Joseph Conrad conference will be held Friday, November 6th through Sunday, November 8th. This is a fully online conference with a full panel of artists honoring Joseph Conrad's legacy.
This year's plenary speaker is Peter Kuper, author of a graphic novel version of Heart of Darkness, who will discuss his graphic novel and works. Other plenary speakers include Gerald Conn, an award-winning animator and filmmaker who adapted Heart of Darkness in 2010, and Allan Simmons, editor of the Cambridge Edition of the Works of Joseph Conrad, which has consistently won the Modern Language Association of America’s Seal of the Committee on Scholarly Editions.
University of Louisiana Monroe English major JoeJonathan Smith takes the stage, speaking on Conrad’s short story “Amy Foster,” and Jana M. Giles Hernández, Vice President, Joseph Conrad Society of America, speaking on the novel Lord Jim.
Registration is $15 for students and $20 for the general public.
For more information on registration and the schedule, visit Joseph Conrad Today.
