Events

What's on in English Literature.

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Upcoming events

Event date
Apr 22 2026 -

LLC Poetics Research Events: Hongxia Xu

An in-person seminar by Professor Hongxia Xu (Renmin University of China, Beijing), titled 'The Fabric of Leisure: Material Conditions and Poetic Expression in the Works of Dorothy Wordsworth and Gu Taiqing'.

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May 15 2026 -

LLC Poetics Research Events: Timothy Heimlich

An in-person seminar by Professor Timothy Heimlich (Duke University), titled 'Gothic Poetics'.

English and Scottish Literature Further information
Jun 08 2026 -

English and Scottish Literature Research Events: A Symposium on the Strike Novel

An in-person symposium on the idea of 'the strike novel', featuring six speakers bringing their respective specialisms to the table.

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Jun 28 2027 -

The 14th International Walter Scott Conference

A three-day conference with talks, panels and a plenary session exploring the work of Scottish writer Walter Scott within the theme of 'Politics, Place and Print Culture'. Currently accepting submissions, deadline: 1 October 2026.

Celtic and Scottish Studies English and Scottish Literature Further information