Aakanksha Virkar talks on 'T. S. Eliot, Coriolan and the Rise of Fascism'

Name: Aakanksha Virkar talks on 'T. S. Eliot, Coriolan and the Rise of Fascism'
Start: 2026-11-27T17:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-27T18:30:00+00:00
Location: Senate House, University of London

Schedule

Fri Nov 27 2026 at 05:30 pm to 06:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Senate House, University of London | London, EN

Each year a leading figure provides a new perspective on T.S. Eliot in our Annual Lecture.
About this Event

This year, Aakanksha Virkar will talk on ‘T. S. Eliot, Coriolan and the Rise of Fascism in the 1930s’

Aakanksha Virkar is Senior Lecturer in English literature at the University of Brighton, and Research Fellow at the Institute of English Studies, London (2023-2027). In 2026 she was made an honorary Fellow of the English Association. She was also recently awarded a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship for her project T.S.Eliot and Beethoven: Aesthetics, Music and Politics 1870-1945 (2024-2026).

She has published in journals includingTwentieth Century Literature,Journal of Modern Literature, T.S.Eliot Studies Annual, Literature and Philosophy, Victorian Poetry and Literature and Theology. She is now completing a joint monograph on Eliot and Beethoven with the musicologist Daniel K.L.Chua.

The lecture is free and open to all, but registration is required. 10 minutes before the start, any unclaimed seats will be made available to those waiting.