-based with informal meetings once or twice a year.  PGTH aims to facilitate contact between students on a global scale and to provide information about current events – conferences, symposia, walks, lectures - relating to Hardy, and to generate wider postgraduate interest and participation in the THS.

Membership of postgraduate THS is open to students registered on a full or part-time postgraduate course in any subject (MA/MpHil/PhD). 

Membership is free to THS members and requires an online registration form. 

Non THS members will be required to pay the £7.50 student membership fee on registration.

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Postgraduate Symposium, The Twentieth International Thomas Hardy Conference and Festival, Dorchester, Saturday 18th - Sunday 26th August 2012. An opportunity for postgraduate students to present short papers on their research on Hardy. *** Thank you to all postgraduates who submitted papers. Students who submitted successful abstracts will be notified shortly.  We look forward to meeting you all in August!***

 

For information about how to particpate in postgraduate research seminars during the conference please see 'News ' Section below.

New for the THS Conference and Festival 2012: Postgraduate Seminars.

Call for seminar papers for the forthcoming International Thomas Hardy Conference and Festival.
Please note that these sessions are in addition to the Postgraduate Symposium presentations run by Professor Ebbatson and Dr. Richardson.

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Call for Postgraduate Research Seminar Papers: 20th International Thomas Hardy Conference and Festival, Dorchester, UK, 18-26 August 2012

As part of the Thomas Hardy Society's continuing support of postgraduate student research this year's conference will feature two seminar sessions for postgraduate researchers to present their ideas in a relaxed and friendly environment. Each seminar will be of one hour's duration and participants are encouraged to write 6-8 page research papers to be circulated to seminar participants in advance. Participants will be encouraged to present a 5 minute summary of their paper, with the primary aim of the sessions being to encourage the exchange of knowledge and ideas about Hardy's work.
The seminars will form part of the academic program of lectures, seminars, talks and the postgraduate symposium. Proposals may address any aspect of Hardy's life, work and thought but we especially encourage papers which consider the following areas:

Agriculture and rural life
Anthropology, Archaeology and the past
Astronomy and the Universe
Folk-lore
Heritage of the natural and built environments
Mind, body and soul
Music and rhythm
Responses to landscape
Rural Writing
The Human Condition
The roles of suffering and hope in Hardy's work
Time and eternity
Transatlantic responses to Hardy

Proposals of 200 words, along with any other enquiries should be sent to the Thomas Hardy Society Postgraduate Representative Rebecca Welshman (University of Exeter): beccanightingale@yahoo.co.uk by 31st June 2012.
This is an opportunity to discuss ideas with other postgraduate researchers and scholars, to develop skills in oral presentation, and to receive feedback about your work. Participants will have the option of writing up their papers for submission to the peer-reviewed Thomas Hardy Journal. All attending postgraduates will be expected to join the Thomas Hardy Society Postgraduate Branch at a reduced subscription rate (or free if an existing member of the Thomas Hardy Society).

Please note that these sessions are in addition to the Postgraduate Symposium presentations run by Professor Ebbatson and Dr. Richardson. However, students who have their proposals accepted for the Symposium would be welcome to present 5-minute summaries of their papers in a seminar session.

 

 

Spatial Perspectives: Literature and Architecture, 1850 – Present

Friday 22nd June 2012

University of Oxford, Faculty of English Language and Literature

This interdisciplinary conference seeks to foster a dialogue between literature and architecture by bringing together papers that encompass the diversity of thinking about these two disciplines and the ways in which they engage and interact.

The conference is organised by Nicole Sierra (University of Oxford) and Terri Mullholland (University of Oxford).  Contact us at: literature.architecture@gmail.com

http://spatialperspectives.wordpress.com/about/

Hardy is the subject of a keynote address at this conference.

 

- Publishing and reviews

Online issues of the American transcendentalist magazine, The Dial, which reviewed Hardy's works:

http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=thedial

Reviews of contemporary books on Hardy:

http://www.thomashardyreviews.com/

 

- Research resources

Thomas Hardy and the Jurassic Coast.  Available through the Society, and on Amazon (click on '2 New £5.00'' on the Amazon page, as Amazon itself is out of stock)

A 45pp publication bringing together two of Dorset's best attractions - the Jurassic Coast and Thomas Hardy. Written by Patrick Tolfree, Vice President of the Hardy Society, and Rebecca Welshman, postgraduate representative, the guide consists of two parts: part one is an introduction to Hardy's affinity with the coast and his interests in geology and archaeology. Part two identifies 20 Hardy-Jurassic landmarks within 5 miles of the coast which feature in his work - these include houses, archaeological sites, geological features, towns and villages. Includes grid references and is useful as a walking guide. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Somerset artist, David Brackston.

 

Nineteenth Century Resources

An article in The Strand magazine (1891) containing four portraits of Hardy aged 21, 32, 40, and 50:

http://www.archive.org/stream/StrandMagazine11/Strand11#page/n33/mode/2up/search/thomas+hardy

 

Hardy’s books

A Pair of Blue Eyes, with original illustrations:

http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/h/hardy/thomas/pair/complete.html

 

On Hardy

The Victorian Web:

http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/hardy/index.html

Coming soon.

Rebecca Welshman (THS Postgraduate Representative) rw296@exeter.ac.uk

College of Humanities, University of Exeter, Queen's Building, The Queen's Drive, Exeter EX4 4QH