Masters & Doctoral Programme 
 in Humanities and Cultural Studies 

Crossing the Boundaries 

Entry added: May 8th, 2008 | Posted in Conferences & Seminars, News

A Conference on Interdisciplinarity and ResearchSaturday 31st May, Birkbeck, University of LondonDisciplinary boundaries can be both prisons and safety zones. We are often tempted to transgress the boundaries of our disciplines, but at what cost and with what consequences?

The Faculty of Lifelong Learning, Birkbeck, with Consortium Projects, invite you to a multifaceted conference celebrating and critiquing interdisciplinary work.

As well as interrogations of the very concept of interdisciplinarity, specific issues within the fields of art, architecture, film, education, law, and literature will be examined.

Speakers include

• Marko Daniel, Curator of Public Programmes, Tate Modern (Chair)
• Matthew Gandy, Professor of Geography, University College London, and co-ordinator of the UCL Urban Laboratory
• Dr Tim Boon, Head of Collections, Science Museum

Date
Saturday 31st May, 9.30am-5pm

Venue
Room B35, Birkbeck, Malet Street, University of London. See http://www.bbk.ac.uk/maps for directions

How to register
Attendance is free, but places must be booked by emailing boundariesconference@yahoo.co.uk by 5pm on Friday 23rd May 2008

Conference organisers
Ben Cranfield and Richard Martin

The Faculty of Lifelong Learning, Birkbeck offers over 900 modules across academic disciplines, attracting over 13,000 adult learners to venues across London.

Consortium Projects is a research, development and production agency comprised of current students and alumni from the London Consortium (Architectural Association, Birkbeck, ICA, Tate, Science Museum).