What's on in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. Upcoming events Search Event date Date from Date to Nov 03 2025 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Nacim Pak-Shiraz Join us for a hybrid seminar by Professor Nacim Pak-Shiraz (University of Edinburgh), entitled 'Staging Masculinity: Hegemony, and Patriarchy in 1990s Iranian Popular Cinema'. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Further information Nov 05 2025 16.15 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Florence Galmiche An in-person seminar by Professor Florence Galmiche (Université Paris Cité), titled 'Human and Animal Destinies Intertwined: Buddhist Rituals for Animal Rebirth in Contemporary South Korea'. Asian Studies Further information Nov 05 2025 17.15 - 18.30 Inaugural Lectures: Suzanne Trill Join us for 'Beyond “Shakespeare’s Sister”: Writing Women and Literary Culture, c. 1580–1700', an Inaugural Lecture celebrating the appointment of Suzanne Trill as Personal Chair of Seventeenth-Century Literature. English and Scottish Literature Further information Nov 06 2025 17.00 - 18.00 Edinburgh Film Seminar: Kim Knowles An in-person seminar by Dr Kim Knowles (Aberystwyth University) on how experimental cinema crosses over with issues of environmental destruction, climate change and posthumanism. Film and Intermediality Further information Nov 10 2025 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Mohd Radhi Ibrahim Join us for a hybrid seminar by Professor Mohd Radhi Ibrahim (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia), entitled 'The Integration of Knowledge: An Islamic Worldview'. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Further information Nov 12 2025 16.00 - 18.00 English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Shinjini Chattopadhyay An online seminar by Professor Shinjini Chattopadhyay (University of North California), titled 'Virginia Woolf's Blue Cosmopolitanism in The Voyage Out'. English and Scottish Literature Further information Nov 12 2025 17.00 - 19.00 La Sorcière de Londres - Nina Six An in-person presentation of the new graphic novel by comic book author and illustrator Nina Six, all about the work and life of English novelist Stella Benson. European Languages and Cultures French and Francophone Studies Further information Nov 12 2025 17.30 - 19.00 Guthrie Drama Seminar Series: Ellice Stevens and Billy Barrett An in-person talk by Ellice Stevens (actor and writer) and Billy Barrett (director and writer), discussing their award-winning theatre company Breach Theatre. The talk will be followed by a Q&A. English and Scottish Literature Further information Nov 12 2025 18.00 - 19.00 The Cunninghame Graham Lecture The Cunninghame Graham Lecture 2025 will be delivered by William Chislett (Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Elcano Royal Institute), exploring the journey of Spain’s transformation from dictatorship to democracy. This will be a hybrid event. European Languages and Cultures Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies Further information Nov 14 2025 16.00 - 18.00 English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Sourit Bhattacharya, Madeline Potter, and David Farrier An in-person book launch as part of the Research Events, featuring three English and Scottish Literature staff members from the School: Sourit Bhattacharya, Madeline Potter, and David Farrier. English and Scottish Literature Further information 1 2 Previously... Browse our archive for a curated selection of past events This article was published on 2025-02-07
