What's on in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. Upcoming events Search Event date Date from Date to Nov 21 2025 16.00 - 18.00 English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Maria Farland An in-person seminar by Professor Maria Farland (Fordham University), titled 'Sylvia Plath and the Mid Century Critique of Psychiatry'. English and Scottish Literature Further information Nov 21 2025 18.00 - 19.30 Canna Lecture Join The Gaelic Texts Society and Celtic and Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh for their annual Canna Lecture by Dr Martin Macgregor (University of Glasgow), entitled ‘“Ach thèid an crann a thoirt dhen fharadh”: Celebrating Thirty Years of Tuath is Tighearna (‘Tenants and Landlords’), 1995-2025’. Celtic and Scottish Studies Further information Nov 24 2025 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Denizcan Dede and Tahsin Yurttas Join us for a hybrid seminar by Denizcan Dede (PhD student in IMES) and Tahsin Yurttas (Visiting Scholar, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University) on their respective specialism. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Further information Nov 24 2025 18.00 - 21.00 Night of Intermediality and Creativity 2025 Our third annual showcase of projects by MSc and PhD Intermediality students, ranging from films, photos, and poetry to video art. Film and Intermediality Further information Nov 26 2025 15.00 - 16.00 Edinburgh Film Seminar: Johnny Walker An in-person seminar by Professor Johnny Walker (Northumbria University) on the history of the British horror film - from the closure of Hammer Films in 1979 through to the success of Metrodome Films in the 2000s. Film and Intermediality Further information Nov 26 2025 16.15 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Jane Qian Liu An in-person seminar by Professor Jane Qian Liu (University of Warwick), titled 'The Performative Potential of (Un)Translation: The Untranslated Words in the Short Stories of Yan Ge and Elaine Chiew'. Asian Studies Further information Dec 03 2025 17.15 - 18.30 Inaugural Lectures: Charlotte Bosseaux Join us for 'A Voice of their Own: Why Voice Matters in Translation (Studies)?', an Inaugural Lecture celebrating the appointment of Charlotte Bosseaux as Chair of Audiovisual Translation Studies. Translation Studies Further information Previously... Browse our archive for a curated selection of past events This article was published on 2025-02-07
