An open discussion of William Blake's global reception led by the conference organisers and keynote speakers.

In this wide ranging talk, Adriano Ercolani shows us some of the ways that Blake has been captured in popular culture in recent years.

In this presentation Suellen Cordovil da Silva shows some of the ways that Alan Moore's From Hell draws upon Blake.

David Smith explores some of the ways in which Blake's multimodal prophecies align twentieth-century Japanese manga.

Elizabeth Effinger probes the fleshy folds that link the bodies of William Blake and contemporary American photographer, Joel-Peter Witkin.

Annalisa Volpone offers a wide-ranging exploration of some of the echoes and influences of Blake's poetry in the work of Sylvia Plath.

Jonathan Gross explores Blake’s influence on the Mexican artist, Jose Clemente Orozco, and NYC graffiti.

Tom Nisse reads an extract from his William-Blake inspired poem, "Le film canoë – Dead man de Jim Jarmusch"

Franca Bellarsi explores the ways in which Blake and Buddhism inspired the work of Allen Ginsberg as well as others among the Beats.