by jobradley | Aug 14, 2019 | Conference, Events, Translingual Minorities
IMLR, 30-31 May 2019 This two-day conference convened a number of scholars specialising in the fields of translingualism and contemporary women’s writing in a series of panel presentations that spanned nations, languages and disciplines. The conference was...
by jobradley | Jul 1, 2019 | Conference, Events
Frauke Matthes reports on the ‘Politics of Contemporary German Culture’ conference, held at the University of St Andrews on 26-27 April 2019. The conference was organised by Dr Dora Osborne (St Andrews), Dr Frauke Matthes (Edinburgh), and Dr...
by jobradley | Jun 21, 2019 | Conference, Events, Translingual Minorities
On 30 May, Margaret May enjoyed a rewarding encounter at the Institute of Modern Languages Research between the Ukrainian-born author Katja Petrowskaja, and Shelley Frisch, her New York-based translator into English. She reflects on the experience of being part of an...
by jmillington | Sep 18, 2018 | Conference, Events, News, Translingual Music
The full programme is now available! Morning: from 10:00am – Composers in interview: Dr Paul Archbold presents excerpts from filmed conversations with Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Brian Ferneyhough, Beat Furer and Hilda Paredes. The session will conclude with a...
by jmillington | Aug 6, 2018 | Conference, Events, News, Translingual Modernities
On 25 June 2018, this one-day interdisciplinary workshop, organised by Anne Fuchs (Humanities Institute Ireland, University College Dublin (UCD)), Godela Weiss-Sussex (Institute of Modern Languages Research) and Maria Roca Lizarazu (IMLR, SAS/University of...
by jmillington | Jun 11, 2018 | Conference, Events, News, Translingual Music
On 8 June 2018, the IMLR and OWRI CLDRS Translingual Strand welcomed participants from both sides of the Atlantic and both sides of the Channel for an interdisciplinary study day focusing on surrealism and music. The topic has historically been regarded as...