Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
With a tie in to the themes inspired by Farsley Literature Festival, three experts speak for thirty minutes each on:
Ruth Robbins is Professor in English Literature and Director of Research for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. She has a wide range of research interests which span the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Ruth's research interests centred originally on the late-Victorian period in English literature, especially the literature of Decadence, including the writings of Oscar Wilde, Arthur Symons and Vernon Lee.
Dr Jim Leary joined the University of York as Lecturer in Field Archaeology in 2018.
His research focuses on later prehistoric landscapes, monuments, and mobility and movement in archaeology.
Karl Spracklen is a Professor of Sociology of Leisure and Culture based in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Director of Research for Social Policy. Karl was the founder and principal editor of the journal Metal Music Studies, and an Ambassador for the International Society for Metal Music Studies. He has written extensively on music, subcultures, identity and leisure and culture, with interests in alternativity and marginalisation, and social inclusion and exclusion.
