Publication: Turmoil: Instability and insecurity in the eighteenth-century Francophone text
Turmoil: Instability and insecurity in the eighteenth-century Francophone text has published on 12th May 2022! Edited by Dr Síofra Pierse and SLCL alumni and PhD, Dr Emma Dunne, this is the first study to proffer a new ontology of turmoil.
28th May 2022, 11am: Ennio (2021) Film Screening
Calling all film music fans: in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and the N.I.C.E Film Festival, the UCD Foundation for Italian Studies invites you to a screening of the documentary Ennio (Giuseppe Tornatore, 2021)
NEW DATE: Call for Papers: The Irish Proust (Museum of Literature Ireland, 28-29 October 2022)
This two-day, in-person conference will be devoted to exploring Proust’s influence on Irish literature and Irish themes within his work. Please send a title, 300-word abstract, and short contributor bio to theirishproust@gmail.com by Tuesday, 31 May 2022.
Call for Papers: Women and Work across the 18th-century Francophone Globe (13th & 14th October 2022)
The Call for Papers for 'Women and Work across the 18th-century Francophone Globe' taking place on 13th & 14th October 2022 at UCD is now open (Deadline for submissions: June 15, 2022)
28th April 2022, 5.30pm: Exhibition Launch 'Peru Natural Reserves'
The Embassy of Peru is honoured to invite you to the inauguration of the photo exhibition 'Reservas Naturales del Perú'
20th April 2022, 6.30pm: Italy the influencer and Canadian culture
We have the pleasure in inviting you to a public lecture with the title 'Italy the influencer and Canadian culture', by Dr Giulia De Gasperi. Hosted by: UCD Foundation for Italian Studies (Hybrid event).jpg)
Leuven Study Trip Report: March 2022
After a two-year hiatus, it was very special to be able to return to Belgium for a study trip from 5th to 7th March 2022.
12th April 2022, 4pm: Narrated History: Representations of Jews of Rome during the German Occupation
A talk by SLCL PostDoc Dr Mara Josi, hosted by: UCD Centre for War Studies
7th April 2022, 5.00pm: Conversation with the Quebec author Fanie Demeule
The School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics is delighted to invite you to the upcoming research seminar hosted by Prof Michael Brophy.
6th April 2022, 5.30pm: PORTUGUESE FILM SCREENING (w/ subtitles): Florbela, by Vicente Alves do Ó
Join us for the screening of the film Florbela, a biopic that focuses on one of the major Portuguese female poets of the 20th century
6th April 2022, 5pm: Writings on the Walls: Urban Landscapes in Indian Ocean Scholarship
This online talk is part of the Crossing Cultures @UCD SLCL Seminar Series organised around a range of themes and languages that reflect the School diverse disciplines and research areas.
24th March 2022, 5.30pm: Exhibition Launch 'Encounter Between Three Worlds'
Exhibition “Encounter Between Three Worlds: 500 Years After the First Circumnavigation of the Earth” organised by the Embassy of Chile and UCD SLCL
23rd March 2022, 5pm: Survivors in context: Case Studies. Re-elaboration od Direct Testimonies in Literary Writings
This online talk is part of the Crossing Cultures @UCD SLCL Seminar Series organised around a range of themes and languages that reflect the School diverse disciplines and research areas.
2nd March 2022, 6pm: Workers, Travellers, Leaders: Actresses in Early Modern Europe
This online talk is part of the Crossing Cultures @UCD SLCL Seminar Series organised around a range of themes and languages that reflect the School diverse disciplines and research areas.
16th February 2022, 5pm: Translation for, in, and as the news: The case of political newspapers in 1898-1917 Puerto Rico
This online talk is part of the Crossing Cultures @UCD SLCL Seminar Series organised around a range of themes and languages that reflect the School diverse disciplines and research areas.
2nd February 2022, 5pm: Gender, Violence and the Press (c. XIX-XX)
This online talk is part of the Crossing Cultures @UCD SLCL Seminar Series organised around a range of themes and languages that reflect the School diverse disciplines and research areas.
27th January 2022. 6pm: Studying languages at UCD?
Our School is delighted to invite anyone interested in studying Modern languages (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, German) &/or Linguistics at UCD to come chat with students online on 27th January from 6-7pm.
27th January 2022, 4.50pm: “Freaks Out” (2021) - free preview for the Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
In the context of the Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 the Italian Institute of Culture presents the preview of “Freaks Out”, a 2021 Italian historical-fantasy drama film directed by Gabriele Mainetti. The film will be introduced by SLCL PostDoc Dr. Mara Josi.
26th January 2022, 6pm: Careers as an Interpreter and Translator in partnership with the EU Commission
Hear from staff translators and interpreters working for the European Commission about their career paths and what their jobs entail. This is a great opportunity to learn more about internships and graduate opportunities at the EU Commission.
24th January 2022, 6.30pm: German Colours Debate
A new year brings a new German Colours debate between UCD and TCD. This year's motion is: "Sollte ein Gap-Year nach der Schule Pflicht sein?"
Notes in Italian Studies
Open access journal funded and edited by Bianca Cataldi (PhD candidate in Italian Studies at UCD SLCL), Lachlan Hughes (Oxford) & Claudia Dellacasa (Durham), supported by the SIS - Society for Italian Studies.
Call for Papers: Real Women and Imagined Femininity
We welcome contributions that investigate and address the portrayal of women between reality and imagination. Submission deadline: 31st January 2022.
Reading and Workshop by Gabrielle Alioth
We were delighted to welcome back the Swiss writer Gabrielle Alioth to UCD on Tuesday 30 November, for a reading and workshop class at the final-year module "Advanced Translation: German to English".
11th November 2021: Video Essay: ‘Hunks in Habits: Muscular Christianity and Spanish National Television'
A talk by Dr Mary Farrelly [Spanish, SLCL] as part of the Schools Research Series 2021/22.