University of Glasgow School of Critical Studies

‼️Conference Opportunity!‼️

GIFCon - Glasgow International Fantasy Conversations has extended their Call for Papers deadline to Midnight GMT on 17 January 2025.

This amazing event is hosted by our very own Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic and will be held online May 7-9 this year.

Proposals are welcome from all, whether you be student, staff, or general fantasy enthusiast. Check out the details on how to submit a proposal here: https://fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/

✨ Calling all Fantasy Lovers!✨

The GIFCon 2025: Queering the Fantastic Call for Papers Deadline has officially been extended to Midnight GMT on 17 January 2025.

Link in our bio with details on this year’s theme, ideas to help inspire your proposal, and instructions on how to submit!

Looking forward to GIFCon 2025!

GIFCon 2025: Queering the Fantastic – Call for Papers – Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic Posted on December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 by Will SherwoodGIFCon 2025: Queering the Fantastic – Call for Papers Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic, University of Glasgow  Conference date: 7th–9th May 2025 (hosted online)  The Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic is pleased to announce a ca...

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Are you interested in cultivating and managing educational communities?

The School of Critical Studies and the School of Culture & Creative Arts are each seeking a Learning, Teaching & Student Experience Manager on a Full Time, Fixed-Term basis to support our thriving environment of students and staff.

As part of a cross-College team, the Learning, Teaching & Student Experience Managers will manage the support services for Learning and Teaching and Student Experience for the School of Critical Studies and the School of Culture & Creative Arts respectively. The role holders will be responsible for the administrative support for programmes offered by the Schools, including undergraduate, postgraduate (taught and research) and other relevant provision. They will ensure the effective and efficient delivery of support services to staff and students and manage a team of professional services colleagues.

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https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DGU751/learning-teaching-and-student-experience-manager-2-positions

The University of Glasgow is hosting the first international academic Outlander Conference between 18-22 July 2023 to celebrate all things Outlander.

Outlander author Diana Gabaldon will be joined by expert scholars and fans in tackling themes such as Jacobite history, screen production, Scottish tourism, Gaelic and Scots, costume design, fandom, Claire Fraser’s medicine and witchcraft.

Diana opens the Outlander Conference in Glasgow on Tuesday 18 July. Her lecture entitled “Why Scotland? Why Not Mexico?" Genes, Borders, Culture and Fiction: Why They Matter and When They Don't” is at 4pm in the Bute Hall at the University of Glasgow.

This event is open to the public, as well as Outlander Conference delegates.

Tickets for the Bute Hall lecture are still available if you wish to join us for Diana’s Glasgow lecture.

In person: https://ow.ly/v27k50P9yNX

Livestream: https://ow.ly/6R3850P9yNY

"Language is the ultimate human characteristic. We use it in intriguing ways. In preposterous ways. In mundane ways." Find out more about studying Language&Linguistics at the University of Glasgow from our Head of Subject, Joanna Kopaczyk.

Joanna Kopaczyk, Head of English Language & Linguistics at the University of Glasgow. A short video explaining the concept of Language & Linguistics and why it's such an interesting subject to study at the University of Glasgow.

Is Scots language just for Burns Night? University of Glasgow is launching the first large-scale public consultation about the . Through public engagement followed up by a series of stakeholder workshops this project lays the groundwork for community-driven language policy making and new areas of academic research. We want to hear from you - whether you're a user of Scots or not!

The Future of Scots Towards a community-driven language policy