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Triennial Conference

2020 Triennial Conference of the British Comparative Literature Association.

The conference will be held at Queen’s University, Belfast, 15-17 September 2020, and the theme is Randomness.
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BRITISH COMPARATIVE LITERATURE ASSOCIATION

Culture and Quarantine


The British Comparative Literature Association, in the light of the unprecedented changes that the world is undergoing, and affirming that the discipline of comparative literature is predicated on the breaking down of the borders between literatures and cultures, invites reflections and engagement with what it is to live in the age of confinement.

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The British Comparative Literature Association (BCLA)

Culture & Quarantine

The British Comparative Literature Association, in the light of the unprecedented changes that the world is undergoing, and affirming that the discipline of comparative literature is predicated on the breaking down of the borders between literatures and cultures, invites reflections and engagement with what it is to live in the age of confinement.
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BCLA History

The BCLA has a distinguished history: founded in 1975, it was created through the leadership and collaboration of Britain's preeminent intellectuals in the field of Comparative Literature.
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Culture and Quarantine

The BCLA invites reflections from specialists in Comparative Literature on what it means to live in this age of confinement.
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Malcolm Bowie

The Malcolm Bowie Memorial Lecture is held every two years in honour of Malcolm Bowie, president of the BCLA from 1998 to 2004.
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John Dryden Translation Competition

The BCLA maintains its close links with the field of Translation Studies through the annual John Dryden Translation Competition: members have one free entry.
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Comparative Critical Studies

Comparative Critical Studies, the BCLA's journal, is published in three issues a year by Edinburgh University Press. Full members receive each issue free.
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Studies in Comparative Literature

The BCLA collaborates with the publisher Legenda in the book series Studies in Comparative Literature (SICL). Forty-seven titles have been published.
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Autumn 2020

Online Roundtable and Panel Discussion: Randomness and Culture in the Age of Quarantine

More than a hundred comparatists from around the world participated in an online webinar hosted by the BCLA on September 16, 2020, featuring a series of talks by four keynote speakers, Professor Mads Rosendahl Thomsen, Professor Kylie Crane, Professor Maghiel Van Crevel and Professor Peter Arnds. This was followed by a round table discussion, with questions open to all the participants.

Videocasts of the talks on the day and other resources on the event's dedicated page are available by following the link below.

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BCLA Postgraduate Bursary Awards now open (deadline 31 May 2021)

23rd February 2021 No Comments

The British Comparative Literature Association is pleased to announce the new application round of postgraduate bursaries, designed to support attendance at conferences, research trips or other research-related expenses by BCLA members registered for a postgraduate degree.

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Call for Contributions to the British Comparative Literature Association Web Archive, “Culture and Quarantine”

16th April 2020 No Comments

The British Comparative Literature Association would like to invite its Executive, International Corresponding members, members and followers of the website, together with affiliated members of …

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Online conference: Regeneration, University of Glasgow (14 May 2021)

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On behalf of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Glasgow, we’re pleased to share the programme for ‘Regeneration’: the sixth …

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Recurring: UCML Coffee Morning Chat for Early Career Researchers (May 13, 2021 10:30 AM )

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The UCML Early Career Academics Special Interest Group kindly invites you to join us for a monthly coffee morning chat on the second Thursday of each month from 10.30 to 11.30!

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Online conference: Speculative Art And Spatial Justice, 16-17 April 2021 (Registration Deadline 14 April, 8PM)

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The Moore Institute and NUI Galway would like to invite you to an online conference on Speculative Art and Spatial Justice on 16-17 April, 2021, …

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Mailing List – Comparative Literature (JISCMail)

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The British Comparative Literature Association would like to invite its members, followers, and all those interested in the field of Comparative Literature to sign up …

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