Events

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Event listing

Event date
May 28 2025 -

Money Talks: Futures for the Economic Humanities

A two-day conference co-hosted with the School of Divinity and featuring keynote talks from Dr Devin Singh (Dartmouth College) and Dr Rachel O’Dwyer (National College of Art and Design, Dublin), this event will explore the place of finance within the humanities.

English and Scottish Literature Further information
May 30 2025 -

Celebrating the 2025 James Tait Black Prizes

Join us for the announcement of this year's winners of the James Tait Black Prizes, featuring Ian Penman, 2024's winner for the JTB Biography Prize.

English and Scottish Literature Further information
Jun 04 2025 -

Film screening: Earl.

An in-person advanced screening of award-winning documentary 'Earl.' (2025, dir. Ty Kim) as part of the Samuel Beckett Society Conference 2025. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director.

English and Scottish Literature Film and Intermediality Further information
Jun 05 2025 -

Beckett's Relationships

Join the Samuel Beckett Society for its tenth annual conference - three days of discussion on the theme of relationships, both within and with the writer's work.

English and Scottish Literature Further information
Jun 06 2025 -

Nature Nurture: Edinburgh’s Childgarden Heritage, Cultures of Care, and Scottish Women’s Writing

A half-day symposium in partnership with SELCIE (Scotland’s Early Literature for Children Research Initiative) exploring the intersection between children's literature, their creativity, and the natural world.

English and Scottish Literature Further information