What's on in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. Upcoming events Search Event date Date from Date to 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 17.15 - 18.30 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 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 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 Apr 01 2026 16.15 - 18.00 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 16.00 - 17.30 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 May 15 2026 16.00 - 17.30 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 28 2027 00.00 - 23.59 The 14th International Walter Scott Conference A three-day conference with talks, panels and a plenary session exploring the work of Scottish writer Walter Scott within the theme of 'Politics, Place and Print Culture'. Celtic and Scottish Studies English and Scottish Literature Further information 1 2 3 Previously... Browse our archive for a curated selection of past events This article was published on 2025-02-07
