Call for Papers
Deadline: Sunday 27th April
What’s new in LLC? We want to hear about your research – and we want you to hear about each other’s research.
There is so much exciting work going on amongst the postgraduate students of the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. The Latest Learning Colloquy intends to showcase that research. It will provide a friendly environment in which to air your ideas, try new ways of presenting, and engage with your LLC postgraduate colleagues. The Latest Learning Colloquy is kindly funded by The Researcher-Led Initiative Fund.
If you have any questions about the event, please don’t hesitate to contact us at llccolloquy2014@gmail.com
There is so much exciting work going on amongst the postgraduate students of the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. The Latest Learning Colloquy intends to showcase that research. It will provide a friendly environment in which to air your ideas, try new ways of presenting, and engage with your LLC postgraduate colleagues. The Latest Learning Colloquy is kindly funded by The Researcher-Led Initiative Fund.
If you have any questions about the event, please don’t hesitate to contact us at llccolloquy2014@gmail.com
Papers
We welcome 20 or 10 minute papers from fields across LLC, including but not limited to:
· European Languages and Cultures
· English Literature · Film Studies and Theatre Studies · Asian Studies · Celtic and Scottish Studies |
· Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
· Translation Studies · Comparative Literature · Creative Writing |
Panels
In addition to general submissions on the above themes or topics specific to your research, we also welcome submissions for papers for the following panels:
A PechaKucha consists of 20 slides x 20 seconds, with one static image or group of images per slide. Each PechaKucha presentation lasts 6 minutes 40 seconds exactly - no more, no less. (For more information, go to www.pechakucha.org).
Possible topics include: ‘my research: the funny/gruesome/embarrassing bits’; ‘the best reactions to my answer to the question “What is it you study?”’; ‘20 things they don't tell you about the life of a postgraduate student’; ‘the research topic I’ve always secretly wanted to do’; ‘how my research went horribly but amusingly awry’. Basically, any light-hearted research/academia-related tale.
- Methodological Aspects – possible topics include: challenges you have encountered / obstacles you have overcome in your research; revelations you have had about the nature of your research; research methods or models you have applied
- Scotland and Scottishness – language, literature, and culture; being a Scottish researcher/a researcher in Scotland; issues surrounding the upcoming referendum
- 10 minute papers – suggested for but not limited to: Masters students; those in the early stages of research on a particular subject; that quasi-mythical being, the concise researcher
- PechaKuchas – to conclude the colloquy we will have a panel of PechaKucha presentations on the lighter, more humorous side of academia.
A PechaKucha consists of 20 slides x 20 seconds, with one static image or group of images per slide. Each PechaKucha presentation lasts 6 minutes 40 seconds exactly - no more, no less. (For more information, go to www.pechakucha.org).
Possible topics include: ‘my research: the funny/gruesome/embarrassing bits’; ‘the best reactions to my answer to the question “What is it you study?”’; ‘20 things they don't tell you about the life of a postgraduate student’; ‘the research topic I’ve always secretly wanted to do’; ‘how my research went horribly but amusingly awry’. Basically, any light-hearted research/academia-related tale.
Submission
Please submit 200 word abstracts (for 20 min. papers) or 150 word abstracts (for 10 min. papers or PechaKuchas) to [email protected] by Sunday 27th April.
Please attach your abstract (either Word or PDF) to an email, with your name, Masters/PhD programme, paper title, and proposed panel (if for one of the 4 specific panels) in the body of the email.
Please attach your abstract (either Word or PDF) to an email, with your name, Masters/PhD programme, paper title, and proposed panel (if for one of the 4 specific panels) in the body of the email.
Feedback and Prizes
All speakers will be given the opportunity to receive constructive feedback on their presentations.
Prizes will be awarded on the day for outstanding papers.
A number of papers by colloquy participants will be selected for publication in the August 2014 issue of FORUM.
Prizes will be awarded on the day for outstanding papers.
A number of papers by colloquy participants will be selected for publication in the August 2014 issue of FORUM.