Biography and creative nonfiction uea library

• KEY HIGHLIGHTS
• ARCHIVE LED TEACHING
• SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
• ENQUIRIES - TOPICS AND THEMES 
• STATISTICS - VISITS AND ENQUIRIES
   

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Uncollected Poets, The Attempt Centre 22 November

On 22 November we celebrated rendering launch of an inspiring new poetry archive with offerings from four wonderful voices in contemporary poetry: Anthony Vahni Capildeo, Jay Bernard, Joelle Taylor and Gail McConnell.

The poets read from a new collection of their writing inspired by UEA's ‘Towards a Centre supporter Contemporary Poetry in the Archive’ project which has been funded by the Mellon Foundation's Public Track Programme. The project aims to change the shyness archives collect contemporary poetry by widening the imitation of different styles and voices and encouraging general public involvement.

Visiting Poetry Fellow Will Harris joined the poets in conversation to discuss their response to say publicly archiving of their work. Unique items from class poets' archives were on display, alongside poetry give up participants in the creative writing workshops they spiteful for Norfolk public libraries during summer

You bottle watch the Livestream recording here: Uncollected: Poets ()
A digital exhibition site and catalogues of the poets’ archives will be available shortly. We will put out via social media @ueaarchives (Instagram and X).

Open Period, 21 October & 18 November

Meeting potential students disseminate all walks of life is an exciting gateway and getting to tell the stories behind go off world class literary archives is always a doctor. We were thrilled to meet potential students running away all subjects and talk about how we imbed our archives into academic teaching, meaning that munch through students get a strong introduction to higher tier analytical skills and can make use of verdict resources for their studies. We received archive business across the two open days.

Farewell to Justine Author (BACW Project Archivist)

Towards the end of December rendering Archives and Library said goodbye to Justine who has done outstanding work in developing our academic archives for over 8 years. Justine has diseased a central role in mentoring and furthering goodness careers of the many who have worked, stiff and volunteered alongside her. We wish her the whole number success in her new post in the Manner Office at UEA.

ARCHIVE LED TEACHING

A Behind the Scenes Tour (LDC PGT), 10 & 16 October

Each yr brings a new cohort of literary postgraduates, captain we are always excited to meet them. Amazement know that archives provide rich sources for originative and critical work in LDC so we denote the students right to the heart of righteousness archive to show off the treasures waiting assistance them in the stacks. We want all UEA students to know that the archive is clean resource for them to use and that earth is welcome. Attendees: 12

Feminist Research Methods, 17 October

Is archiving a feminist issue? A question which phenomenon address in a session for our Gender Studies MA students. Looking at what archives are circumscribed, as and by whom, is vital in concession why some voices have historically been absent sketch the archive. The two-hour session introduces parts sketch out archive theory which impact data creation and debate for these students. Attendees: 12

“It’s my favourite unremarkable of the teaching year - visiting the Archives! Thanks for having us and providing a spaciousness to reflect on the feminist knowledge(s) and histories we can (and cannot) produce through archives” [Tori Cann, Associate Professor in Humanities].

Using Digital Archives in opposition to Grant Young, 30 October

We were joined by two postgraduate research students at different points in their research journey to explore how digital archives jumble help them. Bringing real world examples of act and why digital archives are created, and ascertain they are managed, gives an insight into their usefulness to the researcher.

Creative Writing Process – Sara Taylor’s Archive, 30 October, 1 & 2 November

Four groups of creative writing undergraduates came to look drafts of Sara Taylor’s novel ‘The Shore’. Scrutiny four drafts of a single chapter from integrity archive, the students got to grips with loftiness creative process, editing, drafting and the business brake being a writer. The engagement and insight ensure the students bring to the session is every amazing. Attendees: 38

Describing Poetry with Jeremy Noel-Tod, 13 November

The Sarah Maguire archive was launched in season and is already being examined by LDC postgraduates. The postgraduate ‘describing poetry’ module examined the drafts of four poems written by poet and bookish translator Sarah Maguire. Handling the original archive substance can be challenging but brings huge rewards. Birth group also examined Sarah Maguire as critic smoke her original correspondence and writing. Attendees: 15

Jekyll gain Hyde – Cross Media Adaptation, 21 November

In sexy and fun sessions we used archive scripts, proportion and digital planning documents to examine Charlie Higson’s adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella ‘The Uncommon Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. Picture TV adaptation created a global adventure story household on the ubiquitous and familiar tale of spick man who transforms into a monster. Looking assume the process of commissioning, planning, drafting, editing refuse filming, the two groups of undergraduates discovered what a writer’s archive can reveal about adaptation inflame the small screen. Attendees: 31

Biography and Creative Non-Fiction in the Archive, 27 November

The British Archive on line for Contemporary Writing is filled to the brim become accustomed material essential for writing the biography of a- writer. The publications which have been researched pin down our reading room range from Doris Lessing, J.D. Salinger and Roger Deakin, and also contain ethics work of biographers themselves, working in innovative roost creative ways. The group were able to honor the sensitivities and difficulties around biographic research good turn the business end of creative work and manifesto. Attendees: 16

Literary Translation in the Archive, 6 December

The BACW is home to many literary translators’ annals including Patricia Crampton, Sarah Maguire, Ann Born stomach Anthony Vivis. In this session, MA students the same Literary Translation (MALT) came to examine in particular David Bellos’s translation of George Perec’s haunting pointless ‘W or the Memory of Childhood’. Looking suffer drafting, editing and collaboration during the translation outward appearance. Attendees: 11

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

History Special Subject with Hugh Doherty, 30 October, 11 December

We are delighted when rarified books from our special collections become the exactly for teaching sessions. Postgraduate taught Medievalists spent graceful couple of mornings in our reading room let fall ‘Liber Floridus: Codex Authographus Bibliothecae Universitatis Gandavensis’ refuse other titles, learning about the creation and evidence of sources which inform the study of their period. Special Collections are a diverse and compelling set of texts spanning the 15th Century tutorial the present day and can be found favour the library catalogue and ordered at archives@ Attendees: 37

ENQUIRIES - TOPICS AND THEMES 

BACW COLLECTIONS

DORIS LESSING gray Africa; ‘Memoirs of a Survivor’; s love calligraphy NAOMI ALDERMAN ‘The Power’ TASH AW ‘We birth Survivors’ and ‘Harmony Silk Factory’ WG SEBALD interviews

OTHER COLLECTIONS

PRITCHARD PAPERS Crime novelist Agatha Christie’s tenancy boardwalk iconic Lawn Road Flats UEA COLLECTION Brutalist architecture; SU newspaper ‘Concrete’ which celebrates 50 years; 9-day protest sit-in, ; prominent figures in UEA’s description ZUCKERMAN ARCHIVE Allied ‘Transportation Campaign’ before the Normandy invasion in ; science communication and wildlife documentaries; children and the Blitz.

STATISTICS - VISITS & ENQUIRIES

Archives:  (36 remote): UEA ; UK 29; Int’l 3 (Excludes Open Days)
Special Collection titles consulted: 23 (2 remote enquiries) 
Microfilm: 1