Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Gender and Otherness in the Humanities

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Kim Emmerson Pratt Memorial Lecture

Friday 27 November, 4-5pm, online via Teams 
Professor Genevieve Liveley (University of Bristol): Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the 'Defence of Polypheme'
Registration: Free tickets, which must be booked in advance. Register via Eventbrite. 

About Dr Kim Emmerson Pratt:

Dr Kim Emmerson Pratt, who brought exceptional energy, dedication, generosity and warmth to the many OU activities she was involved in, contributed fundamentally to GOTH from its founding in 2019.
A valued member of the OU family from 2007, Kim was awarded her BA (Hons, First Class) in 2013, MA (Distinction) in 2014 and PhD (posthumous) in 2026. 

GOTH PGR Friday Forum - (10-11am, Online) - GOTH postgraduates (PGRs) are invited to share ideas, enjoy informal discussion, and offer each other support, with occasional opportunities to present formal papers in a friendly, relaxed environment. For upcoming dates, please check the events page.

Gender and Otherness in the Humanities (GOTH) is a research centre based in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at The Open University. The relationship between gender and otherness throughout time and across the Arts and Humanities forms the focal point of our investigations. The group includes a variety of fields within the Humanities, including English Literature, Creative Writing, Music, History, Theatre Studies, Art History, Classical Studies and more, exploring topics related to the themes of gender and otherness.

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For enquiries, please contact the GOTH Administrator.

Banner image: Portrait of Barbara van Beck, Wellcome Collection, London.