Department of Modern Languages and Cultures

Past Events from 2016-17

German Open Days 9-10th September

Date
09 September 2016
Location:
University Park
Description
Please come to Nottingham Universities Open Days on the 9th and 10th September, all welcome.

Encounters: Writers and Translators in Conversation

Date
19 October 2016
Location:
Senate House, University of London
Description
This event brings together Ana Luísa Amaral and Margaret Jull Costa.

Encounters: Writers and Translators in Conversation

Date
31 October 2016
Location:
B2 Hemsley, University Park Campus
Description
We are very happy and proud to announce that our very own Phd student Olivia Hellewell has translated a Slovene novel by author Jela Krecic, entitled None like her ('Ni druge'), into English. Jela Krecic and Olivia Hellewell will come together in front of an audience to read from and discuss Jela's debut novel in English translation, allowing an insight into the working relationship between author and translator, as well as discussing practical and theoretical aspects of translation.

Encounters: Writers and Translators in Conversation

Date
23 November 2016
Location:
B46 Trent
Description
This event brings together Dutch writer and theatre maker, Rebekka de Wit and literary translator and performing musician, Jonathan Reeder.

German Romanticism in Contemporary Latin American Fiction: A Model for World Literature

Date
07 February 2017
Location:
A19 Trent Building
Description
Dr Joanna Neilly (Wadham College, Oxford)

Modern Languages Work in Progress seminar: René Demanou

Date
17 February 2017
Location:
Trent Building C40
Description
The seminar series starts with a paper in German by visiting postgraduate student , René Demanou.

Encounters: Writers and Translators in Conversation

Date
22 February 2017
Location:
Trent B46
Description
Ursula Ackrill is a Romanian-born German writer whose debut novel "Zeiden, im Januar" (2015) was shortlisted for several literary prizes.

Encounters: Writers and Translators in Conversation

Date
22 February 2017
Description
This event brings together Ursula Ackrill and Sarah Pybus
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