What colour was the 1990s?

This podcast is part of our Geoff Dyer series – a series of recordings from a conference dedicated to Dyer’s work held at Birkbeck, University of London. It features Dr Morgan Daniels of Queen Mary College, University of London and is presented byJo Barratt

This year marks 25 years since the publication of Geoff Dyer’s first novel, The Colour of Memory. Geoff is a multi-award winning writer who has written 4 novels and is also known for his essays. He’s been described by the New York Times as ‘one of our greatest living critics’

The colour of memory series was recorded for Pod Academy at Birkbeck, University London at a conference dedicated to Dyer’s work.

In this podcast, Morgan Daniels steps slightly away from directly discussing the authors work to consider the fascinating proposition: “What colour was the 1990s?’