The Vanishing World of the Islandman – Radio Interview, July 2021
This is a recording of an interview with emProf. Mairéad Nic Craith about her latest book, broadcast on the Irish-language radio station Radio na Gaeltachta.
Creating Europe through Multilingualism – University of Pittsburgh, April 2021
This session is the third of our semester-long “Creating Europe through…” series highlighting different approaches to constructing a common European identity. Our interdisciplinary panel of experts focus on EU language policies and multilingualism within European institutions.
PANELISTS:
Katerina Strani Heriot-Watt University, Nils Ringe University of Wisconsin-Madison, Michele Gazzola Ulster University, Karen McAuliffe University of Birmingham
MODERATOR: Jae-Jae Spoon University of Pittsburgh
For more resources and readings related to this session or any of our past sessions, go to: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/esc/events/coe
The series is intended to present a broad range of views and opinions about topics relevant to Europe. The views expressed are those of the presenters and cannot be taken to represent the views or opinions of the U.S. Government nor the European Union.
This video has been funded with the assistance of both the European Commission (through the Erasmus + Programme) and the US Department of Education. The contents of this video are the sole responsibility of the European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the U.S. government or the European Union. Co-support provided by the International Foreign Language Education office of the U.S. Department of Education and the European Commission’s Erasmus + Programme. Views and opinions expressed are those of the individual panelists and do not reflect the views or opinions of the U.S. Government or the European Union.
Scotland-Arctic Network Series: Engaging Local and Indigenous Communities (March 2021)
This is the fifth event in a network series titled “Scotland’s Role and Contribution in a Changing Arctic Environment” and invited Scotland-based researchers to discuss stakeholder engagement and knowledge production in local and Indigenous contexts in the Arctic.
Much Language Such Talk S1 E10: Language and Identity – Dr. Katerina Strani – January 2021
Much Language Such Talk: S1 E10: Language and Identity – Dr. Katerina Strani on Apple Podcasts
Refugee Week 2020 – Language and Culture: Katerina Strani in Conversation with Bilingualism Matters
Dr Katerina Strani (Associate Professor, Cultural Studies, Heriot Watt University) in discussion with Bilingualism Matters volunteers Marianne Azar (University of Edinburgh, MSc In Psychology of Language student) and Maria Dokovova (Queen Margaret University, PhD student in Phonetics).
Celebrating Languages and Cultures
Chris Tinker’s Inaugural Lecture (2019)
Media Representations of Musical Pasts in Contemporary France
Nostalgia, widely recognised as a common human emotion, is a well-established and prominent feature of the popular music industry and media culture in many national contexts. In France, nostalgia has gained particular prominence following the launch of long-running, successful concert tours in the mid-2000s featuring pop singers who became famous in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. While highlighting the sheer volume and intensity of popular music nostalgia in French media coverage during the 2000s, Professor Tinker shows how such coverage shapes the popular music culture of France as well as national, generational and other identities.
Ullrich’s Kockel Inaugural Lecture (2018)
Professor Ullrich Kockel explores how we might be able to recover the terms of ecologically well-grounded being and employ them creatively to grow resilient, socially and culturally sustainable communities.
Drawing on insights from different cultures, IRC emeritus Professor Ullrich Kockel explores how we might be able to recover the terms of ecologically well-grounded being and employ them creatively to grow resilient, socially and culturally sustainable communities.
Rivers of Our Being (2018)
On 30 November 2018, the official world premiere of the folk oratorio Rivers of Our Being took place at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
On 30 November 2018, the official world premiere of the folk oratorio Rivers of Our Being took place at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
Eleven months later, on 29 October 2019, it was performed in the composer’s native Latvia for the first time. Created by the ethnomusicologist Prof. Valdis Muktupavels, the oratorio is one of the research outputs of the EU-funded (2016-19) CoHERE project’s Work Package 3, which was led by Heriot-Watt University. The performance at the Latvian National Library in Riga was recorded for Latvian TV and can be watched here.
Ullrich Kockel’s ethnological sensation (2018)
Ullrich Kockel was featured in a short video published by the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore as part of their Ethnological Sensations series. Using an episode of autoethnographic research, he explores the complexities of ethnological field research when buildings and places change over time, and the importance of trusting instincts.
The Role of Living Culture in Identities and Sustainable Community Development (2015)
The IRC’s Prof. Máiréad Nic Craith was a speaker at an international symposium on The Role of Living Culture in Identities and Sustainable Community Development, held at Summerhall in Edinburgh on 4 November 2015. This symposium offered a platform for Scotland to showcase itself, not only through the ICH performances of delegates, but also as a leader in ICH theory and practice. A major focus of the debate was on human rights and heritage in multicultural development contexts.
‘Transformations in European Societies’ International PhD Programme (2013)
Trailer for a blockbuster movie based on the workshop of the international doctoral training programme “Transformations in European Societies“, which took place at Heriot-Watt from 28 October to 2 November 2013.
Intangible Cultural Heritage: Why should we care? (2016)
Being an expert on all things to do with heritage, emProfessor Máiréad Nic Craiwas invited by the United Nations in 2011 to advise on access to heritage as a human right. The preservation of intangible heritage is something she is deeply passionate about, and she continues to build on to this awareness and its importance in her work.