What's on in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. Upcoming events Search Event date Date from Date to Feb 16 2026 00.00 - 23.59 Remembered: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Exhibition and Opening Event An exhibition to commemorate the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which will be opened on 16 February with a talk from Dr Helen Parker (Asian Studies) and an origami paper cranes workshop. Asian Studies Further information Feb 28 2026 00.00 - 23.59 Euskal dantzak – Basque dance course 2026 Join us for a four-class course on traditional Basque dance, taught by two instructors from the Basque country and covering several of the most important folk dances. European Languages and Cultures Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies Further information Mar 18 2026 16.10 - 18.00 Translation Studies Research Seminar Series: Umesh Kumar An in-person seminar by Dr Umesh Kumar (Banaras Hindu University) on the impacts that strikes and factory closures had on language and translation in the lives of textile mill workers in 1980s Mumbai. Translation Studies Further information Mar 18 2026 16.15 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Pamela Hunt An in-person seminar by Dr Pamela Hunt (University of St Andrews), titled 'Travel Writing and Travel Reading in Contemporary China'. Asian Studies Further information Mar 18 2026 16.30 - 17.30 Catalan Classics of Political Thinking A conversation about Jaume Vicens Vives’ book 'We, the Catalans' between Paul Freedman (Yale University), Josep M. Muñoz (editor and historian), and Elisenda Casañas Adam (University of Edinburgh). European Languages and Cultures Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies Further information Mar 19 2026 16.00 - 18.00 LLC Commons: Kaitlin Vida, Ines Aščerić-Todd and Tasneem Yousef Join us for another event in the new LLC Commons cross-discipline and cross-departmental events series with Kaitlin Vida (MSc student, English Literature), Ines Aščerić-Todd (Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies) and Tasneem Yousef (PhD candidate in IMES) giving presentations around the theme of 'Borders, Discourse and Orientalism'. Research English and Scottish Literature Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Further information Mar 20 2026 12.00 - 13.00 DELC Research Seminar Series: Conor Brennan An in-person seminar by Dr Conor Brennan (University of Galway) on the ways in which Franz Kafka can be viewed through an ecocritical lens, focusing on his vegetarianism and unfinished story 'Der Bau/The Burrow'. European Languages and Cultures German Further information Mar 20 2026 17.00 - 18.30 The Susan Manning Memorial Lecture Join us in person for the Susan Manning Memorial Lecture 2026 by Professor Cedric Tolliver (University of Oklahoma), followed by a Q&A and reception. English and Scottish Literature Further information Mar 23 2026 16.30 - 18.00 Literature, Language, and the Decline of Education An in-person conversation with Catalan writer, essayist, and teacher, Damià Bardera, followed by selected readings from his work. European Languages and Cultures Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies Further information Mar 23 2026 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Rik Janssen and Reem Al-Sada Join us for a hybrid seminar by Rik Janssen and Reem Al-Sada, two IMES PhD candidates, who will respectively give presentations on foreign observations of Ottoman archery, and the proliferation of religious theological ideas across the Arabian Peninsula and Indian Ocean world. Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Further information 1 2 3 Previously... Browse our archive for a curated selection of past events This article was published on 2025-02-07
