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The DH Lawrence Society, based in Eastwood Nottingham.

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PROGRAMME 2016-17

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Post date August 23, 2016

THE D.H.LAWRENCE SOCIETY

OFFICERS 2016-17

President

PROFESSOR JOHN WORTHEN

Vice-Presidents

MRS ROSEMARY HOWARD

MRS JOAN MCCLUSKEY

DR. CATHERINE BROWN

PROFESSOR DAVID ELLIS

PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER MILES

Chairman

MALCOLM GRAY

Secretary

BRENDA SUMNER

Treasurer and membership

SHEIA BAMFORD

Council Members

ANDREW HARRISON

FRED SKILLINGTON

BOB HAYWOOD

DAVID AMOS

PAIGE AMOS (Youth Member)

PROGRAMME 2016-17

All meetings in 2016 will be held at the Horse and Groom, Moorgreen, Newthorpe, Nottingham, NG16 2FE at 7.15 pm, unless otherwise informed. 2017 meeting place to be arranged.

2016

Friday 9th September

The D.H.Lawrence Birthday Lecture

JAMES MORAN

“D.H.Lawrence and W.B.Yates”

(To be held in the Hall Park Academy Lecture Theatre, Mansfield Road, Eastwood, NG16 3EA at 7.00 pm)

Wednesday 12th October

STEPHEN BAILEY

“Lawrence and Bennett – men from the North”

Wednesday 9th November

JANE COSTIN

“The legacy of Lawrence’s time in Cornwall”

Wednesday 14th December

CHRISTMAS DINNER at the Horse and Groom, with readings. Time to be arranged.

2017

Wednesday 11th January

CATHERINE BROWN

“Lawrence and London”

Wednesday 8th February

RUTH TEMPLETON

“Jesse’s Lament”

Wednesday 8th March

ANDREW HARRISON

“The Life of D.H.Lawrence: A Critical Biography”

Wednesday 12th April

JOHN WORTHEN

“Lawrence’s Fictional Self”

Wednesday 10th May

CLIVE LEIVERS

“The Chambers after the Haggs

Wednesday 14th June

JONATHAN LONG

“The Presentation Copies of Lawrence’s books”

Wednesday 12th July

A.G.M. with readings and discussion

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Programme of Society Meetings 2015-16

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Post date August 30, 2015

The programme of talks for 2015-16 is as follows:

Friday 11th September – D. H. Lawrence Birthday Lecture by Dr Howard J. Booth, entitled “At last to newness”: The Rainbow and the Dream of a Better World, to be held in the Hall Park Academy, Lecture Theatre, Mansfield Road Eastwood at 7.00 – 9.00 PM.

Wednesday 14th October – Stephen Bailey: Lawrence and Bennett – men from the North.

Wednesday 11th November – Mac Daly: “What does Lawrence have to do with Eastwood any more?”.

Wednesday 9th December – Christmas Dinner with Readings.

Wednesday 13th January – Sorrel Kerbel: Lawrence and the Unconscious.

Wednesday 16th February – Dave Brock: D. H. Lawrence, Ted Hughes and our Relationship with Animals.

Wednesday 9th March – Bob Haywood: F. R. Leavis and Lady C.

Wednesday 13th April – Bethan Jones – “The Prussion Officer” and “Billy Budd”: Lawrence’s “imperfect politics of war”.

Wednesday 11th May – Adam Lang “Sea and Sardinia” 1921. Lawrence, the QB (Queen Bee) and Sardinia today.

Wednesday 8th June – Andrew Frayn – D. H. Lawrence’s “Bay”. War, destruction and reconstruction.

Wednesday 13th July – AGM, with Readings and Discussion.

Programme of Society Meetings

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Post date September 3, 2014

2014

Thursday 11th September – The D.H.Lawrence Birthday Lecture.

Catherine Brown: D.H.Lawrence and The First World War (to be held in the Eastwood Comprehensive School Theatre).

Wednesday 8th October – Maria Thanassa: Putting Lawrence on the stage.

Wednesday 12th November – Chris Nottingham: The gentle art of making enemies, Lawrence and his many detractors.

Wednesday 10th December – Christmas Dinner with Readings.

2015

Wednesday 14th January – Bring, read and discuss your favourite passages from D.H.Lawrence.

Wednesday 11th February – Annalise Grice: Lawrence’s Early Writings and the Literary Marketplace.

Wednesday 11th March – Kate McLoughlin How Lawrence Depicts Colour in his Poetry.

Wednesday 8th April – Sue Reid: men who have come through: D.H. Lawrence, Anthony Burgess and Music.

Wednesday 13th May – Selected reading (and acting?) from the plays of D.H. Lawrence.

Wednesday 10th June – Stephen Alexander: D.H. Lawrence and the Art of Sensation.

Wednesday 8th july AGM, with Readings and Discussion.

(Please bring your favourite D.H. Lawrence Poems and Passages to read and enjoy.)

New talk for May meeting

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Post date April 21, 2014

Unfortunately, the talk by Anne Fernihough on Wednesday 14th May on The representation of Lawrence and Frieda in H. D.’s novel, “Bid Me to Live has had to be cancelled.

Instead Andrew Harrison will be giving a talk on “Sons and Lovers”.

Latest edition of DH Lawrence Journal now available

Post author By DH Lawrence Society
Post date March 10, 2014

The latest edition of the DH Lawrence Journal is now available to members.

Volume 3, Number 2 of the journal includes an article by Catherine Brown on Lawrence and the Alps, alongside many other articles and reviews.

This edition is dedicated to James T. Boulton and Keith Sagar, to commemorate their invaluable legacies to Lawrence studies.

Members of the society receive a copy of the journal through the post. Queries and submissions should be sent to the Editor via e-mail, sue@niallc.co.uk

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