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The 51st Annual International Conference of the Joseph Conrad Society (UK)
Details of the 2024 conference will be posted here when available.
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The Second Conrad Symposium, Paris, 28 and 29 September 2023
‘The Resonance of Joseph Conrad in the 21st Century’
One of the symposium objectives is to disseminate the responses to Conrad's fiction on an international scale and to propagate the understanding of his Polish heritage.
For more information see here For the event website see here
Day 1 - 28 September, 8.30 BST (9.30 CEST)
Microsoft Teams link here
Day 2 - 29 September, 8.40 BST (9.40 CEST)
Microsoft Teams link here
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Max Beerbohm: The Price of Celebrity
20 October 2023 to 28 January 2024
The New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY
The exhibition features the first public showing of Beerbohm’s caricature of Joseph Conrad in an ‘improved’ copy of A Christmas Garland, and the original manuscript of the parody, ‘THE FEAST’ by J*S*PH C*NR*D, as published in the latter volume.
For more information see here
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New Production of “Heart of Darkness”
A multi-media, immersive performance bringing to life Joseph Conrad’s classic tale.
Three performances only.
Saturday 30th September at 4pm and 7pm;
Sunday 1st October at 2pm.
Torriano Meeting House, Torriano Avenue, London NW5 2RX
Booking and further information here
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To Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Joseph Conrad Society (UK)
The Polish Library POSK in London presents
Joseph Conrad Korzeniowski Life and Work Exhibition
Curated by Dr Dobrosława Platt, Director of the Polish Library POSK, with the assistance of Dr Hugh Epstein, Honorary Secretary, Joseph Conrad Society (UK)
POSK 238-246 King Street, London W6 0RF
tel: 020 8 741 1940 - email: admin@posk.org
Admission Free
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The Conrad Panel at MLA Convention Philadelphia (USA) January 2024
Splendid Difficulty: Teaching Conrad
Sponsored by the Joseph Conrad Society of America, the panel is chaired by Debra Romanick Baldwin (University of Dallas).
More information here
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The Melville, Conrad Panel at MLA Convention Philadelphia (USA) January 2024
Melville, Conrad, and the Concept of Life: Celebration & Sorrow
The panel, chaired by Mark Deggan (Simon Fraser University), is a joint venture of the Joseph Conrad Society of America and the Melville Society.
More information here
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CFP “Conrad’s Legacy A.D. 2024” Jagiellonian University, Kraków, 10-12 October 2024
The Joseph Conrad Society (Poland) and The Jagiellonian University Joseph Conrad Research Centre invite proposals for papers for the forthcoming International Conference
Proposals for 20-minute papers and for panels on all topics related to Conrad’s life, work and legacy are welcome.
The deadline for submission of abstracts in English (200-300 words) is 30 January 2024.
For more information see here
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"Kent’s Remarkable Writers" Exhibition
The Marlowe Kit, Stour Street, Canterbury CT1 2NZ. Telephone: 01227 78778
Open Saturdays 10am-5pm & Sundays 12pm-5pm - admission free
A free exhibition about the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Christopher Marlowe, and Aphra Behn. Explore their connections to Canterbury and the very different worlds in which they lived, through objects and immersive activities (including the chance to dress-up as an Elizabethan actor and use a typewriter from Conrad’s time).
The exhibition’s collection includes historic items, and belongings from the personal collection of Joseph Conrad.
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News Archives 2012 - 2023
Past notices of news and special events, as well as images and links to websites, may be accessed at the News Archives.
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