New BBC drama The Rapture has come out at the perfect time, with its themes of extreme heat and a looming climate apocalypse. Somervillian Liz Jensen (1978, English) wrote the novel which the show is based on in 2009, before going on to co-found the Extinction Rebellion Campaign group Writers Rebel. She joined us to discuss […]
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Book presentation by Andreas Malm and Wim Carton in discussion with Liz Jensen. The world is exceeding the 1.5°C global warming limit, but what happens when these boundaries – set by the Paris Agreement – have been crossed? In the overshoot era, industries and states turn to new technologies that supposedly block sunlight and remove […]
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India Amarteifio joins Ruth Madeley in new BBC drama The Rapture This thriller brings Liz Jensen’s compelling novel to life with a truly talented cast led by the brilliant Ruth Madeley and India Amarteifio. The Rapture features two complicated and captivating characters, blended with a story of climate change, to create a gripping narrative and […]
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Thursday October 24, 5:30 – 6:30pm The Auditorium, The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich
Can we use fantasy to confront and alter reality? Acclaimed authors and ecological activists, Lauren (Wren) James and Liz Jensen, join forces for an inspiring conversation on the power of words, and how literature can be used for radical change.
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Whether you already have a work in progress, want to start something new, or are simply interested in crafting a story from a climate and ecological perspective, this is the course for you. Novelist Liz Jensen and script consultant Eva Svenstedt-Ward will share their experience on aspects of narrative, including world-building, character, theme, plot and context, and help you […]
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Liz Jensen talks with Booker Prize winning novelist
Shehan Karunatilaka about war, fiction, and the role of humour in storytelling.
HUM: Global Conference
12 SEPT ’24
Keynote by Shehan Karunatilaka, 2022 Booker Prize Winner
9-17:30 Multisalen, Room 21.05.54, University of Copenhagen, South Campus
17:30-20:30 docUNight, UN City, Marmorvej 51, Nordhavn, Copenhagen
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Meet the Somervillian Writer Behind the BBC’s The Rapture
New BBC drama The Rapture has come out at the perfect time, with its themes of extreme heat and a looming climate apocalypse. Somervillian Liz Jensen (1978, English) wrote the novel which the show is based on in 2009, before going on to co-found the Extinction Rebellion Campaign group Writers Rebel. She joined us to discuss […]
Climate Politics When It’s Too Late
Book presentation by Andreas Malm and Wim Carton in discussion with Liz Jensen. The world is exceeding the 1.5°C global warming limit, but what happens when these boundaries – set by the Paris Agreement – have been crossed? In the overshoot era, industries and states turn to new technologies that supposedly block sunlight and remove […]
New BBC drama The Rapture
India Amarteifio joins Ruth Madeley in new BBC drama The Rapture This thriller brings Liz Jensen’s compelling novel to life with a truly talented cast led by the brilliant Ruth Madeley and India Amarteifio. The Rapture features two complicated and captivating characters, blended with a story of climate change, to create a gripping narrative and […]
Your Wild and Precious Life (Dit Vilde og Dyrebare Liv) Danish release date
On April the 10th Your Wild and Precious Life (Dit Vilde og Dyrebare Liv) is released in Denmark.
Your Wild and Precious Life out on paperback in UK
Your Wild and Precious Life is now out on paperback in the UK. You can read more here.
Liz at the Norwich Book Festival
Books can change the world
Thursday October 24, 5:30 – 6:30pm The Auditorium, The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich
Can we use fantasy to confront and alter reality? Acclaimed authors and ecological activists, Lauren (Wren) James and Liz Jensen, join forces for an inspiring conversation on the power of words, and how literature can be used for radical change.
CLI-FI and Screenwriting course October 2024
Whether you already have a work in progress, want to start something new, or are simply interested in crafting a story from a climate and ecological perspective, this is the course for you. Novelist Liz Jensen and script consultant Eva Svenstedt-Ward will share their experience on aspects of narrative, including world-building, character, theme, plot and context, and help you […]
Liz at Narrating Global Conflict
Liz Jensen talks with Booker Prize winning novelist
Shehan Karunatilaka about war, fiction, and the role of humour in storytelling.
HUM: Global Conference
12 SEPT ’24
Keynote by Shehan Karunatilaka, 2022 Booker Prize Winner
9-17:30 Multisalen, Room 21.05.54, University of Copenhagen, South Campus
17:30-20:30 docUNight, UN City, Marmorvej 51, Nordhavn, Copenhagen