Event Archive

2020

September

• Virtual Conference - 'Thomas Bernhard: Language, History, Subjectivity'

  17 - 18 September 2020

  Dr Katya Krylova has co-organised a virtual conference (together with Dr Ernest Schonfield, University of Glasgow) on the landmark Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard. The conference, entitled 'Thomas Bernhard: Language, History, Subjectivity' (originally scheduled to take place at the Goethe Institute Glasgow in June 2020) will take place on 17-18 September...

March

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  Virtual Open Day

  19 March 2020, 10:00 - 19:00

  The University of Aberdeen will hold a Virtual Postgraduate Open Day on Thursday 19 March. It is open to everyone who is interested in Postgraduate Taught and Research study.

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  Centre for the Novel: Professor Jeannette King

  18 March 2020, 11:00 - 23:59

  I am very pleased to announce the next Centre for the Novel event. On Wednesday 18th March, 11:00 (MacRobert 055), Professor Jeannette King will deliver a research paper: 'Conquistadora! Love and Conquest in Isabel Allende's Inés of my Soul'. All welcome, light refreshments will be provided.  

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  Irish Writers Series: Vona Groarke

  06 March 2020, 11:00 - 23:55

  RIISS and Word Centre Irish Writer Series, presenting Vona Groarke

February

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  George Washington Wilson Centre Presents: Professor Ian Christie

  25 February 2020, 16:00 - 17:30

  A public lecture by Prof. Ian Christie (Birkbeck College) on 'The Mystery of Robert Paul's Aberdeen Film and Other Puzzles about Britain's Neglected Pioneer'.

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  Film Screening & Q&A Masterclass with Director Mania Akbari

  10 February 2020, 17:30 - 20:00

  Join us for a screening of 'A Moon for My Father' and take part in a masterclass with the director.

January

• Classical Association of Scotland: Guest Lecture

  20 January 2020, 17:15 - 18:30

  The Classical Association of Scotland has a new Aberdeen centre, serving the North of Scotland. Our purpose is to promote knowledge of and interest in classical culture, through events including talks by visiting academics and workshops with local schools. We are a registered charity (SCIO no. SC049690). This semester's events...

2019

November

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  The German Department presents Author Reading in German: Anna-Christin Riemer

  26 November 2019

  Anna-Christin Riemer will read from her debut novel Mortingdown East (2018) and give an exclusive preview of her next novel.

• Director's Cut Series 12 - Alan Warner

  05 November 2019, 17:30 - 19:00

  In conversation with Prof. Alan Marcus, The Art of Film Adaptation

October

• David Scott - Trinity College, Dublin

  21 October 2019, 17:30 - 18:45

  Public lecture by Professor David Scott (TCD), entitled Thirty-Six Ways of Looking at Marianne: A French National Icon as Illustrated in French Stamps.