Recent research and activities
Our completed research projects and outcomes can be found here.
The Bacchae Project
This project examines the close links between theatre, democracy and citizenship through a series of action-based research activities focussed round Euripides’ play The Bacchae.
Writing the North: Literature of Orkney and Shetland
This project presents a pioneering means to link the people of Orkney and Shetland with the history of their literature, and represent Orkney and Shetland writing world-wide.
Ben Jonson's Walk to Scotland
Producing a scholarly edition of a recently-discovered account of Ben Jonson’s epic walk between London and Edinburgh in the summer of 1618.
Staging and Representing the Scottish Renaissance Court
In June 2013, Sir David Lindsay’s 'Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis' was performed in its entirety for the first time in over 450 years at Linlithgow Palace.
Scottish Writing in the Nineteenth Century (SWINC)
This project undertakes research in 19th century Scottish studies and fosters public awareness of the diversity of Scottish writing.
Edinburgh Stevenson Edition
This project will make available for the first time all of Stevenson’s works in a modern scholarly form.
250th Anniversary of English Literature
In 2012, the department celebrated its 250th anniversary. The occasion was marked with exhibitions, events, talks, readings and seminars.
Landscapes of Hope
In February the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities played host to over 30 academics from Edinburgh and further afield, who gathered to explore landscape as a locus of hope
Staging the Henrician Court
This collaborative project staged a performance of John Heywood’s Play of the Weather in Hampton Court Palace’s Great Hall in 2009.
What are you Reading?
This series of talks in 2011, organised by SWINC, introduced members of the public to the process of textual editing.
Dissecting Edinburgh
A series of events highlighting the relationship between Edinburgh’s prestigious literary community and its unique contributions to the history of medicine.
Fulbright Visiting Professor
Marianne Boruch, Professor of English at Purdue University, led a public reading of poems from her collection Cadaver, Speak while working on the idea of poetry and diagnosis.
Beyond Macbeth: Shakespeare in Scottish Collections
An exhibition and web feature created with the National Library of Scotland to explore the world-class Shakespeare collections held at NLS and the University of Edinburgh.
Scotland's Transatlantic Relations (STAR)
STAR's mission is to provide a focus for international circumatlantic research with a Scottish dimension.
Medical Humanities
This network brings together researchers interested in the relationship between the arts and humanities, and biomedical understanding of the human.