In conversation with... is a series of events promoting interdisciplinary conversations among our Doctoral Researchers.
About the event
In this session, join PhD students Baptiste Danel and Tristan Long for an evening of wide-ranging discussion as they present the findings of their Doctoral research. Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session that explores the questions raised in their work, while also encouraging the speakers and audience to think about approaching research from an interdisciplinary angle.
In conversation with... is open to all University students and colleagues. There is no need to book, just come along on the evening.
External attendees are also welcome. Please email [email protected] to register your attendance.
Presentations
Genre and politics in Benjamin Disraeli's early fiction (1826–37), by Baptiste Danel (School of Humanities)
Because Benjamin Disraeli was Prime Minister twice, he is remembered today as an important statesman of nineteenth-century Britain. His career as a writer is usually neglected; only one of his works is part of the canon. His early writings (1826–37) have been dismissed or, at best, read autobiographically. However, this research argues that they are deeply engaged with redefining literature, literary genres and politics, at a time of transition between the Romantic period and the Victorian era.
Baptiste Danel is currently a PhD student in English at the University of Westminster. Baptiste has a degree in English and an MA in English literature (with a specialisation in the literature of the nineteenth century). Baptiste’s PhD thesis focuses on the early writings of Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881).
Democratic lotteries in lawmaking and the implementation of a fairer and better politics, by Tristan Long (School of Social Sciences)
Within democratic theory there is a growing interest in the possibility of using lotteries either to replace election to political office, or to create new institutions that complement elected bodies. This research will examine these proposals, assess their viability and generate ‘ideal type’ models for how these institutions could work.
Tristan Long is a Doctoral Researcher at the School of Social Sciences where he is pursuing a PhD in Politics. He was born and raised on a dairy farm in South Wales before moving to study for a BSc in International Relations at Plymouth University and an MA in Politics at the University of Manchester.
Location
152 Cayley Room, 309 Regent Street, University of Westminster, London, W1B 2HW
