Byre World - School of Modern Languages at the Byre Theatre

Byre World is the School of Modern Laguages' annual programme of talks, workshops, and performances bringing the School's global cultural studies research to a wider audience. 

Running since 2015 in colleaboration with the Byre Theatre, all events are free to attend and are open to all members of the University and the general public. 

The Seven Sages of Scotland - 18 September 2024

This year's programme starts this evening (18 September 2024) with The Seven Sages of Scotland. This adaptation of the 15th-century Older Scots story collection The Seven Sages of Rome investigates the cultural scripts that shaped medieval ideas of gendered power and public accusations, and their striking resemblance to our contemporary conversations.

In a range of voices, styles, and adaptive practices, the performers demonstrate both the differences and the resonances between medieval and modern attitudes about gendered stereotypes and public perceptions of truth, and the power of pre-modern narratives to hold a mirror up to our biases and preconceptions.

Join us this evening at 6.30pm in the Byre Theatre - all welcome, but places must be booked in advance.

Future Byre World Events

Poetry from the Mine (and Elsewhere) - with Gavin Bowd and Paul Malgrati
Wednesday 2 October 2024, 6.30pm to 8pm

Meet the Artist: Uncovering ‘Palimpself’ - with Elise Hugueny-Léger, Fabien Arribert-Narce, and Susan Diab
Wednesday 9 October 2024, 6.30pm to 8pm

Publishing from and for Morocco - with Clara Défachel, Hicham Houdaïfa, and Kenza Sefrioui
Wednesday 23 October 2024, 6.30pm to 8pm

The Holobiont Herbarium - with Damiano Benvegnu
Wednesday 29 January 2025, 6.30pm to 8pm

Writing for Ukrainian Children in Wartime - with Emily Finer and Viktoriia Medvied
Wednesday 16 April 2025, 6.30pm to 8pm