Speaker: David Townsend, English and Medieval Studies, U of T., Wednesday Talk: January 21, 2026, 2pm-4pm, Faculty Club and Zoom – hybrid
Zoom AND The Faculty Club, UofT, 41 Willcocks Street Toronto, ON M5S 1C7Speaker: David Townsend, English and Medieval Studies, U of T. Title: “Imagination, Historical Knowledge, and Public Discourse” Abstract: Guilty pleasure or serious cultural work? Academics have vexed relationships with historical fiction. If we cross over to writing it ourselves (as some of us do), how do we understand the enterprise? What is the relationship of […]