Inspired by Italy: The Creation of a St Andrews-Ca’ Foscari Exchange
In the latest in the Saints Stories series, School of Modern Languages graduate Kitty Vickers talks about studying Italian language and culture and studying abroad in Italy.
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Byre World - The Holobiont Herbarium, 29 January 2025
Byre World is an annual series of talks, workshops, and performances bringing the School of Modern Languages' global cultural studies research to the local community.
Funding for study abroad placements in France, Germany, and Spain
Application period now open for 2025 Stevenson Exchange Scholarships for students studying abroad in France, Germany, or Spain
Funding for study abroad placements in Italy
Application period now open for 2025 Scottish-Italian Exchange Scholarships for students studying abroad in Italy
Julia Prest wins Literary Encyclopedia Book Prize 2024
Julia Prest, Professor of French and Caribbean Studies, is joint winner of a Literary Encyclopedia Book Prize for her monograph Public Theatre and the Enslaved People of Colonial Saint-Domingue
St Leonards Digital Education Scholarship (January 2025 entry)
Postgraduate scholarship to study the MSc in Digital Humanities at the University of St Andrews
Filming of a documentary film on Annie Ernaux
Film director Claire Simon, who is preparing a documentary film on Annie Ernaux, visited St Andrews in week 7
Events around Moroccan publishing with En Toutes Lettres – 21-23 October 2024
The co-founders and co-directors of the Casablanca-based publishing house En Toutes Lettres, Kenza Sefrioui and Hicham Houdaïfa, toured Scotland from 21 to 23 October 2024
‘1974-2024: Annie Ernaux’s Years – a Global Perspective’, 3-5 October 2024
The international conference ‘1974-2024: Annie Ernaux’s Years – a Global Perspective’ was the first English-speaking conference devoted to the works of 2022 Nobel-Prize laureate Annie Ernaux
International conference: New Perspectives on Moderata Fonte
The SIS-sponsored event ‘New Perspectives on Moderata Fonte’ was conceived as an opportunity to share recent scholarship on the pioneering Venetian author Moderata Fonte (1555-1592)