Events from the last 12 months

Date: 07 - 11/03/2015
Location:: University Park Campus
Description: German writer and theatre maker, Rebekka de Wit is our Writer in Residence in the Department of German Studies in March 2016.

Date: 22/07/2013
Description: King Alfred and Barbarossa in British and German Literature, Art and Historiography of the 19th Century During the 19th century the historical figures of Alfred the Great and Kaiser Barbarossa respectively occupied key legitimizing positions within the British and German discourses on national identity. This international interdisciplinary workshop will investigate the process that created and perpetuated their images and associated myths in both Britain and Germany and pay particular attention to areas where British and German discourses intersect.Key note speakers: Professor Dr Barbara Yorke, Professor Dr Christoph Kampmann, Dr Camilla G. KaulOrganizers: Dr Eva Axer, Dr Christina Lee, Dr Maike Oergel

Date: 08 - 09/05/2014
Description: Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies: East and West in Dialogue on 8-9 May 2014, at the Institute for Modern Languages Research, University of London

Date: 12 - 13/07/2013
Description: Keynote speakers: Jorge Díaz Cintas (Imperial College), Minako O'Hagan (Dublin City University)

Date: 04/02/2015
Description: „Was soll Erinnerung?" Memory and Austria's past in the documentary films of Ruth Beckermann

Date: 16/07/2014
Description: In the fields of translation studies, intercultural communication and comparative cultural studies the relationships between so-called Eastern and Western contexts have increasingly become the focus of intercultural dialogues. However, despite the growing awareness of approaches to translation in Eastern contexts there is still an imbalance in academia, the profession and in training. Find out more!

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