Past events

Selected seminars, conferences, lectures, film screenings, exhibitions, and workshops in European Languages and Cultures (2015 -).

DELC Research Seminar Series (DRSS)

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The DELC Research Seminar Series (DRSS) encourages collaboration and co-production between staff and students across European Languages and Cultures and beyond.

Each series is designed on a transversal exploration of a common theme, for example Decolonising Minds and Methods (2021 to 2022).

Typically, each event consists of:

  1. a workshop co-produced by staff and students
  2. a seminar presented by a guest speaker
  3. a roundtable discussion led by respondents​​​​​​

Conferences and symposia

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Dates: 20 September 2019

Venue: 50 George Square, University of Edinburgh

In brief: A one-day workshop organised by the Association of University Professors and Heads of French (AUPHF), co-sponsored by the Society for French Studies and the French Embassy. Focusing on changing mindsets and rethinking the value of languages in a time of crisis, the event brought together stakeholders from Universities, Schools and Cultural Institutes to celebrate and share positive examples of French and Francophone teaching of language and culture. The event culminated with a roundtable discussion on advocacy, lobbying and policy making.

Lectures, talks, discussions and readings

Moscow Higher School of Economics Lectures

From 19 to 23 February 2018, the Princess Dashkova Russian Centre hosted a series of lectures by scholars from the Higher School of Economics, Moscow. Their visit to the University of Edinburgh took place under the auspices of the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Scheme. All lectures took place at the Dashkova Centre.

DateSpeakerTitle
19 February 2018Ivan FominMemes: What they are and how to study them
20 February 2018Varvara VasilevaGender equality in Russian politics
21 February 2018Anastasia PoretskovaCivil society in Russia—internal observers at Moscow City Council elections
22 February 2018Mikhail IlyinMorphology in different fields of study—history and potential
22 February 2018Christian FröhlichPopulism and political culture in Russia

Film screenings and festivals

Russian Film Week

Russian Film Week was co-organised by the Princess Dashkova Centre and Russian Film Week London,  with informational support from Scotland-Russia Forum. It ran annually between 2017 and 2019. All films were shown in Russian with English subtitles.

DateVenueFilm
21 November 201750 George SquareKharms (2017, dir. Ivan Bolotnikov)
23 November 201750 George SquareAll Will End Soon (2017, dir. Alexey Rybin)
24 November 201750 George SquarePagans (2017, dir. Lera Surkova)
25 November 201750 George SquareThe Seagull (2017, dir. Yury Butusov)
28 November 201850 George SquareVmayakovsky (2018, dir. Alexander Shein)
30 November 201850 George SquareThe Story of One Appointment (2018, dir. Avdotya Smirnova)
26 November 201950 George SquareAbove the Sky (2019, dir. Oksana Karas)
28 November 201950 George SquareGreat Poetry (2019, dir. Alexander Lungin)

DELC at the summer festivals

Every year, DELC staff and alumni get involved in events across the summer festivals in Edinburgh. Their events were open to the public, and they feature a multitude of themes relevant to the contemporary culture and society.

Please note that this is as close to a complete list as possible, and that speaker titles and institutions may have changed from time of the event.

DateFestivalVenueTitleDELC rep
22 August 2018Edinburgh International Book Festival Militants in Spain and BrazilCharco Press (co-founded by Latin American Literature PhD graduate, Carolina Orloff)
21 to 26 August 2018Edinburgh Festival FringeDance BaseAtomic 3001Centre de recherches francophones belges with Wallonie-Bruxelles International
19 to 27 August 2018Edinburgh Festival FringeZOO SouthsideAutóctonos IICentre de recherches francophones belges with Wallonie-Bruxelles International
14 August 2018Edinburgh International Book Festival Amnesty International Imprisoned Writers Series: The Power of FictionCharco Press (co-founded by Latin American Literature PhD graduate, Carolina Orloff)
14 August 2018Edinburgh International Book Festival Philippe Claudel & Daniel Mella: Coping with GriefCharco Press (co-founded by Latin American Literature PhD graduate, Carolina Orloff)
3 to 26 August 2018Edinburgh Festival FringeSummerhallBackupCentre de recherches francophones belges with Wallonie-Bruxelles International
3 to 14 August 2018Edinburgh Festival FringeZOO SouthsideStoelCentre de recherches francophones belges with Wallonie-Bruxelles International
1 to 26 August 2018Edinburgh Festival FringeSummerhallMaz and BricksEva O'Connor (MA Hons German and English Literature)

Exhibitions, workshops and performances

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Date: 4 May 2018

Venue: 50 George Square

Featured guests: Dr Victoria Donovan (University of St Andrews), Stefhan Caddick, and Simon Gore

In brief: As part of their 'Enthusiasm' project exploring the story of Welsh industrialist John Hughes founding the mining town of Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine, the three featured guests presented a multimedia piece of work by the same name at this event. This event combined music, image, and discussion.