Network for Life-Writing Research

Description

The Network for Life-Writing Research works on all sorts of topics and periods covering a wide range of genres –biography, autobiography, autofiction, diaries and letters, memoirs, digital life-writing including social media, blogs, audio and video, the visual arts especially portraiture, poetry, and medical narratives including case histories. What connects network members is an interest in the theory, history and practice of life-writing.

Currently active

Yes

Offers funding

No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

2007

Contact details

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University affiliation(s)

King's College London (KCL)
London

Partner Infrastructures

Royal Society of Literature (RSL)

The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) celebrates and supports writing of all kinds. RSL is a charity for writers and readers throughout their literary lives.It's led by writers and it believes that al… read more about Royal Society of Literature (RSL)

London

British Museum

The British Museum actively promotes academic research of the highest quality by its own staff, and supports the research of others. This research is intended to advance the care, display and public u… read more about British Museum

London

Imperial War Museum (IWM)

IWM is a global authority on conflict and its impact on people’s lives. The museum collects objects and stories that give an insight into people’s experiences of war, preserve them for fut… read more about Imperial War Museum (IWM)

London

British Library

Research is central to the British Library's role as the national library of the United Kingdom. It helps the British Library to share their collections and intellectual heritage with people across th… read more about British Library

London

English PEN

English PEN is one of the world's oldest human rights organisations, championing the freedom to write and the freedom to read around the world. It is the founding centre of PEN International, a worldw… read more about English PEN

London

Additional Partnerships

National Portrait Gallery; Museum of London; Royal Literary Fund; Biographers' Club; International AutoBiography Association (IABA); Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany; University of North Carolina, USA; University of Groningen Press, Netherlands