PUBLIC TALK: Reading and writing historical novels in the age of instant messaging

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Reading and writing historical novels in the age of instant messaging

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A trillion text messages are sent and received every hour. Every minute 48 hours of video is uploaded on YouTube alone. The “present” has never been as ever-present as it is now. Institute of Advanced Studies Writer-in-Residence Kunal Basu will discuss whether such a high premium on the instantaneous and the topical in our “fact rich” world obliterate historical imagination.

Free, but RSVP essential. Bookings: www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/basu

Location	Webb Lecture Theatre (G21), Geography Building, UWA

Contact	Institute of Advanced Studies <[email protected]> : 6488 1340
URL	http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/basu
Start	Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:00
End	Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:00
RSVP	RSVP is required.
Submitted by	Audrey Barton <[email protected]>
Last Updated	Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:48

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