Will Self is going to be discussing his book Dorian and Oscar Wilde’s writing with the film and literary critic Kevin Jackson on May 13 at the V&A. For more details and to book tickets, go here.
Psychogeography of London talk
On April 12, Will Self is going to be in conversation with Dr Sebastian Groes at the Museum of London about London’s psychogeography and how the city’s myths, memories and narratives can be mapped and recorded. This event is based on research for Groes’ book The Making of London, which analyses the city’s psychogeography. Self will be giving readings from his work and will participate in a discussion focusing on psychogeography and Groes’ book.
Further details here.
After London talk at the University of Greenwich
Will Self is going to be in conversation with Matthew Beaumont and others at the Howe lecture theatre, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London on Sunday 13 March from 2pm to 4pm.
As part of the current exhibition After London, which responds to the apocalyptic vision of London set out in Richard Jefferies’ 1885 novel, the discussion will focus on apocalyptic landscapes in literature, art and film.
To reserve a place, which is free, email the gallery, slg@gre.ac.uk. More details here.
Spring events 2011
March 14: Will Self argues the case for his favourite building in London, Stockwell bus garage, at the Royal Academy of Arts. Ticket information and details here.
April 6: Will Self is going to be holding a Philosophers’ Forum at The Idler Academy in London. “Socrates was Plato’s teacher. He famously never wrote anything down, preferring to teach through live debate. Tonight Will Self plays the Socrates role, and answers Academy pupils’ philosophical conundrums. Be sure to bring some thorny problems for Will to tackle.” Tickets £12.50, details here.
April 8: The Great Ageing Debate, a discussion by Will Self and Fay Weldon at Brunel University. Free admission – details here.
John Gray talk at the RSA
A reminder that although Will Self’s talk with John Gray to discuss his new book – The Immortalization Commission: Science and the Strange Quest to Cheat Death – at the Royal Society of Arts tonight is sold out, you can listen to it online at the RSA website here from 6pm. It’s also available as a free mp3 audio file, and you can watch it here too.
Upcoming events for 2011
January 20: Will Self will be speaking about his love for Montaigne at the Institut Français in London. He will talk about the time when he first discovered Montaigne, whether it was love at first sight, whether he often rereads the Essays, whether he has encouraged his friends to read them and whether Montaigne has ever disappointed him. And he may attempt to answer the most important question: should we read Montaigne, and why? For further details and to buy tickets, visit their website here.
January 24: What’s New about the New Year? Will Self will be in conversation with Matthew De Abaitua at Komedia in Brighton tackling such burning issues as: What exactly is new about the new year? Do Cameron and Clegg share the same photocopier user number? And are Kylie Minogue and Rolf Harris the same person? With special guests on the night, hosted by Paul Lyalls. For tickets go here.
January 27: Question Time in Cambridge. Carol Vorderman is unconfirmed. Watch again here.
February 10: Talk with John Gray to discuss his new book – The Immortalization Commission: Science and the Strange Quest to Cheat Death – Darwin’s ideas and much else besides at the Royal Society of Arts. Details here. If you can’t make it along, you can listen to it online at the RSA website.
February 15: In conversation with Russell Hoban about Riddley Walker at the British Library. Details here.
March 14: Will Self argues the case for his favourite building in London, Stockwell bus garage, at the Royal Academy of Arts. Tickets will be available from January 4; details will be here.
In conversation with Russell Hoban
Because of “unprecedented demanded”, the British Library has rescheduled the talk between Russell Hoban and Will Self from February 2 to February 15 2011 to “a larger venue” (TBC).
Hoban will be talking about his novel Riddley Walker (1980) and its extraordinary language, as well as his other work, which includes Kleinzeit (1974), Pilgermann (1983), The Medusa Frequency (1987), Amaryllis Night and Day (2001) and Angelica Lost and Found (2010).
Thrilling Wonder Stories at the AA
Will Self is going to be taking part in Thrilling Wonder Stories, coordinated by Liam Young and Geoff Manaugh at the Architectural Association in London on November 26. The event is free and open to the public and will also be streamed live online at www.thrillingwonderstories.co.uk from 1pm to 8pm.
“We have always regaled ourselves with speculative stories of a day yet to come. In the polemic visions of Thrilling Wonder Stories we furnish the fictional spaces of tomorrow with objects and ideas that at the same time chronicle the contradictions, inconsistencies, flaws and frailties of the everyday. Slipping suggestively between the real and the imagined they offer a distanced view from which to survey the consequences of various social, environmental and technological scenarios. Thrilling Wonder Stories 2 gathers an ensemble of mad scientists, literary astronauts, digital poets, speculative gamers, mavericks, visionaries and luminaries to spin stories of wondrous possibilities or dark cautionary tales.”
Bristol Thunderbolt event
Will Self is going to be at the Thunderbolt in Bristol tonight from 8pm. More details here.
Loose Ends
Will Self is a guest on this week’s Loose Ends on Radio 4 at 6.15pm on Saturday September 11. Clive Anderson’s other guests will be the Labour MP Peter Hain and the actor Russell Tovey, with music from Imelda May. You can listen again here, until 18 September.
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