Upcoming events

19 results found
  1. English Research Seminar -- Dr Shawna McDermott

    English Research Seminar -- Dr Shawna McDermott

    Title to be announced

    School of English research seminar featuring Dr Shawna McDermott, Lecturer in American Literature

  2. 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...

  3. The Worth of Women at the Byre Theatre

    The Worth of Women at the Byre Theatre

    Pay what you can: £15, £12, £10

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

  4. Diasporic Creative Writing Workshop

    Diasporic Creative Writing Workshop

    Festival of Languages - Free

    Are you a diaspora writer or researcher? Curious on how to write about languages in a way that honours identity, culture, and heritage? Or simply enthusiastic...

  5. English Research Seminar -- Professor Elizabeth Archibald (University of Durham)

    English Research Seminar -- Professor Elizabeth Archibald (University of Durham)

    Bathing for Health and Pleasure in Medieval Literature and Society

    Professor Elizabeth Archibald (University of Durham) will be giving a research seminar on "Bathing for Health and Pleasure in Medieval Literature and...

  6. ¡Conócenos! Spanish Taster and Linguistic Fun Facts -- with Ana Barazal Barreira

    ¡Conócenos! Spanish Taster and Linguistic Fun Facts -- with Ana Barazal Barreira

    Festival of Languages - Free

    Learn some useful words and phrases from Spain and Latin American in an interactive and fun way. We will also learn some important cultural differences between...

  7. 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...

  8. Wardlaw Museum presents Aelita: Queen of Mars

    Wardlaw Museum presents Aelita: Queen of Mars

    Silent Film with live piano accompaniment by Matthew Shiel - £10/£14/£18, Students £6, U18 FREE

    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...

  9. Poetry 'Wiki Workshop' -- with Kirsty Ross and Pauline Souleau

    Poetry 'Wiki Workshop' -- with Kirsty Ross and Pauline Souleau

    Festival of Languages - Free

    Wikipedia is the world's largest encyclopaedia and is constantly being edited. This workshop will introduce you to the world of Wiki editing and...

  10. 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...

  11. 1974-2024: Annie Ernaux's Years -- A Global Perspective

    1974-2024: Annie Ernaux's Years -- A Global Perspective

    International conference on literature Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux

    This international conference on the works of literature Nobel laureate, Annie Ernaux, will unfold over three days and in three different locations: Thursday 3...

  12. Byre World 24/25: Writing for Ukrainian Children in Wartime

    Byre World 24/25: Writing for Ukrainian Children in Wartime

    Hosted by Dr Emily Finer, Senior Lecturer from the School of Modern Languages - FREE but please book

    Ukrainian writers, illustrators, and publishers have responded to the war waged by Russia by publishing an unprecedented number of children's books. In...

  13. Language of the Fantastical: Exploring the Mythic and Folkloric -- with Nina Globerson

    Language of the Fantastical: Exploring the Mythic and Folkloric -- with Nina Globerson

    Festival of Languages - Free

    Looking at various folkloric creatures from around the world, the Language of the Fantastical seeks to open our eyes to how the stories we tell ---...

  14. 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...

  15. Cantonese Taster and the Current State of Hong Kong-Style Cantonese -- with Andric Pun

    Cantonese Taster and the Current State of Hong Kong-Style Cantonese -- with Andric Pun

    Festival of Languages - Free

    The first half of the session will involve an engaging taster into the Cantonese language, where you will learn some basic and common phrases and words in...

  16. Linguistic Travels to Scottish, Ukrainian, and Spanish Landscapes Walkshop

    Linguistic Travels to Scottish, Ukrainian, and Spanish Landscapes Walkshop

    Festival of Languages - Free

    Join us at 2:30-4:30 pm on Friday 4 October at United Colleges-School V for an exciting workshop where we will look at how poetry is made of nature and...

  17. Resurrecting Lost Languages Through Poetry -- with Professor Peter Constantine

    Resurrecting Lost Languages Through Poetry -- with Professor Peter Constantine

    Festival of Languages - Free

    Over a quarter of the world's languages have less than a thousand speakers left and are now on the brink of extinction. More languages than are spoken...

  18. Multilingual Poetry Reading: From Ancient Greek to Old English to Modern Languages

    Multilingual Poetry Reading: From Ancient Greek to Old English to Modern Languages

    Festival of Languages - Free

    What did ancient poetry sound like? How did it differ from modern poetry? and how much do we really know about all this? The first half of this event, presented...

  19. The Poetry of Migration -- with Vahid Davar, Eleni Kefala, and Caroline Smith

    The Poetry of Migration -- with Vahid Davar, Eleni Kefala, and Caroline Smith

    Festival of Languages - Free

    Poetry reading by Vahid Davar Vahid Davar will read two ekphrastic poems inspired by Ramin and Rokni Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian's 'fluid...