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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 also of cinema. In...

  2. 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...

  3. John Minford on Translating Hong Kong and Chinese Literature

    John Minford on Translating Hong Kong and Chinese Literature

    A two-part event - Pt 1 (The Hong Kong Poet P.K.Leung 也斯), Pt 2 (Translating China: From the I Ching 易經 to Louis Cha 金庸)

    John Minford, Emeritus Professor of Chinese at ANU, has been described as "the greatest living translator of Chinese literature into English". In...

  4. Silent Film Comedy + Live Music: Ernst Lubitsch's Kohlhiesel's Daughters (1920)

    Silent Film Comedy + Live Music: Ernst Lubitsch's Kohlhiesel's Daughters (1920)

    The UK premiere of a recent restoration of a classic German silent comedy , featuring live musical accompaniment by Jonathan Pinto.

    A silent comedy masterwork by the famed director Ernst Lubitsch, Kohlhiesel's Daughters offers an alpine, German take on Shakespeare's Taming of the...

  5. 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,...

  6. Byre World 2024-2025: The Seven Sages of Scotland

    Byre World 2024-2025: The Seven Sages of Scotland

    Hosted by Dr Jane Bonsall, 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...

  7. Wardlaw Museum presents Aelita: Queen of Mars

    Wardlaw Museum presents Aelita: Queen of Mars

    Silent Film with live piano accompaniment by Matthew Shiel

    Step back in time to the dawn of science fiction cinema with Aelita: Queen of Mars, the 1924 Soviet silent film directed by Yakov Protazanov. Join us for an...

  8. Conference: 'New Perspectives on Moderata Fonte'

    Conference: 'New Perspectives on Moderata Fonte'

    Day one: Monday 23 September 2024 1.40 to 2pm: Welcome and opening remarks 2pm to 3.30pm: Panel 1. Moderata Fonte: Gender and Genres 3.30pm to 3.45pm: Break...

  9. The Worth of Women at the Byre Theatre

    The Worth of Women at the Byre Theatre

    Kairos Italy Theater (KIT), New York's distinguished Italian Theatre Company, brings The Worth of Women to St Andrews. This is a wonderfully theatrical...

  10. Poetry Reading by Philippe Beck

    Poetry Reading by Philippe Beck

    Philippe Beck will read a selection of poems (French with English translations), including some from his latest collection, Ryrkaïpii (Flammarion, 2023)....