The Buchanan Building is based in the centre of St Andrews and is home to the Department of Modern Languages. The Buchanan Theatre is a modern lecture theatre that has the capacity for 367 people and includes disabled access and an induction loop. There are also a further 8 seminar rooms which have the capacity for 14 to 26 people each.
While the Buchanan Theatre includes disabled access, there is no lift in the building to the upper levels where the seminar rooms are located.
This multi-lingual workshop is open to all. It will consist of two parts: the first will involve an exploration of the work of Andrée Chedid, a writer and poet of Lebanese origin who wrote in French. The second part will focus on translations of Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh’s poems from Irish to French, Spanish, German and…
‘Poetry is here or there. Not everywhere. It depends on a sortie.’ – Philippe Beck, Opéradiques, Flammarion, 2014 In this masterclass we will address the relationship between poetry and the other arts. The following questions will be discussed: – How does poetry approach the plurality of other arts? – Through which formal explorations can poetry…
‘L’incontro: An Archive of Italian life in Scotland’ is a curated collection of photographs and images offering a glimpse into the rich and diverse narratives of Italians in Scotland over the past century. In collaboration with Prof. Derek Duncan of the University of St Andrews, Jackie Sangster from Historic Environment Scotland and student interns of…
Decolonize Narrative: Words and Images to Break Stereotypes. This multimedia journalism lab will immerse participants in the dynamic intersection of words and visuals, utilizing practical examples and stories collected in the field – Iraq, Syria, Kosovo, Lebanon, Tunisia, Italy – by Sara Manisera and Arianna Pagani. Dive into the realm of global phenomena, including migration,…
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 diaspora. As a result of dwindling freedoms in the former British colony, this tendency can only intensify. Our panel discussion will focus on the evolution and future of…
The University of St Andrews and Trinity College of the University of Divinity (Australia) are pleased to host a workshop symposium exploring interdisciplinary approaches to religious enmity: ancient and modern. The project is seeking 300-word abstract submissions for to this open call for papers that approach the problem of religious enmity from either socio-scientific or…
Our next interdisciplinary reading group will focus on translation and activism. We welcome participation from staff, postgraduate students, and Honours undergraduate students interested in these topics from any disciplinary background. We will be reading the introduction to Maria Tymoczko’s influential edited volume ‘Translation, Resistance, Activism’ (2010) entitled ‘Translation, Resistance, Activism: An Overview’ (pages 1 to…
Organised as part of the Cultural Identity and Memory Studies Institute’s Brown Bag sessions, the talk will explore Gabor Zsigmond Papp’s The Life of an Agent (2004), a compilation of state security training films from Hungary’s (socialist) Kadar era (1956-1988). This documentary film is produced through materials aimed at cultivating surveillance culture, secreted following the…
All members of the St Andrews community, staff, students, alumni and local residents, are invited to attend the University of St Andrews’ Annual Public Meeting. This event is an integral component of the University’s commitment to social responsibility as outlined in the University Strategy 2018 to 2023, and is designed to enable our key stakeholders,…
Students and staff are welcome to attend a ceremony to install Dr Leyla Hussein as Rector in the Buchanan Lecture Theatre. Leyla, a psychotherapist, campaigner and global leader on gender rights, was appointed Rector in November 2020 for an initial three-year term. The Rector, who is elected by the student body, presides at meetings of the…