In April-May 2022, Dr Diletta De Cristofaro will be presenting conference papers about the project at the BSLS (British Society for Literature and Science), PCA (Popular Culture Association), “Everyday Embodiment and Technology in Science and Speculative Fiction” symposium (University of Leeds), and APL (Association for Philosophy and Literature). Further details below.
8 April 2022, 9am BST
Fictions of the Sleep Crisis
The British Society for Literature and Science annual conference, Manchester, UK.
14 April 2022, 9:30am EDT
“Sleep is the Enemy”: The Sleep Crisis in Contemporary Popular Culture
Popular Culture Association annual conference (virtual). This paper is part of a panel about Sleep in Contemporary Popular Culture with Professor Cressida Heyes and Dr Paul Huebener.
6 May 2022, 2:30 BST
Sleep Mode: Technologies and the Sleep Crisis
“Everyday Embodiment and Technology in Science and Speculative Fiction” symposium, University of Leeds, part of the Imagining Technologies for Disability Futures project.
26 May 2022, 1:15pm MDT
Re-Imagining Sleep under Climate Breakdown
The Association for Philosophy and Literature 2022 conference, Banff, Canada. This paper is part of a panel about Representing Sleep with Professor Cressida Heyes and Professor Alanna Thain.