In early February, I submitted an abstract to the University of Glasgow, to present a paper at the Outlander Conference in July. Since then, I have been refreshing my emails and checking the conference website for any news. Tonight, it finally came! My abstract got accepted and I will be heading to Scotland in July! I…
Author: Cornelia Kaufmann
I'm a PhD Candidate in Modern Languages at the Institute of Modern Languages Research, School of Advanced Study - University of London.
My focus is on anglophone, francophone and indigenous Pacific Islander
ecopoetics.
Weekend Coffee Share on 11th Feb 2023
It’s the weekend and that means coffee date! Grab a drink and sit down, I have amazing news to share! At the end of last week, I found a call for papers from the New Zealand Studies Association (NZSA). I decided to join NZSA to be kept in the loop and to possibly attend their annual…
Weekend Coffee Share on 5th Feb ’23
Back in 2015 during my Master’s degree, I found this awesome blog hop called Weekend Coffee Share. It was a weekly catch-up on life, the universe and everything, like we’re sitting down together for a coffee and a talk. I want to revive this tradition and start Coffee Shares on this blog as well. I…
Outlander Conference in Glasgow
I have just found out that there will be an academic Outlander Conference in Glasgow in July! A fellow MPC member posted that she’d been approached to resubmit an abstract she had sent, even though the official deadline has passed. As the organisers seem to still be looking for more papers, I will submit my…
Officially an MPhil/PhD student!
I still can’t believe that I am writing this, but a few minutes ago I accepted my unconditional offer to study for my MPhil/PhD in Modern Languages at the School of Advanced Study, University of London! My PhD interview with Dr Godela Weiss-Sussex and my future supervisor Dr Joseph Ford was only yesterday – less…