Conferences

Nordic Research Network conference 2015

18-19 February 2015: This two-day multidisciplinary conference will bring together postgraduate students and early-career researchers based in the British Isles currently working on research topics relating to the Nordic region.

'Middle' and 'Creative': Emerging Russian Social Groups in Language and Culture

Friday 25th-Saturday 26th October 2013, The Princess Dashkova Russian Centre: The conference aims to facilitate an interdisciplinary investigation of the linguistic and cultural forms, codes and practices associated with the Russian ‘creative/middle class’.

The European Cinema Research Forum 2013

1st - 2nd July 2013, Edinburgh: The School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures is pleased to announce that the 13th European Cinema Research Forum will be hosted by Film Studies and the Department of European Languages and Cultures (DELC).

More information about the conference can be found on the event page:

Strindberg in the Digital Age

16th - 17th November 2012, Edinburgh: 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of the great Swedish playwright, author and artist August Strindberg. The department of Scandinavian Studies will be commemorating the centenary with a series of events including elements of performance, workshop and academic conference.

National Cultural Policies in France and the UK - Crossed Experiences

Friday 13 April 17:00-18:30, The Playfair Library: Talk presented by the Consulate General of France in Scotland and the University of Edinburgh.

Michelangelo Antonioni & Ingmar Bergman in the 21st Century

27th April 2012, Edinburgh: A symposium which will celebrate and re-examine the work of the film directors. Hosted at the Edinburgh Filmhouse.

Nordic Research Network

23-24 February 2012, University of Edinburgh: This two-day interdisciplinary conference will bring together postgraduate students and early-career researchers from Edinburgh and the rest of the UK currently researching topics relating to the Nordic area.

Selma Lagerlöf Conference

June 2011, London: The Department of Scandinavian Studies at University College London, in conjunction with the Scandinavian Studies at the University of Edinburgh, will host an international conference on the work of the Swedish Nobel laureate Selma Lagerlöf.

Colloque: Autour de Jacqueline Harpman

10 December 2010, Edinburgh: This conference is hosted by the Centre de Recherches Francophones Belges.

Trends In Toponymy Conference

28 June - 1 July 2010, Edinburgh: A Joint Conference between Scandinavian Studies and Celtic and Scottish Studies. Details will be published on the DELC web pages over the coming weeks.

The Russian Language Outside the Nation: Speakers and Identities

1-2 April 2010, Edinburgh: DELC will be hosting "The Russian Language Outside the Nation” Conference at the University of Edinburgh.

Contemporary Argentina - Reading the Last Decade

26 March 2010, National Library of Scotland Edinburgh: A one-day JISLAC regional seminar, hosted by Hispanic Studies, DELC, University of Edinburgh.

Arts in Prisons: Impact and Potential

12-14 February 2010, Edinburgh: A Conference for practitioners and researchers.

LV Annual Anglo-Catalan Society Conference

13-15 November 2009, Edinburgh, St Leonard's Hall: The LV Anglo-Catalan Society Conference runs from the 13-15 November 2009 at St Leonard's Hall, Holyrood Park Road, Edinburgh. Registrations for this even must be received by 30th October 2009.

The German Masculine and "The Other"

31 October 2009, Edinburgh, DHT Conference Room: One day seminar at the DHT Conference Room.

Il Gattopardo at Fifty (1958-2008)

14 May 2009, Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland: A one-day international conference at the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh. Conference organiser: Davide Messina.

University of Edinburgh Research Group: Women in Early Modern France

Ut Pictura Poesis and the Querelle des femmes: dedicating, prefacing, portraying and engraving in early modern France. Sponsored by the British Academy, L'Institut français d'Ecosse and SIEFAR (Société Internationale pour l'Étude des Femmes sous l'Ancien Régime, www.siefar.org)

'Francographies' : Identity and Alterity in Francophone European Spaces

14-15 March 2008, Edinburgh: Centre de Recherches francophones belges University of Edinburgh in conjunction with University of Strathclyde and Centre for Swiss Cultural Studies.

Older conferences

• Women in French Studies Conference (December 2006)
• German Cultural Exchange (December 2006)
• Mother and Creativity in French Literature (October 2006)
• Voltaire la Tolérance et la Justice (August 2006)
• Northern Coasts and Islands: Early Connections (May 2003)
• 1st International Edinburgh Gadda Conference (10-11 April 2003)
• Continuities and Discontinuities in the Austrian 20th Century (2-6 April 2003)
• Images of Scandinavia (March 2003)
• Centring on the Peripheries (March 2002)
• Autour d'Amélie Nothomb (November 2001)
• Writing Taboos Conference (April 2000)