Rose Thomas in conversation with Dr Diane Frost
5:30pm - 7:30pm /
Thursday 28th February 2019
/ Venue: Lecture Theatre D Central Teaching Hub
Type: Lecture /
Category: Department
- Sally Middleton
- Suitable for: Staff, students, local community
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Writing on the Wall and the University of Liverpool present a special evening with Liverpool author Rose Thomas and Sociology academic Dr Diane Frost. The event will be introduced by the Chair of the University's BAME Staff Network Zainab Hussain, and following this there will be a talk from Dr Diane Frost, a reading from Rose Thomas and an audience Q&A. Books will be available to buy, and there will also be wine and nibbles supplied afterwards.
Rose Thomas is the first Liverpool-born black female novelist to ever be published. Her debut novel 'Bess: Now That I Have Found the Words', published by Writing on the Wall, presents a view of Liverpool that has previously remained unseen. Following the eponymous protagonist as she returns to the city after spending several years in London, the novel explores the experiences and memories of a young, black woman as she faces age-old racism amidst new opportunities for work and personal, social and sexual exploration. Recently reviewed by Northern Soul, the novel is praised for its attention to 'the everyday, familiar and internal', while Rose herself is described as 'a beautiful storyteller with an important narrative [to tell] about prejudice, love, time, memory and trauma.'
Diane Frost joined the Sociology Department in January 2002 having held previous appointments as Senior Lecturer in Race and Ethnic Studies, University of Central Lancashire; William McCue Mather Research Fellow, Department of Social & Economic History, University of Liverpool and various post-graduate teaching posts at University of Liverpool and MMU. Diane's teaching and research interests cover a range of historical and sociological areas around the issues of 'race' and ethnicity. She has undertaken a number of inter-disciplinary research collaborations. Her most recent collaborative work focuses on Neighbourhood Identity and Belonging in Liverpool 8 (British Academy Funded) and builds on her long established association with the area.
Rose Thomas is the first Liverpool-born black female novelist to ever be published. Her debut novel 'Bess: Now That I Have Found the Words', published by Writing on the Wall, presents a view of Liverpool that has previously remained unseen. Following the eponymous protagonist as she returns to the city after spending several years in London, the novel explores the experiences and memories of a young, black woman as she faces age-old racism amidst new opportunities for work and personal, social and sexual exploration. Recently reviewed by Northern Soul, the novel is praised for its attention to 'the everyday, familiar and internal', while Rose herself is described as 'a beautiful storyteller with an important narrative [to tell] about prejudice, love, time, memory and trauma.'
Diane Frost joined the Sociology Department in January 2002 having held previous appointments as Senior Lecturer in Race and Ethnic Studies, University of Central Lancashire; William McCue Mather Research Fellow, Department of Social & Economic History, University of Liverpool and various post-graduate teaching posts at University of Liverpool and MMU. Diane's teaching and research interests cover a range of historical and sociological areas around the issues of 'race' and ethnicity. She has undertaken a number of inter-disciplinary research collaborations. Her most recent collaborative work focuses on Neighbourhood Identity and Belonging in Liverpool 8 (British Academy Funded) and builds on her long established association with the area.