The conference organisers (Katharine, Kim, Jane, Hana and Gemma) would like to thank everyone who attended the University of Liverpool’s Crossing the Line symposium for contributing to such a successful postgraduate event. It is with great pleasure that we were joined by delegates and speakers from across the globe including the USA, Sweden, Spain, Ireland, Poland and many UK HE institutions such as the Universities of Oxford, Exeter, Nottingham, Birmingham and Portsmouth. Over the two-day period we enjoyed the opportunity to network, gain insightful information about life as an early career researcher and showcase cutting edge research conducted in the Victorian-Modern field. The conference attendees made all of this possible, for which the organisers are extremely grateful.

Conference Delegates

We would also like to give our special thanks to Mr Matthew Frost (Manchester University Press), Professor Regenia Gagnier (University of Exeter) and Dr Mark Llewellyn (University of Liverpool) for providing invaluable keynote and plenary lectures; Miss Catherine Rees, Mrs Barbara Smith and Dr Chris Williams for their continued administrative and technical support throughout the past twelve months; JE Graphics for kindly creating this website and Mr Stuart Keates for producing the beautiful promotional materials.

The AHRC funded Victorian Network journal will run a special ‘Crossing the Line’ issue to publish a selection of the conference proceedings. Information about publication opportunities in conjunction with the conference will be distributed to all postgraduate speakers in due course. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries.

With best wishes,
The Conference Organisers