UCML’s Special Interest Group for Early Career Academics put together a symposium aimed at supporting current early career academics in modern languages. The event took place virtually on 15 July 2021. A full programme can be found below, including links to recordings for some of the sessions. Note the recordings are currently inaccessible on Safari, so please use another web browser (Chrome, Edge, etc).
Programme
| Time | Session |
| 10.30-12.00 (BST) | Roundtable: Publishing a Book Chairs: Dr Dominique Carlini Versini, Dr Liam Lewis and Dr Hilary Potter Speakers: Prof Charles Forsdick (Series editor, ‘Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures’, LUP and ‘Anthem Studies in Travel’, Anthem Press) Masja Horn (Acquisitions Editor Literature and Cultural Studies, Brill) Leila Moore (Publisher for Open Access Books, Taylor & Francis) Dr Laurel Plapp (Senior Commissioning Editor for the Language, Literature and Culture list, Peter Lang) Peter Sowden (Editor for Asia, Russia and Eastern Europe, Routledge) Session Recording |
| 12.00-12.15 (BST) | Break |
| 12.15-13.00 (BST) | Session 1: Responding to Substantial ‘Revise and Resubmit’ on Articles Chairs: Dr Serena Vandi and Dr Ashley Harris Speaker: Dr Manon Mathias (University of Glasgow) Session Recording |
| 13.00-13.30 (BST) | Lunch Break |
| 13.30-14.15 (BST) | Session 2: Applying for Postdocs Chairs: Dr Caroline Laurent and Dr Sara Al Tubuly Speaker: Dr Olivia Walsh (University of Nottingham) |
| 14.15-15.00 (BST) | Session 3: Writing a Grant Proposal Chairs: Louis Cotgrove and Dr Cathy McAteer Speaker: Dr Fransiska Louwagie (University of Leicester) Session Recording |
| 15.00-16.00 (BST) | Roundtable: Public Engagement Chairs: Dr Dominique Carlini Versini, Dr Mavis Ho and Dr Liam Lewis Speakers: Prof Claire Gorrara (Cardiff University), Dr Claire Launchbury and Dr David Lees (University of Warwick) Session Recording |
| 16.00-16.15 (BST) | Break |
| 16.15-17.00 (BST) | Session 4: Making an Impact Chairs: Dr Hilary Potter and Hui-Hua Lu Speaker: Prof Henrike Lähnemann (University of Oxford) Session Recording |
| 17.00-18.00 (BST) | Roundtable: Challenges Faced by ECAs in Modern Languages in the UK and Ireland led by ECA chairs and reps |