Home and Belonging

Space and Place, Women Commonwealth Writers and Scotland

A one-day conference to mark International Women’s Day, co-hosted by IASH and Scottish PEN

Friday, 7 March 2014

10.30 am                    Welcome by Professor Jo Shaw (IASH) and Jenni Calder (Scottish PEN)

10.45 am                    Introductory address by Robyn Marsack (New Zealand)

11.15 am                    Chiew-Siah Tei (Malaysia) chaired by Jenni Calder

11.45 am                    Coffee

12.15 pm                   Leila Aboulela (Egypt/Sudan) chaired by Faith Pullin

12.45 pm                   Bashabi Fraser (India) chaired by Jenni Calder

1.15 pm                      Lunch

2.15 pm                      Meaghan Delahunt (Australia) chaired by Faith Pullin

2.45 pm                      Kadija George (West Africa) chaired by Faith Pullin

3.15 pm                      Tea

3.45 pm                      Round table discussion, chaired by Jenni Calder

4.45 pm                      Closing remarks and information about March 8 2015

5.00 pm                      Wine reception

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This was the third event held by IASH/Scottish PEN to celebrate International Women’s Day.

The first conference, on 8 March 2012, was on “Translated Identities” and the speakers were Marilyn Booth, Marianne Boruch, Dilys Rose, Olga Taxidou and Kapka Kassabova

In 2013 the theme was “‘We live in Gothic times’ – Scottish Women’s Gothic and Fantastic Writing”.  The speakers on that occasion were Elspeth Barker, Margaret Elphinstone, Sian Hayton, Monica Germana, Alison Fell and Alice Thompson.