Coming to the Byre Theatre in October 2024 is an art exhibition entitled ‘Palimpself’, exploring the relationship between language, memory, and materiality in the work of Nobel prize-winning French author Annie Ernaux. The exhibition will feature artwork by sculptor and academic Susan Diab, and will coincide with the first English-speaking conference on Ernaux’s works – … Read more
During the late imperial era of Russian history (1860-1917), crime fiction was a hugely popular literary genre. But with the exception of a couple of famous names, most of these stories’ authors have been forgotten to history – consequentially, copies of their work are available exclusively in Russian, and many have not even been reprinted … Read more
Dr Victoria Donovan has brought awareness to the rich and largely overlooked history of Welsh migration to Ukraine in the late 1800s, collaborating with archives to develop new ways of sharing the connections between industrial communities across Europe.
Nicki Hitchcott, of the School of Modern Languages, has led a team working in Rwanda to investigate the concept of ‘post traumatic growth’ and how it relates to the 1994 genocide.
Santa Anna is probably the historical figure most Mexicans love to hate. In the School of Modern Languages, Professor Will Fowler is helping to redress the balance.
