Events

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

Upcoming events

Event date
Mar 24 2026 -

DELC Research Seminar Series: Andrew Orr

An in-person seminar by Dr Andrew Orr on the plight of Norway during WW2, drawing on his recent book 'The Flight of the Vikings: Daring Escapes in Small Boats from Nazi-Occupied Norway, 1940-45'.

European Languages and Cultures Scandinavian Studies Further information
Mar 24 2026 -

LLC Commons: Benoît Loiret, Patrick Errington, Elena Santi and Simina Pițur

Join us for another event in the new LLC Commons cross-discipline and cross-departmental events series with Benoît Loiret, Patrick Errington, Elena Santi and Simina Pițur giving presentations around the theme of 'Poetry, Transdisciplinarity and Practice'.

Research English and Scottish Literature European Languages and Cultures French and Francophone Studies Further information
Mar 25 2026 -

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Reem Kelani

Join us for a hybrid performative lecture by Reem Kelani (singer, composer, and musicologist) that aims to trace a spatio-temporal mapping of dispossession and migration through interactive call-and-response activities with the audience.

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies The Alwaleed Centre Further information
Mar 27 2026 -

Quinze ans après Fukushima : modèles éco-critiques et mémoire de la catastrophe

A one-day hybrid international colloquium featuring six talks, in a mixture of French and English, from a variety of experts to mark and examine the 15th anniversary of the Fukushima disaster.

Asian Studies European Languages and Cultures French and Francophone Studies Further information
Mar 27 2026 -

Edition Spring Lecture 2026: Emily Wingfield

An in-person lecture (and optional preceding workshop) by Professor Emily Wingfield (University of Birmingham) entitled 'Initial Steps Towards an Edition of the Poetry and Related Writings of Mary, Queen of Scots'. The lecture will be followed by a discussion chaired by Dr Kate Ash-Irisarri (Scottish & English Literature).

English and Scottish Literature Further information
Apr 01 2026 -

Asian Studies Seminar Series: Kristina Buhrman

An in-person seminar by Dr Kristina Buhrman (Binghamton University, SUNY), titled 'In and Out of Shadow: The History of Onmyod and the Creation of a Secular Religious Profession in Classical and Early Medieval Japan'.

Asian Studies Further information
Apr 22 2026 -

LLC Poetics Research Events: Hongxia Xu

An in-person seminar by Professor Hongxia Xu (Renmin University of China, Beijing), titled 'The Fabric of Leisure: Material Conditions and Poetic Expression in the Works of Dorothy Wordsworth and Gu Taiqing'.

English and Scottish Literature Further information
Apr 29 2026 -

LLC Commons: Hannah Mackenzie and Olivia Fischer

Join us for another event in the new LLC Commons cross-discipline and cross-departmental events series with Hannah Mackenzie (MScR in English Literature) and Olivia Fischer (PhD candidate in European Theatre) giving presentations around the theme of 'Trauma and Representation'.

Research English and Scottish Literature European Languages and Cultures Further information
May 15 2026 -

LLC Poetics Research Events: Timothy Heimlich

An in-person seminar by Professor Timothy Heimlich (Duke University), titled 'Gothic Poetics'.

English and Scottish Literature Further information
Jun 08 2026 -

English and Scottish Literature Research Events: A Symposium on the Strike Novel

An in-person symposium on the idea of 'the strike novel', featuring six speakers bringing their respective specialisms to the table.

English and Scottish Literature Further information

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