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  1. Everything is political, decolonisation is an ongoing process

    Everything is political, decolonisation is an ongoing process

    Leena Nammari

    It is the colonisers themselves and their people that need re-educating and have to start rethinking their own prejudices and assumed knowledge. The indigenous...

  2. inter/pose

    inter/pose

    An exhibition of art and literature

    inter/pose is a multimedia exhibition from the 10th to 23rd of June that focuses on work produced by artists who lost their lives to AIDS, who have friends,...

  3. The Future of German Screen Studies Conference

    The Future of German Screen Studies Conference

    The conference will delve into the future prospects of German Screen Studies amidst ongoing technological evolution, heightened cultural and political discord,...

  4. L'Incontro: An Archive of Italian Life in Scotland

    L'Incontro: An Archive of Italian Life in Scotland

    Exhibition of Archival Photography

    'L'incontro: An Archive of Italian life in Scotland' is a curated collection of photographs and images offering a glimpse into the rich and...

  5. A Hymn to the Banished: Annalee Davis in conversation

    A Hymn to the Banished: Annalee Davis in conversation

    With Dr Jillian Sutherland and Dr Ariadne Collins

    Join the School of History in person or online for this in conversation event with the artist Annalee Davis, Lecturer in Museum and Heritage Studies Dr Jillian...

  6. St Andrews and Empire: object handling session with the St Andrews Preservation Trust

    St Andrews and Empire: object handling session with the St Andrews Preservation Trust

    In 2023, the St Andrews Preservation Trust organised the exhibition St Andrews and Empire at its Museum, which resulted from research, begun in 2021 with...

  7. Byre World 24/25: The Holobiont Herbarium

    Byre World 24/25: The Holobiont Herbarium

    Hosted by Dr Damiano Benvegnu, from the School of Modern Languages - FREE but please book

    Herbaria are collections of preserved biological specimens documenting the plants, algae, and fungi of the world. Even though their scientific role has declined...

  8. Collaborative Hub for Cultural Heritage --- Spring Dialogues

    Collaborative Hub for Cultural Heritage --- Spring Dialogues

    Dialogue II: 31 May

    The Collaborative Hub for Cultural Heritage [CH2] warmly invites you to four open dialogues between the University of St Andrews and the Università degli studi...

  9. Collaborative Hub for Cultural Heritage --- Spring Dialogues

    Collaborative Hub for Cultural Heritage --- Spring Dialogues

    Dialogue III: 7 June

    The Collaborative Hub for Cultural Heritage [CH2] warmly invites you to four open dialogues between the University of St Andrews and the Università degli studi...

  10. Disability in Higher Education
    Cancelled

    Disability in Higher Education

    A Roundtable Event hosted by the Department of Social Anthropology

    Please join us for a roundtable event to discuss Disability in Higher Education

  11. Painting in Steam -- new start time of 2pm

    Painting in Steam -- new start time of 2pm

    Climate, Combustion, and Pollution in British Art

    Join the School of Art History and Dr Stephanie O'Rourke for 'Painting in Steam: Climate, Combustion, and Pollution in British Art'. Reception...

  12. Byre World 24/25: The Seven Sages of Scotland

    Byre World 24/25: The Seven Sages of Scotland

    Hosted by Dr Jane Bonsall, from the School of Modern Languages

    What might we learn from medieval narratives about violence, gender, and truth-telling? This adaptation of the 15th-century Older Scots story collection The...

  13. English Research Seminar -- Tita Chico

    English Research Seminar -- Tita Chico

    English Research Seminar.

  14. Acting on Climate Change

    Acting on Climate Change

    Policy, Rights and Net Zero

    Balancing rising energy demands with the need to curb and adapt to anthropogenic climate change in a just and equitable way is at the heart of an existential...

  15. Keynote: Hilda Flavia Nakabuye, Founder of Fridays for Future (FFF) Uganda

    Keynote: Hilda Flavia Nakabuye, Founder of Fridays for Future (FFF) Uganda

    Transnational Island Museologies, 5-7 June 2024, International Museums Conference

    Hilda Flavia Nakabuye is a Ugandan climate and environmental rights activist. Fridays for Future Uganda is the largest youth movement in East Africa. Hilda is...

  16. Women's History of Colonial Spaces in India

    Women's History of Colonial Spaces in India

    School of English and School of Art History Joint Research Seminar

    Join the School of English and the School of Art History for a joint Research Seminar on Women's History of Colonial Spaces in India with Dr Yashaswinini...

  17. Keynote: Prof. Conal McCarthy, Professor of Museum and Heritage Studies

    Keynote: Prof. Conal McCarthy, Professor of Museum and Heritage Studies

    Transnational Island Museologies, 5-7 June 2024, International Museums Conference

    Prof. Conal McCarthy is an interdisciplinary humanities scholar who explores the intersection of history, theory and practice in public culture. His...

  18. Byre World 24/25: Meet the Artist: Uncovering 'Palimpself'

    Byre World 24/25: Meet the Artist: Uncovering 'Palimpself'

    Hosted by Dr Elise Hugueny-Leger, from the School of Modern Languages - FREE but please book

    What can an encounter between a writer, two researchers and a visual artist lead to? In this conversation with Drs Elise Hugueny-Léger (University of St...

  19. English Research Seminar --- Chris Townsend

    English Research Seminar --- Chris Townsend

    English Research Seminar

  20. Saints Talk: Dr Leshu Torchin

    Saints Talk: Dr Leshu Torchin

    Documentary Film (and other Media) in a Post-Truth World

    Development is delighted to invite you to the next instalment in our Saints Talk series from Dr Leshu Torchin, 'Documentary Film (and other Media) in a...

  21. John Pineda workshop

    John Pineda workshop

    Writing and Publishing Across Genres

    For School of English undergraduates only. In this workshop, novelist and poet Jon Pineda will discuss approaches to publishing across different genres of...

  22. A Changing Climate Changing Lives: Poetry Writing Competition

    A Changing Climate Changing Lives: Poetry Writing Competition

    This reading, hosted by the School of English and Centre for Energy Ethics, will showcase the creative writing submissions from selected undergraduate students...

  23. English Research Seminar -- Dr Caroline Edwards

    English Research Seminar -- Dr Caroline Edwards

    English Research Seminar

  24. A Queer Bestiary

    A Queer Bestiary

    Non/Humans in Contemporary US Literature

    This talk outlines Dr Lloyd's forthcoming book, A Queer Bestiary: Non/Humans in Contemporary US Literature. Taking the Medieval bestiary as its starting...

  25. Teach-in: Gaza and justice

    Teach-in: Gaza and justice

    As we pass 100 days of Israel's military campaign in Gaza with a spread of conflict in the region, this Teach-In provides a forum for discussing questions...

  26. Byre World 24/25: Publishing from and for Morocco: A Conversation

    Byre World 24/25: Publishing from and for Morocco: A Conversation

    Hosted by Clara Defachel in conversation with Hicham Houdaifa and Kanza Sefrioui

    This talk will discuss the challenges faced by authors, translators and publishers in Morocco to publish their texts locally, in a literary market that is...

  27. School of English Book Fayre (SSCC)

    School of English Book Fayre (SSCC)

    Used Book Fayre next Wednesday 8 May, 2024 11am to 1pm in the Garden Seminar Room

    The School President and Staff-Student Consultative Committee are running a used Book Fayre next Wednesday 8 May from 11am- 1pm in the Garden Seminar Room (and...

  28. Cultural Memory, Identity and Images

    Cultural Memory, Identity and Images

    CIMS PG Symposium

    Update Friday 10 May: We regret to inform you that the Keynote lecture has unfortunately been cancelled.The rest of the symposium will run as scheduled. We...

  29. English Research Seminar -- Dr Natalya Din-Kariuki

    English Research Seminar -- Dr Natalya Din-Kariuki

    English Research Seminar

  30. CAConrad Poetry Event with Dr Rosa Campbell

    CAConrad Poetry Event with Dr Rosa Campbell

    Listen to the Golden Bommerang Return

    Join us in School 6 for a unique poetry event with award-winning, Columbia University poet CAConrad! University of St Andrews School of English fellow Rosa...

  31. Inaugural Lecture by Professor Laura Moretti

    Inaugural Lecture by Professor Laura Moretti

    Gazing from the Gallery: The Betende Knabe and the Politics of Display

    This lecture addresses the display history of the Betende Knabe (Praying Boy), a Greek bronze statue currently housed in the Altes Museum in Berlin, exploring...

  32. Institute of Intellectual History --- Tom Pye (UCL)

    Institute of Intellectual History --- Tom Pye (UCL)

    The tailzie and the politics of the feudal law in eighteenth-century Britain

    All welcome

  33. Film screening: Tea & Sympathy (1956)

    Film screening: Tea & Sympathy (1956)

    A screening of Tea & Sympathy (1956) to accompany the talk by Professor Richard Dyer and book launch of The Richard Dyer Reader on 15th November, 4pm-6pm in...

  34. Transition and the Historiographical Vagaries of Silent American Cinema

    Transition and the Historiographical Vagaries of Silent American Cinema

    Film Studies Speaker Series: Prof Charlie Keil

    When first introduced as a concept specific to early cinema in an essay for Cinema Journal in 1991, the notion of "transition" came firmly attached...

  35. Energy Cafe: Imagery and community agency in energy futures

    Energy Cafe: Imagery and community agency in energy futures

    Hosted by Gair Dunlop. Whether it's enormous offshore wind developments or the slow drawdown of nuclear facilities, community agency in relation to...

  36. Book Launch for Dr Aimée Joyce

    Book Launch for Dr Aimée Joyce

    "Spectral Borders: History, Neighborliness and Discord on the Polish-Belarusian Frontier"

    The Centre for Global Postsocialisms, Southeastern, Central and East European Studies, and the Department of Social Anthropology invite you to celebrate the...

  37. Ukraine: Energy in the Spotlight Revisited -- The Energy of Water

    Ukraine: Energy in the Spotlight Revisited -- The Energy of Water

    Join the Centre for Energy Ethics for the next seminar of Ukraine: Energy in the Spotlight Revisited. This session will be dedicated to the story of the...

  38. Inaugural Peter Gow Memorial Lecture (Hybrid)

    Inaugural Peter Gow Memorial Lecture (Hybrid)

    Prof Aparecida Vilaça --

    A lecture celebrating the intellectual legacy of Amazonianist anthropologist Peter Gow. Delivered by Prof Aparecida Vilaça (Museu Nacional, Universidade...

  39. Ukraine: Energy in the Spotlight -- Electric Networks

    Ukraine: Energy in the Spotlight -- Electric Networks

    Electricity, like air, is something we notice when it disappears. In 2022 Ukrainians faced an acute energy deficiency, in everyday life, at work, and public...

  40. Ukraine Energy in the Spotlight Revisited: Nuclear Worlds

    Ukraine Energy in the Spotlight Revisited: Nuclear Worlds

    Join us online or in-person on October, 26, 5 pm (UK time) for an exciting discussion on the latest updates on Ukrainian nuclear energy. We will focus on the...

  41. Sands 24: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

    Sands 24: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

    Anna Hints' atmospheric, almost mystical, feature-length documentary debut invites us to become part of a supportive, witty, sweaty female collective who...

  42. Byre World 24/25: Poetry from the Mine (and elsewhere)

    Byre World 24/25: Poetry from the Mine (and elsewhere)

    Hosted by Dr Gavin Bowd, from the School of Modern Languages - FREE but please book

    To mark the beginning of the Festival of Languages and the fortieth anniversary of the 1984-1985 miners' strike, Gavin Bowd and acclaimed poet Paul...

  43. Rethinking Victorian Mediascapes
    Limited access

    Rethinking Victorian Mediascapes

    School of Art History Workshop

    Presenters at this Art History workshop will be: 9.15am to 9.55am -- Stephanie O'Rourke, John Martin and the Art of Infrastructure, School of Art...

  44. Byre World: Kaili Blues

    Byre World: Kaili Blues

    Join Dr Keru Cai for a screening of the 2015 film Kaili Blues, which brought international acclaim to the young Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan. Hailing from the...

  45. Poetry in translation: On Yellow Evenings

    Poetry in translation: On Yellow Evenings

    Byre World event: free but please book

    Jordi Larios, a Catalan poet, translator and Professor of Spanish at St Andrews, will be in conversation about the making of On Yellow Evenings, his latest book...

  46. Energy Cafe: Shores of Change

    Energy Cafe: Shores of Change

    The global energy transition and the future of African coastal states

    The urgency to address the impacts of climate change has reached a critical point. Although the global community acknowledges the imperative for a united...

  47. Book Launch -- Author Meets Critique

    Book Launch -- Author Meets Critique

    'Engineering Reality' with Cornelia Helmcke

    During this book launch event, author Cornelia Helmcke will meet critics Bibiana Duarte-Abadía (Wageningen University) and Christopher Schulz (University of St...

  48. KlangHaus in the School of English

    KlangHaus in the School of English

    Dr Sam Haddow, Lecturer in Modern & Contemporary Drama, in the School of English is hosting a free performance event and Q&A with the pioneering...

  49. Sketching Stories of Climate Anxiety

    Sketching Stories of Climate Anxiety

    As part of the Fife Climate Festival, this family-friendly (age 12+) workshop will explore climate justice and climate anxiety through different examples of...

  50. Byre World: When there's love inside

    Byre World: When there's love inside

    Join Senior Lecturer of the School of Modern Languages, Orhan Elmaz on Valentine's Day for a literary conversation about everything the heart may (or may...