Seminar series 2020-2021

Semester 1

Dr Steven Wilson (French, QUB), The Contact Zones of Disease: Sites of Infection and Contagion in the Nineteenth-Century French Syphilis Narrative, Friday 16 October 2020, 3pm. Week 4

Dr Sarah Bowskill (Spanish and Portuguese, QUB), Shall I compare thee to Cien años de soledad?: The problem of comparisons in reviews of Latin American literature, Friday 6 November 2020, 3pm. Week 7 (postponed)

Dr Tori Holmes (Spanish and Portuguese, QUB), Brazil, a republic of memes?, Friday 20 November 2020, 3pm. Week 9

Dr Leticia Villamediana (Spanish, U. Warwick), Echoes of 18th-century Spanish Literature in the British Romantic Press, Friday 4 December 2020, 3pm. Week 11

Semester 2

Round table: Experiences of impact and engagement in Modern Languages research, Friday 12 February 2021, 3pm. Week 18

PGR Research in Progress Workshop. Convenor: Dr Ricki O’Rawe, Friday 26 February 2021, 3pm. Week 20

Dr Merryn Davies-Deacon (French, QUB), Lexical innovation and terminological advice in Breton and French: The role of online spaces, Friday 12 March 2021, 3pm. Week 22

Alicia Spencer-Hall (Queen Mary, University of London), Will the real Margery Kempe Please Stand Up DM Me? Curating (Medieval) Identities Online, Friday 23 April 2021, 3pm. Week 25

Modern Languages CDRG Research Showcase. Friday 25 June 2021.

All seminars, until further notice, will run through Teams. If you want to attend and you are not already in our list, please contact g.sanchez@qub.ac.uk