CLAS Symposium 2017

<H2>CLAS Symposium 2017</H2>
A two-day symposium showcasing research from across the School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies on 3rd and 4th May 2017. 
The symposium will consist of:
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Informal panels of research presentations by PGR students
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An undergraduate poster presentation session
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A keynote speech by guest speaker Dr. Vanessa Pupavac
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Workshops hosted by guest speakers and/or members of staff from CLAS
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A launch event for the postgraduate journal 'Languages, Texts and Society'
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Many opportunities for networking and discussion
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If you have any questions about the event, please contact the organising committee at classymposium@gmail.com 
 
<H2 CLASS="MsoNormal">Programme:</H2>
<H2 CLASS="MsoNormal">DAY ONE</H2>
08.30-09.15 Registration and Refreshments  Portland C11
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09.15-09.30 Conference opening Professor Nicola Mclelland (Head of School) Portland C11
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09.30-11.00 Panel One: Visual Culture and Contemporary Society (chair: Samuel Wilkinson) Portland C11
Anthony Esteban (French) The Uncanny Valley in Star Wars and Translation
Betti Bodi (CFM) Theorising Competencies and Literacies in Video Games and Industry Practices
Robert Stenson (CFM) ‘Go Live!’: Facebook and the ‘virtually-live’ trailer launch
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11.00-11.30 Refreshments and Undergraduate Dissertation Poster Presentation Portland C4/5
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11.30-13.00 Panel 2 – Putting Politics into Practice (chair: Niki Cheong) Portland C11
Manuel Lopez Forjas (SPLAS) Joaquin Costa’s Agrarian Collectivism: Towards a New Liberalism (1897)
Martien Williams (French) Cixous’s Theatre and Contemporary World History
Abi Rhodes (CFM) What’s the point of protesting? An analysis of what political impact demonstration participants and organisers hope to have on policy
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13.00-13.45 Lunch Portland C4/5
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13.45-15.15 Panel 3 – Nation and Culture (chair: Emma Humphries) Portland C11
Olivia Hellewell (RSS/Translation) Images of Slovenia in Post-1991 Translated Fiction
Louis Cotgrove (German) The Importance of Linguistic markers of Identity and Authenticity in German Gangsta Rap
Gianlluca Simi (CFM/SPLAS) ‘La frontière, c’est moi’: the convenient uses of the border in the everyday between Brazil and Uruguay 
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15.15-16.45 Panel 4 - Representations of Gender and Otherness in Literature (chair: Sarah Tang) Portland C11
Lorna Kirkby (SPLAS) Motherhood and Female Bodies in Lusophone Women’s Poetry
Rotimi Olatunji (CFM) Nigerian Women Writers and the Use of the Journey Motif in Literary Works: Ausbeth-Ajagu’s Maiden
Beibei Tang (Translation) Translating Chinese American Women’s Literature: Gender, Female Alienation, and Translation Equivalence 
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16.45-17.00 Break Portland C4/5
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17.00-18.00 Keynote Speech Portland C11
Dr. Vanessa Pupavac, University of Nottingham Andropov’s ghost and the return of languages and area studies
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18.00 onwards Drinks Reception Portland C11
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<H2>DAY TWO</H2>
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08.30-09.15 Registration & Refreshments Portland C11
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09.15-10.45 Panel 5 – Identity (chair: Gianlluca Simi) Portland C11
Armandina Deller (SPLAS) Cuban Nationalism and Defining Identity
Nick Sharman (SPLAS) The British Role in Franco’s Survival in the Aftermath of World War Two
Katie Harrison (RSS) Language Practices and Ideologies in the Ukrainian Diaspora
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10.45-11.00 Break Portland C4/5
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11.00-12.30 Panel 6 – Sovietness: At Home and Abroad (chair: Louis Cotgrove) Portland C11
Izzy Story (SPLAS/RSS) Socialism through Culture: The Cuban Revolution
Dawn Hazle (RSS) “Made in Russia”: Western Influences and Local Themes in Soviet Russia’s Emerging Metal Scene
Kate Martin (RSS) Speaking Soviet - Translating Sovietness: Zamiatin and Platonov in Translation
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12.30-13.30 Lunch Portland C4/5
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13.30-14.30 Language, Text and Society Journal Launch and Coffee Portland C11
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14.30-15.15 Undergraduate Poster Presentation and Prizegiving Portland C11
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15.15-16.15 Workshops:
Making effective presentations - Eleanor Forward Portland D136
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Postgraduate Wellbeing and Mental Health - Jonathan Kavanagh Portland D136
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16.15-16.30 Break Portland C11
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16.30-17.30 Workshops:
Outreach Opportunities - Hannah Millwater Portland D138 
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: the Life of an Early Career Researcher - Dr Olivia Walsh Portland E125
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17.30-17.45 Symposium close and Drinks Reception Portland C11
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