Events

Upcoming Events

We'll be announcing new events very soon. Check back for more information, or follow us on Twitter for updates.

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Past Events

Monsters: Subject, Object, Abject

Thursday 12th - Friday 13th April 2012
Manchester Museum
Manchester, United Kingdom

This two-day interdisciplinary, cross-period conference will explore humanity’s perennial fascination with the monstrous. From children’s toys to religious architecture, from medical and legal definitions to Gothic romance – cultural products resonate with fear, obsession and desire for the monster.

Please click here to see the CONFERENCE PROGRAMME.

Please click here to see the CALL FOR PAPERS (now closed).

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MancMonCon

Saturday 14th - Sunday 15th April 2012
Sachas Hotel
Manchester, United Kingdom
10-5pm

A two-day convention with talks, debates and exhibition stalls. All things monsters and horror, with displays and talks from artists, writers and designers... and much more!

Click here to see the CONVENTION PROGRAMME.

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Further Adventures in Wonderland: The Afterlife of Alice

Thursday 1st December 2011
International Anthony Burgess Foundation
Cambridge Street
Manchester, UK

A one-day inter-disciplinary conference in Manchester, UK, exploring the influence, interpretation and representation of Alice in Wonderland in contemporary popular culture. Dress and style, music and film - Alice is out of the rabbit hole and into our collective psyche. This conference seeks to address the perennial popularity of Lewis Carroll's creation, and to explore her most recent incarnations.

Please click here for the CONFERENCE PROGRAMME.

This conference was run in association with the Journey Through Wonderland: Alice in Multi-Media exhibition at The Portico Library, Manchester M2 3HY. For more information about this exhibition, please click here.

We would also like to acknowledge the kind support of Mark Richards, Chairman of The Lewis Carroll Society. For more information about the society, please click here.

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