Past events

A CPD seminar for Spanish language teachers held in association with the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

A one-day symposium on the evolution of narrative techniques towards noir aesthetics in world literatures.

A one-day event exploring interdisciplinary perspectives relating to memory, with a keynote by Professor Andrew Hoskins.

Our Chair of Contemporary Spanish Literature explores 'Spanish Literature: The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries'.

Richard Morris from the Centre for Cognitive and Neural Systems joins us to talk about ‘The making, keeping and losing of memory’ .

The annual production by Les Escogriffes, Edinburgh's student French Theatre Society.

A celebration of the first issue of our online Creative Writing magazine for students in European Languages and Cultures.

A free guest seminar by our colleague Frances Blythe.

Russian language students' adaptation of Teffi's 1907 play, a uniquely Russian combination of comedy and philosophy.

A night of absurdist comedy performed, in German, by students.

An original play performed, in Italian and English, by students from European languages, in collaboration with Animation at ECA, the Modern Dance Society, and Edinburgh Studio Opera.

A one-day symposium bringing together Galician Studies researchers across disciplines.

*CANCELLED* A free guest seminar by our colleague Julia Feike.

Brecht and the Art of Spectatorship

A free seminar by our colleague, Guy Puzey.

A free seminar by guest speaker, Sara Davies (University of Manchester)

A free guest seminar by speaker, Prof. Nicola McLelland (Nottingham)

A free seminar by guest speaker, Julianne Yang (University of Oslo)

A free seminar by guest speaker, Dr Natalia Kaloh Vid (University of Maribor, Slovenia).

A free seminar by our colleague, Anja Tröger.

A free seminar by guest speaker, Dr Natalia Kaloh Vid (University of Maribor, Slovenia).

In this talk Professor Henrietta Mondry (University of Canterbury) examines the formation of a particular ideological discourse of species and its representation in Soviet science, dog training manuals, fiction and film adaptations. 

This lecture by Dr Christophe Declercq (University College London) is part of the ‘Uncovering civilian war trauma among female Belgian refugees in Scotland during the First World War’ workshop series.

Announcing the programme for our fifth annual colloquium, which this year focuses on Celtic and Scandinavian mythology.

As part of the Edinburgh French Research Seminar Series, Professor Sandra Laugier (Paris Sorbonne) will be giving a talk titled "Civil Disobedience and Democracy". Professor Laugier is a renowned French philosopher but will be speaking in English on this occasion as her topic will be of interest to people beyond the French department. The talk will be followed by drinks in the French Department.

A two-day gathering on Afrodescendant film and media from Latin America.

This talk by Professor Gavriel Shapiro explores some biographical and literary parallels and affinities between the Scottish man of letters and the Russian-American writer of world renown.

This public debate will tackle issues of nationalism and national identity in the wake of Brexit and against the backdrop of the spread of nationalist movements and parties across Europe.

We are proud to announce that Laura Pasetti's show “A Bench on the Road” is returning to Edinburgh after a highly successful premiere at the Piccolo Teatro, Milan.

Professor Massimo Riva will be giving a talk on the birth of a new, transdisciplinary field: media archaeology.

Hispanic Studies presents the acclaimed documentary, Our Last Tango (Un tango más), on the life and times of one of the greatest tango dance partnerships ever known: María Nieves and Juan Carlos Copes. This screening is in conjunction with the launch of the newly translated English publication of "I Am Tango. Biography of María Nieves", translated by Elaine Newton-Bruzza.

Hispanic Studies will be hosting Argentinian writers Paula Varsavsky and Carlos Gamerro in conversation.

The second Edinburgh symposium by the "Charlemagne: a European Icon" network project will take place on the 14th of October.

The students from Hispanic Studies at Edinburgh University are putting on our annual play, 'Maribel y la extraña familia' an adapted comedy from Miguel Mihura.

This time there is not guest speaker: YOU are the guest speaker. Bring your preferred idea for the University of Tomorrow, University as you imagine and desire it. Prepare a 3 minute Intervention and make your speech in front of the audience. A debate will follow. A seminar run by the Creation of Reality Group as part of Innovative Learning Week 2016.

To celebrate the launch of his new book, The Vikings in Islay, Dr Alan Macniven will be giving a public lecture which will be followed by a drinks reception and book signing.

A public colloquium to mark the 750th anniversary of Dante’s birth, bringing scholars from Italy and the UK together to highlight the many historical links between Italian and Scottish culture.