Explore… is a series of seminars run by and destined for postgraduates, visiting researchers and early-career researchers in the School in Modern Languages and Cultures. The seminars are slanted towards professionalising skills and career development.

This term’s events:

28 January 2021 at 4-5 PM, Digital Humanities, Digital Cultures

With Stefano Milonia (WIRL-Cofund Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, Warwick) and

Steve Ranford (Senior Academic Technologist, IT Services, Warwick).

Chair: Mary Jane Dempsey (Romance Studies, Warwick/Cornell)

11 February 2021 at 4-5 PM, Applying for funding.

With Luca Peretti (WIRL-Cofund Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, Warwick) and

Rebekah Vince (French Lecturer, Queen Mary)

Chair: Mary Jane Dempsey (Romance Studies, Warwick/Cornell)

25 February 2021 at 4-5 PM, Postdoctoral Careers beyond teaching and researching

With Gioia Panzarella (Teaching Fellow and Director of Student Experience,Global Sustainable Development department, Warwick) and

Louise Knight (Senior commissioning editor in Politics and International Relations at Polity Press)

Chair: Luca Peretti (WIRL-Cofund Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, Warwick)

11 March 2021 at 4-5 PM, Working in/with Non-Academic Institutions

TBA

All meetings will take place on Teams. The link will be available on the webpage of the series (https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/modernlanguages/research/seminars/explore). Please contact us at Mary-Jane.Dempsey@warwick.ac.uk and Luca.Peretti@Warwick.ac.uk for more information and to receive the link. We would also love to hear from you if you have ideas for future events.

Explore… is organized by Mary Jane Dempsey, Ingrid De Smet, and Luca Peretti.