Work-in-Progress Seminar Series

A free series of events presented by postgraduate students across the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures.

About the seminar series

The interdisciplinary Work-in-Progress seminars bring together staff, students, and the wider community to discuss and engage with research produced by postgraduate students throughout the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC).

Organised by PhD students within LLC, these thriving knowledge exchange events aim to create a relaxed and welcoming environment to develop ideas and collaborations across the University.

How to attend

Events are free to attend and open to all. No registration is needed, feel free just to come along.

An in-person seminar from PhD candidates in English Literature, Yu-Hung Tien and Laura Brook, and graduand Dr Thom Pritchard, on their current varied research projects.

An in-person seminar from PhD candidates in English Literature, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies and Film Studies on their current varied research projects.

An in-person screening of Fuori Programma, a film by Irene Ros (PhD candidate in Italian Studies) as part of her research on the memories of Italian women who lived through the 1970s in Italy.

An in-person seminar from PhD candidates in Scandinavian Studies, French and Francophone Studies/Comparative Literature, and one visiting researcher on their current varied research projects.

An in-person seminar from PhD candidates in Asian Studies, English Literature and Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies on their current varied research projects.

Are you interested in studying with us?

The School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) offers both focused and interdisciplinary programmes in one of the widest range of languages of any UK university, and in the oldest department of English Literature in the UK. We are also a leading centre for the study of film, including exhibition and curation, and for intermediality, comparative literature, playwriting, and translation.

Postgraduate-level study at LLC is an opportunity to expand upon your interests in a community that values research and seeks to make a positive contribution to learning in the arts and humanities.