Department of English
33rd Annual International Conference On Virginia Woolf
Woolf, Modernity, Technology
June 6-9, 2024
California State University, Fresno
Pre- and post-conference activities: June 5 to Yosemite National Park, and June 9
to Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks
Conference organizer: Dr. J. Ashley Foster
Contact: woolf2024@mail.fresnostate.edu
Conference at a Glance
Day trip to Yosemite
Leave Fresno State at 8:00am and return at 7:00pm
Opening keynote address Sonita Sarker: 9:00 to 10:15am
Panel A: 10:45am to 12:15pm
Lunch: 12:15pm to 1:45pm
Panel B : 1:45 to 3:15pm
Pleanary Roundtable with Jean Moorecraft Wilson, Vara Neverow, and Drew Shannon: 3:45 to 5:15 pm
Busses to Art Hop and Art Hop Scavenger Hunt
Panel C: 9:00 to 10:30am
Interactive Workshops: 11:00am to 12:30pm
Lunch 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Panel D: 2:00 to 3:30pm
Panel E: 4:00 to 5:30pm
Evening dinner reception and Opening to Art Exhibiton Kew Gardens: The Poetics of Technê
Featuring: Keynote Address with Jane Goldman
Artist Talk
Poetry Reading
Panel F: 9:00 to 10:30am
Interactive Workshop: 11:00am to 12:30pm
Lunch 12:30 to 1:30pm
Panel G: 1:30 to 3:00pm
Panel H: 3:30 to 5:00pm
Keynote with Paul Saint-Amour: 5:30 to 7pm
Banquet: 7:30 to 10:30pm
Panel I: 9:00 to 10:30am
Keynote Address with Emelia Raczkowska: 11:00am to 12:30am
Lunch: 12:30-1:30pm
Half day trip to Grant’s Grove: 1:30 to 6:30pm
Submission Deadline: January 15, 2024
Read the full Call for Papers
Read more about the CFP from Blogging Woolf
Yosemite
Photo: iStock
Yosemite Trip
All Day, Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Join us on our pre-conference excursion to Yosemite National Park, located in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains. The park is internationally recognized for its waterfalls. Yosemite is nearly 1,200 square miles of deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient sequoias, vast wilderness, and much more. Other popular features include the Tunnel View, a view of the valley, El Capitan, a prominent granite cliff that looms over the valley, and groves of ancient sequoias. Yosemite is rich with history and you can find museums, art galleries, and nature exhibits. There are also a wide range of activities to do in the park as well; bird watching, picnicking, hiking, and waterfall chasing, just to name a few.
We will leave from Fresno State at 8:00 am and return at 7:00 pm. We will spend the day touring, and exploring the wonderful scenic views the park has to offer. Sign ups will be available at registration.
Fresno State wines
Photo: Geoff Thurner/Fresno State
Fresno State Winery Tours
Afternoons, Thursday, June 6 and Friday, June 7, 2024
The Fresno State Winery is the nation’s first full production, commercially bonded, university winery. It's a learning lab for Enology students at Fresno State and is a trusted brand for big, locally produced wine. The winery’s fruits are mostly donated from highly acclaimed vineyards such as Napa, Sonoma, and Amador Counties. All of Fresno State’s wines are student crafted right on the university's campus. A portion of wine sales goes to support Fresno State Agriculture and the hands-on student learning on campus. Fresno State offers 20-30 minute tours to the public. Their tours demonstrate working winery crush pads, the barrel room, bottling room and more.
If you are interested in touring and sampling Fresno State’s wine be sure to sign up for wine tasting and touring at registration. Wine tasting and tours will take place Thursday and Friday afternoons.
General Grant Grove
Photo: VisitSequoia.com
Grant Grove Trip
Afternoon, Sunday, June 9, 2024
Our post-conference excursion will include a half day trip to General Grant Grove, a section of the greater Kings Canyon National Park, located in Fresno County, California. It is one of the main attractions of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and is home to the second largest tree in the world. Over 1,500 years old, the General Grant Tree is one of the world’s largest living trees, it was proclaimed “The Nation’s Christmas Tree” by President Coolidge in 1926. Grant Grove offers a variety of trails that provide visitors with the opportunity to view these giant trees up close, enjoy walks through quiet meadows and creeks, and explore mixed conifer and sequoia forest.
Join us for a half-day trip to visit the popular, scenic, sequoia grove. We will leave from Fresno State at 1:30pm and return at 6:30pm. Sign ups will be available at registration.
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