Conference: Landscapes of Secrecy: The CIA in History, Fiction and Memory

The organizers invite participation and attendance at a conference on Landscapes of Secrecy: The CIA in History, Fiction and Memory to be held at the University of Nottingham, UK, April 29-30, 2011. Marking the end of a three-year UK Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded project on the various facets of the CIA’s history and its representation in fiction, memoirs and film, undertaken by academic specialists in intelligence studies based at the Universities of Nottingham and Warwick, this conference brings together many of the world’s leading scholars in the field to debate the history of the Central Intelligence Agency and its place within the wider realms of post-war American politics and culture. Speakers include: Matthew Aid, Richard Aldrich, Christopher Andrew, Nick Cullather, Richard Immerman, Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, Loch Johnson, Edward Keefer, Robert J. McMahon, Timothy Naftali, Len Scott, David Stafford, Wesley Wark, Michael Warner and Hugh Wilford. Please see the conference website for more information.