March 2017

An Evening in Conversation with Tatyana Tolstaya

Event date: 
Tuesday 28 March 2017
Time: 
18:30
Location: 
G.03 Lecture Theatre (ground floor), 50 George Square

An Evening in Conversation with Tatyana Tolstaya

 

Date: Tuesday 28th March 2017, 6:30-8:00pm

Location: G.03 Lecture Theatre (ground floor), 50 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JU

 

Arguably the most well-known contemporary writer and public intellectual in Russia, Tatyana Tolstaya belongs to the Tolstoy family that included the literary giant Leo Tolstoy and the Soviet writer Alexei Tolstoy.

Patricia Macdonald and Angus Macdonald: Tales from the Unwild: reviewing some management strategies in Scotland’s ‘wildland’ areas

Event date: 
Thursday 16 March 2017
Time: 
17:30
Location: 
Main Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh College of Art

Thursday, 16 March 2017, 5.30 - 7.00pm (followed by a wine and nibbles reception).

***Main Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh College of Art***  (74 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9DF, See map here: http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/maps?building=eca-main-building)

 

Tales from the Unwild: reviewing some management strategies in Scotland’s ‘wildland’ areas

Patricia Macdonald and Angus Macdonald 

David Antony Reid: The Luthier’s Approach Guitar Making

Event date: 
Wednesday 15 March 2017
Time: 
17:10
Location: 
Informatics Forum, room 4.33

Dear MusICA subscribers and others,

We have a rather unusual and exciting MusICA seminar this week.

It takes the form of a seminar/workshop by David Antony Reid, a professional guitar luthier with over 20 years of experience.

As part of his talk about his approach to guitar making, David has promised to bring along a selection of his multi-award winning instruments, which interested musicians will have the chance to play.

All welcome, as usual.

Professor Robert Anderson: 'Educating the People: The architecture of Edinburgh Schools in the early 19th century

Event date: 
Wednesday 22 March 2017
Time: 
18:30
Location: 
6.30pm, Evolution House Boardroom, Level 5 Evolution House,

Illustrated lecture, 'Educating the People: The architecture of Edinburgh Schools in the early 19th century' , Professor (Emeritus) Robert Anderson

Wednesday 22 March 2016, 6.30pm, Evolution House Boardroom, Level 5 Evolution House,

Edinburgh College of Art. Tickets at door £5. Free entry to UoE and ECA students. Wine reception.

 

Michael Richardson (Heriot-Watt University) - 'The Sign Language Interpreted Performance:  An Instance of Intercultural (Mis-)Communication'

Event date: 
Tuesday 14 March 2017
Time: 
18:30
Location: 
 LG34, Paterson's Land, Moray House School of Education.

TUESDAY 14TH MARCH

6:30pm - LG34, Paterson's Land, Moray House School of Education.

Michael Richardson (Heriot-Watt University) - 'The Sign Language Interpreted Performance:  An Instance of Intercultural (Mis-)Communication'

[EdSign Lecture Series - British Sign Language interpretation will be available]Live-stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz_YrjFYruY 

Asylum Monologues

Event date: 
Monday 13 March 2017
Time: 
17:30
Location: 
g03, 50 George Square

Dear colleagues, 

 

On Monday 13 March 2017 (5.30-7pm, 50 George Square Lecture Theatre, LT G.03), the Centre for South Asian Studies is sponsoring the following event to which you are cordially invited:

 

Andrew Herscher, Stanford University/University of Michigan: The Architectural Imagination”: Creativity, Austerity, and Political Violence in Detroit

Event date: 
Thursday 16 March 2017 to Friday 17 March 2017
Time: 
18:00
Location: 
Adam House Lecture Theatre, 3 Chambers Street

[Geddes Visiting Fellows Public Lecture]

Thu 16 Mar, 6pm

Speaker + affiliation: Andrew Herscher, Stanford University/University of Michigan

Title: "The Architectural Imagination”: Creativity, Austerity, and Political Violence in Detroit

Venue: Adam House Lecture Theatre, 3 Chambers Street

Dr Emília Rutkowski (Associate Professor at UNICAMP) and Dr Jacqueline Rutkowski (Director of CMRR):  Inclusive Recycling in Brazil: Institutional arrangements, costs, benefits and implications for the sustainability of cities and urban lifestyles 

Event date: 
Tuesday 21 March 2017 to Wednesday 22 March 2017
Time: 
14:00
Location: 
Seminar Room 4, Crystal Macmillan Building, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LD

WHAT: Perfect Storm Seminar Series - Inclusive Recycling in Brazil: Institutional arrangements, costs, benefits and implications for the sustainability of cities and urban lifestyles 

WHO: Dr Emília Rutkowski (Associate Professor at UNICAMP) and Dr Jacqueline Rutkowski (Director of CMRR)

WHEN: 21 March, 2-4 pm

WHERE: Seminar Room 4, Crystal Macmillan Building, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LD