Abstract
This keynote lecture takes us on a voyage relating to the life and works of the late-modernist writer, Malcolm Lowry (1909-57), who is famous for his masterpiece, Under the Volcano (1947). The scale of his perceptions and reflective consciousness – which is brilliantly showcased through his account of the Mexican Day of the Dead festival - necessitates an interdisciplinary journey of discovery. This paper contributes to the development of a psychogeographic and historical framework for the investigation and evaluation of modernism’s international dimensions and multicultural interconnectedness. It provides a foundation for the consideration of the influence of cultures and civilizations – east and west, ancient and modern – on modernist authors and on avant-garde artists.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | XIV Encontro Internacional Malcolm Lowry |
| Editors | Marcelo Teixeira |
| Place of Publication | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Oct 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | DVD - 2 disks |
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Keywords
- Malcolm Lowry
- Mexico
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Profiles
Nigel Foxcroft
- School of Humanities - Senior Lecturer
- Centre for Memory, Narrative and Histories
Person: Academic
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Foxcroft, N. (2019). ‘Malcolm Lowry and the Interconnectedness of East-West Cultures and Civilizations’ (keynote lecture). In M. Teixeira (Ed.), XIV Encontro Internacional Malcolm Lowry (DVD - 2 disks)..