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Dr Diletta De Cristofaro

Contemporary Culture | Scholarship • Writing • Speaking

Sleep Stories Commission at Durham Book Festival 2021

News / By Dr Diletta De Cristofaro / October 9, 2021 February 4, 2022

I collaborated with Durham Book Festival on Sleep Stories, a three-part podcast series of short stories about sleep written and read by leading British writers Salena Godden, Andrew McMillan, and Jenn Ashworth. Each podcast is introduced by me, Professor of Sleep Science Jason Ellis, and neuroscientist and writer Dr Erik Hoel. Listen here.

Sleep Stories and the Science of Sleep: Roundtable at Durham Book Festival 2021

News / By Dr Diletta De Cristofaro / October 8, 2021 February 3, 2022

On 9 October 2021, 8-9pm BST (available to watch on demand until 31st October), I am chairing an online roundtable at Durham Book Festival 2021 about the science and culture of sleep featuring writer Salena Goddenn, Professor in Psychology Jason Ellis, and neuroscientist Dr Erik Hoel. Read more here.

Watch a video of highlights of the event here.

Talk at MeetMeTonight 2021

News / By Dr Diletta De Cristofaro / September 25, 2021 April 25, 2022

Watch the recording of my talk (in Italian) at MEETmeTONIGHT 2021, the Italian edition of the European Researchers’ Night. The talk is titled “Il sonno è in crisi? Che cosa ci dice la cultura contemporanea“.

Or, if you prefer, there is also a podcast version of the talk available here.

My book is now out in paperback

News / By Dr Diletta De Cristofaro / July 30, 2021 December 19, 2021

My book, The Contemporary Post-Apocalyptic Novel: Critical Temporalities and the End Times (Bloomsbury, 2020), is now available in paperback. You can buy it in bookshops like WHSmith, Amazon, Blackwell’s, and Barnes & Noble.

Talk about applying for Wellcome Trust funding

News / By Dr Diletta De Cristofaro / July 29, 2021 December 19, 2021

Watch the recording of my talk at “Academic opportunities after the PhD: postdocs, fellowships & more” here. I spoke about applying for Wellcome Trust funding and my postdoc experience.

Paper at Making Sleep: New Insights for a New Public Health?

News / By Dr Diletta De Cristofaro / July 5, 2021 December 19, 2021

I am giving a paper at the online interdisciplinary workshop Making Sleep: New Insights for a New Public Health? My paper explores literary perspectives on the sleep crisis.

Public Lecture at Newcastle’s Lit&Phil

News / By Dr Diletta De Cristofaro / June 19, 2021 December 19, 2021

Watch the recording of my public lecture at Newcastle’s Lit&Phil, “Are We in a Sleep Crisis? Perspectives from Contemporary Culture”. The talk explores representations of sleep in contemporary culture and the so-called sleep crisis, namely, today’s widespread sleep-deprivation. 

Douglas Coupland & the Art of the Extreme Present

News / By Dr Diletta De Cristofaro / April 19, 2021 December 19, 2021

 With Andrew Tate and Mary McCampbell, I am organising the first international conference devoted to Canadian writer and visual artist Douglas Coupland. You can find out more, including recorded sessions, on the conference website.

Image Journal Writers Panel on Douglas Coupland

News / By Dr Diletta De Cristofaro / April 19, 2021 December 19, 2021

I am part of Image Journal‘s writers panel ‘God After God: Coupland, McLuhan, and Divine Absence in the Digital Age’. Watch my pre-recorded remarks here, and catch up with the live conversation featuring myself, Nick Ripatrazone, Meghan O’Gieblyn, and Lisa Cockrel here.

New article in The Conversation/Salon

News / By Dr Diletta De Cristofaro / March 15, 2021 December 19, 2021

Read my article in The Conversation celebrating the 30th anniversary of the publication of Douglas Coupland’s Generation X and discussing the legacies of this novel in the 21st century. The article has been re-published in several news outlets, including Salon.

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  • Writing Sleep Salon – video now available
    by Dr Diletta De Cristofaro
    June 9, 2022
    As part of the Sleep Salons series hosted by the Sociability of Sleep (Université de Montréal & McGill University, Canada), I gave a talk last March about the writing of sleep. I was in conversation with Julie Flygare, President and CEO of Project Sleep. The video recording of the event is now …

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  • New article in The Week
    by Dr Diletta De Cristofaro
    March 29, 2022
    Read my latest piece: The Counterproductive Promise of a “Sleep Goal” In this opinion piece in The Week, I explore how the fixation of sleep-tracking devices and relaxation apps on sleep goals ironically ends up devaluing sleep, arguing that these technologies are part of a culture that privileges waking life over …

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  • New review essay out in Review31
    by Dr Diletta De Cristofaro
    February 23, 2022
    Read “Network Aesthetic” a review of Douglas Coupland’s Binge For Review 31, I reviewed Douglas Coupland’s latest work of fiction, Binge: 60 short stories to make your brain feel different. In the essay, I discuss how Coupland’s collection develops a network aesthetic that invites us to read for patterns. You …

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