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Nov 19 2021 -

English Literature Research Seminar Series: Tara Stubbs

Join us on Zoom for a free seminar by Dr Tara Stubbs (Kellogg College, University of Oxford) on sonnet sequences and cycles.

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Nov 16 2021 -

Dispatches from the Frontlines of Environmental Justice

Catch up on the conversation between First Nations activist Delee Nikal and Rebecca Macklin (Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of Edinburgh) on colonial resource extraction, gender violence and COP26.

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Mar 04 2021 -

Gained in Translation: Adapting Literary Texts into Comics

Join the University of Edinburgh and Paul Karasik to discuss the challenges of adapting literary texts into comics and graphic novels.

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Jan 25 2018 -

Robert Burns in Russia: Translations and Influences

This talk by visiting speaker, Natalia Kaloh Vid (University of Maribor), introduced the history of Burns translation in Russia, beginning with the nineteenth century, but focusing on the extraordinary cultural dominance Burns achieved in the Soviet Union in translations by Marshak.

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Jun 20 2016 -

Truths and Fictions: Two Centuries of Scottish-Russian Encounters

This one-day symposium, the third in a series organised by the 'Scotland and Russia: Cultural Encounters Since 1900' Project, explored the history of Scottish-Russian cultural exchange and influence.

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Mar 24 2016 -

Michael Chekhov’s Acting Practice: Reading “Men Should Weep” by Ena Lamont Stewart

The Scotland and Russia project invited participants to a 2-hour workshop by Robert Leach on the acting technique of Michael Chekhov.

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Oct 09 2015 -

Scotland and Russia: Song in Translation with Thomas Beavitt

Presentation by translator/bard Thomas Beavitt of songs translated from (Scots-) English to Russian and vice versa between 2008-2015 

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Apr 10 2015 -

Cultural Perception Since 1900

‘Scotland and Russia: Cultural Perception Since 1900’ was the second event of the ‘Scotland and Russia: Cultural Encounters since 1900’ project.

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Oct 17 2014 -

Glasgow Concerts in the 1930s: Performing Russian Music in Scotland

The free concert starred soprano Olga Ivakina, bass-baritone Arshak Kuzikyan, and Rusne-monika Palsauskaite and Timothy Dean on piano.

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Oct 17 2014 -

Scotland and Russia: Performance Since 1900

The inaugural day-long symposium was dedicated to theatrical and musical exchange and featured talks by leading performance scholars and practitioners, including directors and musicians.

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