Events

What's on in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures.

Upcoming events

Event date
Oct 10 2025 -

Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Will Lamb

An online seminar by Professor Will Lamb (Celtic and Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh), entitled 'Opening the Well: Facilitating access to folklore materials through language technology and crowdsourcing'.

Celtic and Scottish Studies Further information
Oct 10 2025 -

Edition Autumn Lecture 2025: Helen Williams

An in-person lecture (and optional preceding workshop) by Dr Helen Williams (Northumbria University) entitled 'From Newcastle to the Middle East: The Work of Sarah Hodgson, Printer'.

English and Scottish Literature Further information
Oct 10 2025 -

English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Joan Anim-Addo

An in-person seminar by Professor Joan Anim-Addo (Goldsmiths University), titled 'Black British Writing: Race Crisis, Absence, and the UK University'.

English and Scottish Literature Further information
Oct 13 2025 -

Born, Raised and Murdered in Germany

A bilingual reading and discussion event with Çetin Gültekin and Mutlu Koçak telling the story of Çetin's brother Gökhan, who was murdered in a racially-motivated attack, and of racism in Germany more broadly.

European Languages and Cultures German Further information
Oct 13 2025 -

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Anthony Gorman

Join us for a hybrid seminar by Dr Anthony Gorman (University of Edinburgh), entitled 'For God and Empire: Teaching the Middle East at Edinburgh before IMES'.

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Further information
Oct 15 2025 -

Asian Studies Seminar Series: Sabine Frühstück

An in-person seminar by Professor Sabine Frühstück (University of California, Santa Barbara), titled 'Crafting the Modern Body: The Dollmaker, the General, and the Artist Activist'.

Asian Studies Further information
Oct 15 2025 -

Sam Fern and Julia Larsen: in-conversation

An in-person discussion event between MSc Intermediality alumni and author Sam Fern, and current 3rd year PhD Intermediality candidate, Julia Larsen.

Film and Intermediality Further information
Oct 21 2025 -

Mann's Magic Mountain: Afterlives and Alternatives

An online lecture by Dr Karolina Watroba (German Studies, University of Edinburgh) about the non-academic following of Thomas Mann's landmark German modernist novel "Der Zauberberg".

European Languages and Cultures German Further information
Oct 22 2025 -

Inaugural Lectures: Anna Vaninskaya

Join us for 'Union: A Political Fantasia', an Inaugural Lecture celebrating the appointment of Anna Vaninskaya as Professor of Literary and Cultural History.

English and Scottish Literature Further information
Oct 27 2025 -

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Houri Berberian and Talinn Grigor

Join us for a hybrid seminar by Professors Houri Berberian and Talinn Grigor (University of California), entitled 'The Armenian Woman, Minoritarian Agency, and the Making of Iranian Modernity 1860-1979'.

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Further information