Susan Diab – Palimpself

‘Palimpself’ Exhibition ( 2 – 28 October 2024), Byre Theatre, part of the University of St Andrews

An in-person presentation about the exhibition ‘Palimpself’ by Susan Diab, commissioned by the University of St Andrews to accompany the conference ‘1974-2024: Annie Ernaux’s Years – a Global Perspective’ held by the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh and organised by Dr Elise Hugueny-Léger and Dr Fabien Arribert-Narce.

This presentation will touch on the following topics:

  • A ‘residency in reading’ the works of Annie Ernaux, Nobel Prize for literature 2022.
  • The ‘palimpsest sensation’, ‘palimpself’, time and experience
  • The convergence of literature and visual art.
  • The relationship of fiction to autobiography.
  • Context specific installation in a busy theatre setting.
  • ‘L’écriture feminine’, writing by women and access to the universal.

More about the commission: https://impact.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/palimpself-exploring-the-work-of-annie-ernaux-through-art/

Exhibition process blog: https://www.susandiab.com/?page_id=7


Date: Tuesday 12/11/24
Time: 14.00-15.45
Who can attend: Anyone interested. Particularly of interest to staff and to undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Schools of Arts and Media and Humanities.
Where: Grand Parade, M2

 


Image – Susan Diab

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