Official home of Doris Lessing centenary celebrations, including international conference & exhibition. Finalist for Outstanding Social & Cultural Impact Award
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17 Mar 2023
A huge loss. We so enjoyed working with him over the years and will miss his energy and enthusiasm for Lessing's archive and body of work.
16 Mar 2023
Incredibly saddened to hear of the death of @PatrickFrench authorised biographer of Doris Lessing who regularly visited her vast archive at UEA from 2015. Although unable to make @DorisLessing100 in 2019 his contribution was vital. It was a pleasure to work with him.
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Doris Lessing retweeted
19 Apr 2021
Delighted to announce a special @dorislessing100 issue of the journal @CritQuarterly (Wiley) edited by DL100 Co-Curators #MatthewTaunton & @nonia_williams @uealdc & featuring articles drawing on our Lessing archive is available now on open access. More: dorislessing100.org/publicat…
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Doris Lessing retweeted
3 Apr 2021
Interesting reflection by Rushdie on Midnight's Children forty years on; and nice to see he's a fan of @DorisLessing100 and @IrisMurdoch !
theguardian.com/books/2021/a…
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30 Mar 2021
Publication: #MatthewTaunton @uealdc's article 'Communism by the Letter: Doris Lessing & the Politics of Writing' is published in 88.1 of @EnglishLitHist & draws on the vast collection of her letters in the #DorisLessingArchive @UEAArchives Visit: muse.jhu.edu/article/784356
9 Mar 2021
So much wonderful work to peruse and enjoy from these ten new articles. We are so lucky to have them and now so excited to share them! Here's that full Table of Contents for 88.1 again:
muse.jhu.edu/issue/44011/pri…
ALT ELH 88.1 Table of Contents: https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/44011/print
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25 Feb 2021
A podcast on #DorisLessing’s #TheGoldenNotebook from three of our speakers @DorisLessing100 @uealdc and @UEAArchives
25 Feb 2021
New episode! Explore Doris Lessing’s The Golden Notebook with us.📙
We hear from three expert guests: Assoc. Prof. @alice_ridout of @AlgomaU, Prof. Emerita Roberta Rubenstein of @AmericanU, and Prof. Susan Watkins of @BeckettEnglish and @Centrcultureart.
literatepodcast.com/episode-…
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29 Nov 2020
In this essay, I discuss Doris Lessing's 1950 novel 'The Grass is Singing' from the perspective of a Colombian immigrant.
This was a talk I gave at @DorisLessing100 in 2019.
I welcome your comments.
emmalouisejay.com/emmalouise…
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22 Oct 2020
Happy 101st birthday to #DorisLessing. We hold an incredible archive of her personal correspondence, working papers and diaries @UEAArchives & look forward to another 101 years of Lessing readership & scholarship.
22 Oct 2020
“Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.”
- Novelist Doris Lessing was born on this day 101 years ago.
Lessing was awarded the 2007 Literature Prize when she was 88 years old. She was and still is the oldest person to receive the award.
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Doris Lessing retweeted
7 Feb 2020
ICYMI-This means the last day of our #DorisLessing100 exhibition is tomorrow-Sat 8 Feb. Thanks to all who helped to create such a wonderful centenary celebration of an extraordinary life. @SainsburyCentre @PatrickFrench @PaulMMCooper @nonia_williams @matthewtaunton @CHASE_DTP
7 Feb 2020
SAINSBURY CENTRE CLOSED, SUNDAY 9 FEBRUARY. Due to high winds forecast the Sainsbury Centre and parts of the UEA campus will be closed on Sunday. Tickets purchased for Art Deco by the Sea will be accepted on an alternative day. Email Visitor Services, SCVA@uea.ac.uk to rebook.
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4 Feb 2020
The third finalists in the Outstanding Social or Cultural Impact Category are: @matthewtaunton, @nonia_williams and @justinemann.
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1 Feb 2020
Our exhibition @SainsburyCentre - a finalist in an award that recognises Outstanding Social & Cultural Impact - ends on Sunday 9/2. Catch it while you can. The incredible life & times of the only British woman to win the @NobelPrize for literature. MORE: sainsburycentre.ac.uk/whats-…
12 Dec 2019
Delighted to announce that our @DorisLessing100 exhibition & programme has been shortlisted for an Innovation & Impact Award in the category of Outstanding Social or Cultural impact! @UEAIIAWARDS @nonia_williams @matthewtaunton @SainsburyCentre On behalf of the team -thank you!
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17 Jan 2020
Do you recognise yourself on the Norwich set of this 1980s science fiction film which starred an Oscar-winning actress? @DorisLessing100 & @scvaeducation screening of ‘Memoirs of a Survivor’ takes place Tue 21/1 @CinemaCityNrw More: edp24.co.uk/news/can-you-spo…
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Doris Lessing retweeted
14 Jan 2020
On 10/1 we welcomed local art teachers to the @dorislessing100 exhibition to consider the curatorial process in relation to a writer's life. It stimulated ideas for lesson plans & further links between the archive schools. Part of an INSET day @SainsburyCentre
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11 Jan 2020
Fantastic! Yes it is being shown just before the film itself. With an intro from @uealdc & recollections from some of those who witnessed auditions for extras @NorwichArtCentr. Hope you can make it!
11 Jan 2020
There's a rare screening of @DorisLessing100 adap MEMOIRS OF A SURVIVOR (1981) in Norwich later this month. Just found my notes from almost 10 years ago, when I catalogued the @EAFilmArchive footage (presumably) being shown before the film.
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8 Jan 2020
Delighted to be selected as a finalist for this award and thanks to our partners @SainsburyCentre The Doris Lessing Society & @MillenniumLib for an excellent collaboration. If you haven’t encountered the exhibition - do head along before it closes 9/2.
8 Jan 2020
@matthewtaunton, @justinemann and @nonia_williams
are the third finalists in the Social/Cultural Impact Category.
Their @DorisLessing100 project marked the centenary of the writer Doris Lessing with a range of events and an exhibition, @SainsburyCentre.
dorislessing100.org
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29 Dec 2019
This letter and many more available to view as part of our exhibition @sainsburycentre
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Doris Lessing retweeted
21 Dec 2019
Join us for a FREE INSET day of workshops inspired by the Dorris Lessing 100 exhibition. Work creatively in activities led by artist Ian Brownlie and writer Justine Ashford. An opportunity for collaboration between English and Art subject specialists. 10 January 10am-3.30pm.
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Doris Lessing retweeted
18 Dec 2019
Our monthly update features the invaluable contribution of our #Unboxed volunteer students and their creative responses to @DorisLessing100 exhibition. So inspired they went on to create an exhibition all of their own. On display @uniofeastanglia in 2020 bit.ly/2PvLzER
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Doris Lessing retweeted
12 Dec 2019
12 Dec 2019
Delighted to announce that our @DorisLessing100 exhibition & programme has been shortlisted for an Innovation & Impact Award in the category of Outstanding Social or Cultural impact! @UEAIIAWARDS @nonia_williams @matthewtaunton @SainsburyCentre On behalf of the team -thank you!
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