A free series of co-created events across DELC. The DELC Research Seminar Series (DRSS) encourages collaboration and coproduction between staff and students across European Languages and Cultures and beyond.Each series is designed on a transversal exploration of a common theme bringing together participants as teamed guest speakers, respondents, workshop and roundtable leaders, Q&A moderators, and event organisers. How to joinEvents are free and open to all. No booking is required.Please check individual listings for details on how to join. DELC Research Seminar Series: Sarah Arens Join us in partnership with the Centre de recherches francophones belges for an in-person seminar with Dr Sarah Arens (University of Liverpool) on the enduring problematic legacies of Belgian colonialism. DELC Research Seminar Series: Michel Mallet Join us for this in-person seminar by Dr Michel Mallet (Université de Moncton, Canada) on the dynamics of memory through nations and generations, seen in the writings of French- and German-Speaking Writers from the Former Yugoslavia. DELC Research Seminar Series: Rebekka Puderbaugh Join us for this in-person interactive seminar by Dr Rebekka Puderbaugh (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, University of Edinburgh) all about phonetics and examining your own physiology when producing speech. DELC Research Seminar Series: Jussi Laine Join us for this in-person seminar by Professor Jussi Laine (University of Eastern Finland) that looks at the role of borders throughout the world in creating unneeded anxiety and furthering the manipulative security narrative, with a particular focus on the Finnish-Russian border. Work-in-Progress Seminar Series: Alex Payne, Eleni Anna Bozini and Benoît Loiret An in-person seminar from PhD candidates in Scandinavian Studies, French and Francophone Studies/Comparative Literature, and one visiting researcher on their current varied research projects. DELC Research Seminar Series: Norman Ajari Join us for this in-person seminar by Dr Norman Ajari (French and Francophone Studies), celebrating the launch of his new monograph, 'Darkening Blackness: Race, Gender, Class, and Pessimism in 21st-Century Black Thought'. DELC Research Seminar Series: Paul Joseph Lennon Join us for this in-person seminar by Dr Paul Joseph Lennon (University of St Andrews), entitled 'Ferreira, Boscán, and the Lesser Spotted Matrimonial Canzoniere of Iberia'. DELC Research Seminar Series: Ágnes Pethő Join us for this in-person seminar by Professor Ágnes Pethő (Sapientia University), entitled 'Cinematicity and Affective Intermediality'. Feedback What our students sayGetting to take part in a workshop where we had to create our own exhibit with some beautiful Italian Art was a brilliant experience. Hearing from Giuliana Pieri about what her line of work is was most interesting. She is so passionate about Italian art and culture, it only inspired us, and so getting to try and create our own exhibition and presentation was incredibly rewardingI found the Making of Modern Italy: Art and Design in the Early 1960s an unexpected and fascinating experience. I knew from the beginning that the presentation would peak my interests, as fashion is my main (and only) hobby outside of being a student, but the seminar turned out to be much different than I expected. Instead of a two hour talk about Italy, I was excited to learn that Giuliana had just finished an exhibition and that we would be working closely with her material to create our own exhibition of her work.The task of transferring a pile of images into a cohesive and comprehensive exhibit (with a presentation to the rest of the workshop group) in the space of about an hour was really rewarding. As someone who has curated an exhibition of my own art previously, it was fun to study the content in front of us from an objective point of view and turn it into an exhibit.For our group we were tasked with creating a display surrounding the artworks of Piero Fornasetti. We specifically focused on his famous plates which featured opera singer Lina Cavalieri in various forms. Inspired by the shape of the plates, we decided to arrange the photographs in an asymmetrical circle around an original photo of Lina Cavalieri. We did this in order to show the importance of the opera singer and to make evident that she was a great muse for Fornasetti. Are you interested in studying European Languages and Cultures?Our interdisciplinary environment brings together specialists in nine European languages, and the many cultures worldwide in which they're spoken, with experts in film, literature, theatre, translation and intermediality. Working with colleagues elsewhere in LLC, and across the wider University, we are able to support research which crosses boundaries between disciplines and/or languages. Find out more about studying with us This article was published on 2024-08-13
