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Elizabeth Birkelund

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Elizabeth Birkelund is the author of A Northern Light in Provence, published last year by Random House, The Runaway Wife, and The Dressmaker, with editions in the UK, Germany, and Russia and several film options. Prior to writing novels, Elizabeth was the personal finance columnist for Cosmopolitan magazine and a full-time freelance writer for national magazines including Glamour, Self, Victoria, Working... read more! »

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Oct 15th
2022

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Coding and the New Human Phenotype: Coding, Fiction, Metafiction – the Parcellation of What Isn’t There

This roundtable explores how fiction and ideas are encoded, transmitted, and transformed within culture. It considers the role of narratives, memes, and metafiction in shaping meaning and distinguishing fact from fiction.

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Nov 16th
2019

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Emergence of Empathy: Encountering The Other Through Fiction

This roundtable explores empathy as a psychological and imaginative process through which individuals “feel into” others and learn from both real and fictional experiences. It considers how empathy shapes identity, emotional understanding, and our ability to navigate relationships and internal conflicts.