The University of Edinburgh: The University of Edinburgh Podcast
1) Prof. Stefan Collini - From Belles-Lettres to Eng-Lit: Criticism and its Publics
Professor Stefan Collini re-examines the history of the activity of literary criticism and discipline of English Literature. In the 250 years since the founding of the Chair of Rhetoric and Belles-Let...Show More
Prof. Stefan Collini - From Belles-Lettres to Eng-Lit: Criticism and its Publics
0:00 | Jan 28th, 2014
2) Theatres of Learning: Drama, the University and performance in Scotland
Dr Olga Taxidou (The University of Edinburgh), Peter Arnott (Resident Playwright, Genomics Forum) and David Maclennan (Director, Oran Mor) discuss Drama, the university and performance in Scotland. Re...Show More
3) The Edinburgh Review: Then and Now
Professor William Christie (University of Sydney) and Dr Alan Gillis (The University of Edinburgh) discuss ‘The Edinburgh Review: Then and Now’. Recorded 16 March 2012. Audio version.
4) Stevenson Among the Psychologists - The SWINC Annual Lecture
Please join us for the Scottish Writing in the Nineteenth Century (SWINC) Annual Lecture: Stevenson Among the Psychologists Professor Roger Luckhurst (Birkbeck College, University of London) explores ...Show More
5) Daniel Wilson, Scotland and Canada: the export of English
Professor Deidre Lynch (Chancellor Jackman Professor of English, University of Toronto) talks about Daniel Wilson, Scotland and Canada: the export of English. Recorded 6 March 2012. Audio version.
6) The Regius Chair and its incumbents
Professor Alistair Fowler (Emeritus Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature) and Professor Greg Walker (Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature) discuss their experience, past and present, o...Show More
7) Burns in Edinburgh
Poets and critics read Burns, discuss the Bard in the city, and describe what his work has meant to them personally. Recorded Wednesday 25 January 2012. Audio version. Listen to podcast
8) From Belles Lettres to English Lit: the Victorian Regius Chair in in Glasgow and Edinburgh
Professor Nigel Leask discusses with Professor Susan Manning the development of literary study in Scotland in the nineteenth century, and some of the key figures involved. Recorded Tuesday 7 February ...Show More
9) Shakespeare's Cheek: Another Bard in Scotland
Dr James Loxley describes the reception and influence of Shakespeare's work in Scotland, including around Hugh Blair's time. Recorded Friday 17 February 2012. Audio version. Listen to podcast
10) 1762
Professor Susan Manning, Dr Bob Irvine, Professor Randall Stevenson discuss Hugh Blair's appointment to the first Regius Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres in 1762, and the literary ambience at the ...Show More