DEAN Greg Walker, PhD, University of Edinburgh
Regius Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature
ASSOCIATE DEANS
Robert Irvine, PhD Vassiliki Kolocotroni, PhD
English Literature English Literature
University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER TEXT AND CONTEXT: Lauren Pope, University of Edinburgh BRITISH AND IRISH LITERATURE Rhiannon da Cunha (maternity cover) FROM 1900 TO THE PRESENT; DIRECTORS CREATIVE WRITING; Hannah Tweed, PhD, University of Glasgow CONTEMPORARY THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE Calum Rodger, PhD, University of Glasgow
TUTORS DAILY PROGRAMME (10th July – 18th August 2017) Modernism 7.30 - 9.00 am Breakfast Pollock Halls James Leveque, PhD, University of Edinburgh
9.30 am Lectures/ Seminars George Square Patrick Errington, University of St Andrews Scottish Literature 10.45 - 11.15 am Coffee The Library Café Jim Benstead, University of Edinburgh
11.15 am Seminars/ Workshops George Square Alexandra Campbell, University of Glasgow Contemporary Literature 1.15 pm Lunch The Library Café Eleanore Widger, University of Dundee (July) Jessica Orr, University of St Andrews 6.00 - 7.30 pm Dinner Pollock Halls Creative Writing (August) Defne Çizakça, PhD, University of Glasgow
4.30 - 8.00 pm Dinner Pollock Halls Katy Hastie, University of Glasgow Nicky Melville, University of Glasgow
8.00 pm Evening Events Grant House Common Rm. Theatre and Performance
Deryl Davis, University of Glasgow (Unless otherwise stated) Tim Jeeves, University of Lancaster Please make your own lunch arrangements on Saturdays and Sundays.
WEEK ONE: MODERNISM WEEK TWO: MODERNISM
th Monday 10 July th Monday 17 July 8.00 pm Welcome Reception 9.30 am James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Grant House Common Rm. Young Man Tuesday 11th July Dr Matthew Creasy 9.30 am Introduction to Imagist Poetry University of Glasgow Dr Andrew Frayn 2.00 pm Postgraduate Information Seminar Edinburgh Napier University Hugh Robson Lecture Theatre 2.00 pm Library Tour 3.00pm Scottish Poetry Library Visit 4.00 pm Arthur’s Seat Hike 8.00pm Cinepoems Challenge Award Ceremony th Wednesday 12 July Tuesday 18th July 9.30 Ford Madox Ford’s The Good Soldier 9.30 am Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway Dr Sarah Haslam Dr Bryony Randall Open University The University of Glasgow 2.30 pm Mansfield Traquair Visit 2.30 pm International Research Symposium 5.00 pm Credit Information Seminar 1.20 Dugald Stewart Building Grant House Common Room Wednesday 19th July Thursday 13th July 9.30 am T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land 9.30 am ‘A great gap between gallous story and dirty Professor Robert Crawford deed’: J.M Synge’s The Playboy of the The University of St Andrews Western World 2.30 pm Visit to Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Little Sparta Dr David Wheatley Thursday 20th July University of Aberdeen 9.30 am Liminal Women in Jean Rhys’s Good 8.00 pm Cinepoems Showcase + Film poem Contest Morning, Midnight Friday 14th July Professor Emeritus Angela Smith 9.30 am Katherine Mansfield and the Modernist Short University of Stirling Story 8.00 pm Poetry Reading: Claire Askew & Russell Jones Dr Tara Thomson Friday 21st July Edinburgh Napier University 9.30 am Alternative Modernisms: Christopher 8.00 pm Ceilidh Isherwood, Berlin and ‘fatal readability’ St Trinneans & Nelson Rooms, Dr Rebecca Stewart St Leonards Hall Bath Spa University
8.00 pm Farewell Party
WEEK THREE: SCOTTISH LITERATURE WEEK FOUR: SCOTTISH LITERATURE
th Monday 24 July st Monday 31 July 8.00 pm Welcome Reception 9.30 am Edwin Morgan and Liz Lochhead Grant House Common Room Dr Calum Rodger Tuesday 25th July The University of Glasgow 9.30 am Hugh MacDiarmid and the Scottish Renaissance 2.00 pm Postgraduate Study Information Seminar Professor Alan Riach Hugh Robson Lecture Theatre The University of Glasgow 3.00 pm National Library of Scotland Visit 2.00 pm Library Tour st Tuesday 1 August 3.00 pm Credit Information Session 9.30 am James Robertson’s The Last Testament of Gideon Mack Grant House Common Room Dr Linda Tym 4.00 pm Arthur’s Seat Poetic Expedition Southern Adventist University Wednesday 26th July 2.00 pm Scottish Parliament Visit 9.30 am Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s Sunset Song Wednesday 2nd August Professor Alison Lumsden 9.30 am Other Stories: The Short Fiction of A.L. Kennedy, Janice The University of Aberdeen Galloway, and Ali Smith 8.00 pm SUISS 70th Anniversary Reception Dr Tim Baker Playfair Library The University of Aberdeen Thursday 27th July TBC Saltire Scholars’ Seminar 8.00 pm Creative Writing Open Mic Night 9.30 am The Imitation of Life: Muriel Spark’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Thursday 3rd August Dr David Goldie 9.30 am Alasdair Gray’s Poor Things The University of Strathclyde Dr Michael Shaw 8.00 pm Janice Galloway Reading The University of Glasgow Friday 28th July 8.00 pm James Robertson Reading 9.30 am Burke’s Black Watch and McGrath’s The Cheviot, Friday 4th August the Stag and the Black, Black Oil 9.30 am David Greig’s The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart Dr Robert Irvine Professor Penny Fielding The University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh
8.00 pm Farewell Party & Ceilidh, Prestonfield Room LONG WEEKEND. TRAVEL, ENJOY!
WEEK FIVE: CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE WEEK SIX: CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
Monday 7th August Monday 14th August 8.00 pm Welcome Reception 9.30 am Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple Of Inishmaan Grant House Common Room Dr Maria Dick The University of Glasgow th Tuesday 8 August 2.00 pm Postgraduate Information Seminar 9.30 am David Greig’s Europe Dr Julia Boll 3.00 pm Visit to… Universität Konstanz Tuesday 15th August 2.00 pm Library Tour 9.30 am Jeanette Winterson’s Written on the Body 4.00 pm Arthur’s Seat Hike Dr Simon Malpas The University of Edinburgh th Wednesday 9 August TBC Loud Poets 9.30 am Ideas are Bullet-Proof: Form and Politics in Alan Moore’s Scottish Storytelling Centre and David Lloyd’s V for Vendetta Dr Chris Murray th University of Dundee Wednesday 16 August Credit Information Seminar 9.30 am Caryl Phillips’ The Nature of Blood 3.00 pm Grant House Common Room Dr Anna McFarlane The University of Glasgow FREE EVENING – FESTIVAL TIME! FREE EVENING – FESTIVAL TIME! th Thursday 10 August Thursday 17th August 9.30 am Zadie Smith’s White Teeth 9.30 am Ali Smith’s Autumn Dr Michelle Keown Dr Churnjeet Mahn The University of Edinburgh The University of Strathclyde 2.30 pm Translation Workshop with Viktoriia Ivanenko and Piotr Szymczak, Hugh Robson Lecture Theatre 8.00 pm David Greig Reading Funded by Creative Scotland 8.00 pm Sinead Morrisey Reading Friday 18th August 9.30 am China Miéville’s Short Stories th Friday 11 August Dr Elsa Bouet 9.30 am Sinead Morrisey and Leontia Flynn Edinburgh Napier University Dr Gail McConnell 8.00 pm Farewell Party Queen’s University, Belfast 7.30 pm Rhinoceros Edinburgh International Festival, The Lyceum
WEEK ONE: CREATIVE WRITING WEEK TWO: CREATIVE WRITING
Monday 10th July Monday 17th July 8.00 pm Welcome Reception 10.15 am Seminar (3hr) Grant House Common Room 24 Buccleuch Place (1.2, 1.3, 1.4) 2.00 pm Postgraduate Studies Information Seminar Tuesday 11th July Hugh Robson Lecture Theatre 9.30 am Introduction to Imagist Poetry (Lecture) Dr Andrew Frayn 3.00 pm Scottish Poetry Library Visit Edinburgh Napier University 2.00 pm Library Tour 8.00pm Cinepoem Challenge Screening 3.00 pm Credit Information Seminar Grant House Common Room Tuesday 18th July 4.00 pm Arthur’s Seat Poetic Expedition 10.15 am Seminar (3hr) 24 Buccleuch Place (1.2, 1.3, 1.4) 2.00 pm Writing Half Day Wednesday 12th July th 11.15 am Seminar (2hr) Wednesday 19 July 24 Buccleuch Place (1.2, 1.3, 1.4) 9.30 am T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land 2.30 pm Mansfield Traquair Visit (Lecture) Professor Robert Crawford The University of St Andrews Thursday 13th July 2.30 pm Visit to Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Little Sparta 11.15 am Seminar (2hr) th 24 Buccleuch Place (1.2, 1.3, 1.4) Thursday 20 July 2.00 pm Writing Half Day 9.30 am Liminal Women in Jean Rhys’s Good Morning, 8.00 pm Cinepoems Showcase + Film poem Contest (Lecture) Midnight Professor Emeritus Angela Smith University of Stirling Friday 14th July 11.15 am Hybrid Forms: Mixing and Collage Workshop 9.30 am Katherine Mansfield and the Modernist Short Story Poetry Masterclass with Colin Herd (Lecture) Dr Tara Thomson G.06, 50 George Square Edinburgh Napier University 11.15 am Masterclass with Zoe Strachan 8.00 pm Poetry Reading: Claire Askew & Russell Jones ‘Looking for the devil in the detail’ st Fiction Masterclass w/ Zoe Strachan Friday 21 July G.06, 50 George Square 10.15 am Seminar (3hr) 8.00 pm Ceilidh 24 Buccleuch Place (1.2, 1.3, 1.4) St Trinneans & Nelson Rooms, 8.00 pm Modernism Farewell Party St Leonards Hall Grant House Common Room
WEEK THREE: CREATIVE WRITING WEEK FOUR: CREATIVE WRITING
Monday 24th July Monday 31st July 9.30 am Independent Publishing Lecture 9.30 am Edwin Morgan and Liz Lochhead (Lecture) Jenny Brown, Jenny Brown Associates (Lecture) Dr Calum Rodger The University of Glasgow 11.15 am Writing Half Day 11.15 am Graphic Novels and Visual Storytelling Masterclass with Metaphrog Tuesday 25th July G.06 50 George Square 10.15 am Seminar (3hr) 3.00 pm National Library of Scotland Visit 24 Buccleuch Place (1.2, 1.3, 1.4)
4.00 pm Arthur’s Seat Poetic Expedition Tuesday 1st August 10.15 am Seminar (3hr) 24 Buccleuch Place (1.2, 1.3, 1.4) th Wednesday 26 July 2.00 pm Scottish Parliament Visit 11.15 am Masterclass with Rachel McCrum G.06, 50 George Square Wednesday 2nd August 8.00 pm SUISS 70th Anniversary Reception 9.30am Other Stories: The Short Fiction of A.L. Kennedy, Playfair Library (Lecture) Janice Galloway, and Ali Smith Dr Tim Baker Thursday 27th July The University of Aberdeen 10.15 am Seminar (3hr) 11.15 am Builder of Worlds: 24 Buccleuch Place (1.2, 1.3, 1.4) Sci-fi Masterclass with Russell Jones 2.00 pm Writing Half Day 8.00 pm Creative Writing Open Mic Night 7.00 pm Janice Galloway Reading Thursday 3rd August Friday 28th July 10.15 am Seminar (3hr) 9.30 am Burke’s Black Watch and McGrath’s The Cheviot, the 24 Buccleuch Place (1.2, 1.3, 1.4) (Lecture) Stag and the Black, Black Oil 8.00 pm James Robertson Reading Dr Robert Irvine
The University of Edinburgh th Friday 4 August
10.15 am Seminar (3hr) LONG WEEKEND. TRAVEL, ENJOY! 24 Buccleuch Place (1.2, 1.3, 1.4) 8.00 pm Ceilidh and Farewell Party, Prestonfield Room
WEEK FIVE: THEATRE & PERFORMANCE WEEK SIX: THEATRE & PERFORMANCE
Monday 7th August Monday 14th August 8.00 pm Welcome Reception 9.30 am Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple of Inishmaan Grant House Common Room (Lecture) Dr Maria Dick The University of Glasgow Tuesday 8th August 11.15 am Seminar 9.30 am David Greig’s Europe 2.30 pm Panel discussion at Traverse Theatre (Lecture) Dr Julia Boll 7.30 pm Performance TBC Universität Konstanz Traverse Theatre 11.15 am Seminar 2.00 pm Library Tour Tuesday 15th August 4.00 pm Arthur’s Seat Dramatic Expedition 9.30 am Seminar 2.00 pm Gender and Performance Workshop Wednesday 9th August with Olga Taxidou 9.30 Ideas are Bullet-Proof: Form and Politics in Alan G.04, 50 George Square (Lecture) Moore’s and David Lloyd’s V for Vendetta 4.00 pm Postgraduate Information Session Dr Chris Murray 7.30 pm Performance TBC University of Dundee Traverse Theatre 11.15 am Seminar 2.00 pm Credit Information Session Wednesday 16th August 21 Buccleuch Place 9.30 am Seminar 2.00 pm Workshop with the Playwrights’ Studio FREE EVENING – FESTIVAL TIME! G.04, 50 George Square
Thursday 10th August FREE EVENING – FESTIVAL TIME! 9.30 am Seminar 2.30 pm Translation Workshop with Viktoriia Ivanenko Thursday 17th August and Piotr Szymczak, Hugh Robson Lecture 9.30 am Seminar Theatre, Funded by Creative Scotland 2.00 pm Workshop with the Playwrights’ Studio 8.00 pm Sinead Morrissey Reading G.04, 50 George Square 8.00 pm David Greig Reading th Friday 11 August 9.30 am Workshop: Fifteen Rules of Acting Friday 18th August (Workshop) Ali de Souza, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 9.30 am Seminar G.04, 50 George Square 2.00 pm Workshop with Plutot la Vie 1.30 pm Seminar G.04, 50 George Square 7.30 pm Rhinoceros 8.00 pm Farewell Party Edinburgh International Festival, The Lyceum