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  1. Yiddish Cinema: The Drama of Troubled Communication

    Yiddish Cinema: The Drama of Troubled Communication

    A conversation with Jonah Corne and Monika Vrečar

    The turbulent Yiddish world of the first half of the twentieth century produced great works not only of literature, theatre, and music, but of cinema. In their...

  2. Cultural memory, identity and images

    Cultural memory, identity and images

    CIMS PG Symposium

    Prepare to immerse yourself in a captivating exploration of 'cultural identity, memory and images' at this interdisciplinary postgraduate symposium...

  3. Digital Geographies and the City: Methodologies of Hope

    Digital Geographies and the City: Methodologies of Hope

    Public Lecture by Professor Sarah Elwood, 23/24 Senior Global Fellow

    About In many places, digitally-mediated urbanism is ubiquitous, violent and unequal, as techno capitalist development processes and the platformization of...

  4. Supply chain cinema: producing global film workers

    Supply chain cinema: producing global film workers

    Film Studies Speaker Series: Dr Kay Dickinson

    Dr Kay Dickinson will introduce her upcoming book Supply chain cinema: producing global film workers (BFI, 2024). Why are big budget films typically made across...

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. St Leonard's Lecture Series

    St Leonard's Lecture Series

    Following the success so far of the St Leonard's Lecture Series 2023-2024, St Leonard's College and the Graduate School for Interdisciplinary...

  10. An evening with Austrian author Eva Reisinger

    An evening with Austrian author Eva Reisinger

    Eva Reisinger will read from her books "Was geht Österreich" and "Männer töten", for which she was nominated for the Austrian Debut...

  11. Dragon and Lion Dance 舞龍舞獅
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    Dragon and Lion Dance 舞龍舞獅

    A performance of lion and dragon dancers to usher in the lunar New Year

    Edinburgh's Yee's Hung Ga Kung Fu Academy will perform lion and dragon dances in St Mary's Quad to celebrate the beginning of the Lunar New...

  12. Reading and Writing Hong Kong in Scotland: Poetry Reading

    Reading and Writing Hong Kong in Scotland: Poetry Reading

    Poets from Scotland and England who identify with the Hong Kong Chinese British diaspora read their poems. The poets Tim Tim Cheng, Anna Cheung, Sean Wai Keung,...

  13. Environmental Change Research Group Seminar --- Shonil Bhagwat (The Open University)

    Environmental Change Research Group Seminar --- Shonil Bhagwat (The Open University)

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  14. Smog (1962): the critical geographies of Italian migration

    Smog (1962): the critical geographies of Italian migration

    Film Studies Speaker Series: Dr Shelleen Greene

    In 1962, Smog, an Italian-American co-production directed by Franco Rossi, debuted at the Venice Film Festival. The film was the opening screening of the 23rd...

  15. A job guarantee for Scotland?
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    A job guarantee for Scotland?

    With the rise of AI and casualised work, and the drive to transition away from polluting industries, the ability people have to keep themselves employed has...

  16. Saints Talk: Professor Julia Prest

    Saints Talk: Professor Julia Prest

    Colonial-Era Caribbean Theatre - Then and Now

    Development are delighted to invite you to the next instalment in our Saints Talk series from Professor Julia Prest, 'Colonial-Era Caribbean Theatre...

  17. Energy Cafe: Radical action from above

    Energy Cafe: Radical action from above

    The World Commission on Dams and the making of global guidelines for the planning and construction of large dams

    Hosted by Christopher Schulz Large dams are back on the global development agenda. Researchers have counted thousands of dam projects that are currently planned...

  18. Energised Ukraine: Art in Precarious Times

    Energised Ukraine: Art in Precarious Times

    Byre World event: free but please book

    What is energy? Is it something that we remember only at moments when we think it might disappear completely? During this talk, hosted by Viktoriia Grivina,...

  19. Public Conversation on the Black Archive in Italian Studies

    Public Conversation on the Black Archive in Italian Studies

    Join the Department of Italian for a public conversation with Professor Shelleen Greene, associate professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the UCLA School of...

  20. Duties of care: health, disability, and access in the screen industries

    Duties of care: health, disability, and access in the screen industries

    Film Studies Speaker Series: Dr Leshu Torchin

    This presentation maps out a research project in the making that investigates disability inclusion schemes within the UK screen industries, and specifically the...

  21. Environmental Change Research Group Seminar --- Caroline Clason (University of Durham)

    Environmental Change Research Group Seminar --- Caroline Clason (University of Durham)

    Assessing and communicating glacier-fed water security in mountain regions

    Assessing and communicating glacier-fed water security in mountain regions

  22. Read my mind: facial recognition technologies and contemporary Chinese art

    Read my mind: facial recognition technologies and contemporary Chinese art

    Margaret Hillebrand, Professor of Modern Chinese Literature and Culture at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Wadham College, will lecture on her current...

  23. Dragon and Lion Dance 舞龍舞獅

    Dragon and Lion Dance 舞龍舞獅

    A performance of lion and dragon dancers to usher in the lunar New Year

    Edinburgh's Yee's Hung Ga Kung Fu Academy will perform lion and dragon dances in St Salvator's Quad to celebrate the beginning of the Lunar...

  24. Environmental Change Research Group Seminar -- Shona Jenkins (University of Edinburgh)

    Environmental Change Research Group Seminar -- Shona Jenkins (University of Edinburgh)

    The human influence in the Central Congo Basin peatlands

    The human influence in the Central Congo Basin peatlands

  25. 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...

  26. 'The Drum': film screening plus panel discussion

    'The Drum': film screening plus panel discussion

    On 5 March, Dundee Contemporary Arts will be screening the 1938 film 'The Drum' from a rare vintage 16mm print, as part of the events programme for...

  27. Reading and Writing Hong Kong in Scotland: The New Diaspora

    Reading and Writing Hong Kong in Scotland: The New Diaspora

    Over the past ten years a growing number of writers and artists from Hong Kong have established themselves in Scotland and elsewhere in the global Hong Kong...

  28. 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...

  29. Light from the East: Middle Eastern Art (Dr Fabio Caiani)

    Light from the East: Middle Eastern Art (Dr Fabio Caiani)

    Free, but please book your tickets on the Byre Theatre website

    This event is a multi-media celebration of Middle Eastern art in honour of Catherine Cobham (former Head of the Arabic and Persian Department). Renowned Syrian...

  30. The Grapes of Desire: Fascist Agricultural Projects in Libya

    The Grapes of Desire: Fascist Agricultural Projects in Libya

    CIMS Seminar in the Environmental Humanities by Professor Michele Monserrati (Smith College)

    The Cultural Identity and Memory Studies Insititute (CIMS) invites everyone to join this seminar by Professor Michele Monserrati (Smith College) on 'The...

  31. 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...

  32. 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...

  33. Environmental Change Research Group Seminar -- Tessa van der Voort (Nutrient Management Institute)

    Environmental Change Research Group Seminar -- Tessa van der Voort (Nutrient Management Institute)

    Soil to Sediment: carbon dynamics from a multidisciplinary viewpoint

    Soil to Sediment: carbon dynamics from a multidisciplinary viewpoint

  34. Environmental Change Research Group Seminar --- Ruth Bowyer (KCL and The Alan Turing Institute)

    Environmental Change Research Group Seminar --- Ruth Bowyer (KCL and The Alan Turing Institute)

    Ageing resilience in a changing environment

    Ageing resilience in a changing environment

  35. CIMS PG Training Session in the Environmental Humanities

    CIMS PG Training Session in the Environmental Humanities

    Professor Michele Monserrati (Smith College)

    All postgraduate research and postgraduate taught students are invited to attend the CIMS PG Training Session in Environmental Humanities with Professor Michele...

  36. 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...

  37. Hands off: LGBTQ+ Cultural Heritage and Ethical Stewardship -- Day One

    Hands off: LGBTQ+ Cultural Heritage and Ethical Stewardship -- Day One

    Ajamu X and Matthew Arthur Williams in conversation

    Who should be responsible for safeguarding queer and trans collections for posterity, and how should this be done? 'Hands off' is a two-day...

  38. Workshop -- Decolonize Narrative: Words and Images to Break Stereotypes

    Workshop -- Decolonize Narrative: Words and Images to Break Stereotypes

    a multimedia workshop for students by Sara Manisera and Arianna Pagani

    Decolonize Narrative: Words and Images to Break Stereotypes. This multimedia journalism lab will immerse participants in the dynamic intersection of words and...

  39. Menstruation Matters: Fighting Stigma in Scotland Today (Bettina Bildhauer)

    Menstruation Matters: Fighting Stigma in Scotland Today (Bettina Bildhauer)

    Free, but please book your tickets on the Byre Theatre website

    At least half of the world's population experience menstruation and the menopause at some stage in their lives, and yet we hardly ever speak about it....

  40. Hands off: LGBTQ+ Cultural Heritage and Ethical Stewardship -- Day Two

    Hands off: LGBTQ+ Cultural Heritage and Ethical Stewardship -- Day Two

    Who should be responsible for safeguarding queer and trans collections for posterity, and how should this be done? 'Hands off' is a two-day...

  41. CIMS -- Metamodern Memory: On Blade Runner, Then and Now

    CIMS -- Metamodern Memory: On Blade Runner, Then and Now

    The Cultural Identity and Memory Studies Institute (CIMS) invites you to the talk 'Metamodern Memory: On Blade Runner, Then and Now' by Global...

  42. Colonial Cinema in the Open Air: Dr Nadine Chan

    Colonial Cinema in the Open Air: Dr Nadine Chan

    Film Studies Speaker Series

    Dr Nadine Chan (University of Toronto) will present her research in a talk entitled: 'Colonial Cinema in the Open Air: Ambient Governmentality and...

  43. Prosthetic Performances: Technologies of the Black Mutative Body

    Prosthetic Performances: Technologies of the Black Mutative Body

    CIMS seminar with Global Fellow Professor Shelleen Greene (UCLA)

    The Cultural Identity and Memory Institute (CIMS) welcomes everyone to join the research seminar by Global Fellow Professor Shelleen Greene (UCLA) on...

  44. Ecuadorian cinema for the 21st century: Dr Fernanda Miño

    Ecuadorian cinema for the 21st century: Dr Fernanda Miño

    Book launch and screening of Ratas, Ratones, Rateros (Sebastian Cordero, 1999)

    Associate Lecturer in Film Studies, Dr Fernanda Miño, will be introducing her upcoming book Ecuadorian Cinema for the 21st Century. The first major English...

  45. Medium Format: Soil Photography, Ecological Mosaics, Dispossession

    Medium Format: Soil Photography, Ecological Mosaics, Dispossession

    Dr William Schaefer - Associate Professor in Chinese Studies and Visual Culture, Durham University.

    Wang Youshen's installation Mei pingmi (Per square meter) (2014) reconfigures urban ecosystems: Wang juxtaposes fragments of drywall from his repeatedly...

  46. Screening Politics---Film Festivals, Archives and Cinematic Exhibition in the Cold War

    Screening Politics---Film Festivals, Archives and Cinematic Exhibition in the Cold War

    Workshop organised by the German Screen Studies Network (GSSN)

    This GSSN workshop focuses on the "politics" of film exhibition in the Cold War, i.e., the influence of institutional actors from politics, culture...

  47. Lightning talks: Global, Spatial and Transnational History at St Andrews
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    Lightning talks: Global, Spatial and Transnational History at St Andrews

    This fun and fast-paced event will profile some of the current research in global, spatial and transnational history taking place across St Andrews. Speakers,...

  48. Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts film screening and panel -- Candlemas 2024, week 9

    Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts film screening and panel -- Candlemas 2024, week 9

    Film screening of Carl Theodor Dryer's 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and panel discussion (ITIA)

    The Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts (ITIA) extends a warm invitation to a special screening of Carl Theodor Dryer's 'The Passion...

  49. Screening Politics: Film Festivals, Archives and Cinematic Exhibition in the Cold War

    Screening Politics: Film Festivals, Archives and Cinematic Exhibition in the Cold War

    This workshop focuses on the "politics" of film exhibition in the Cold War, i.e., the influence of institutional actors from politics, culture and...

  50. Visual AIDS Day With(out) Art Film Screening: Everyone I Know Is Sick

    Visual AIDS Day With(out) Art Film Screening: Everyone I Know Is Sick

    Film screening and panel discussion presenting newly commissioned videos that generate connections between HIV and other forms of illness and disability.

    St Andrews Centre for Contemporary Art and the Centre for Screen Cultures is proud to partner with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2023 by presenting Everyone...