4 March 2020

Dutch and Flemish Events in March 2020

March promised to be busy month. We welcomed our Writer in Residence Fikry El Azzouzi, but all our events with translators Alice Tetley-Paul and Jonathan Reeder, and NOS-correspondent Tim de Wit have had to be CANCELLED.

Fikry El Azzouzi and cover of novel

Dutch and Flemish Studies Events in March 2020
When	Where	What
11 March 16.00	Jessop West, G.03	Fikry El Azzouzi will talk about and read from his work. We will share a fragment from the new translation into English made by our Sheffield Students.
17 March 11.00	CANCELLED 38 Mappin Street Classroom 6	Workshop Literary Translation (Dutch into English) With prize-winning literary translator Jonathan Reeder. This event is suitable for students with an interest in translation (Dutch level B1/2). Register your interest
18 March 16.30	CANCELLED HRI	Panel Debate and Q & A: Why become a (literary) translator? Our expert panesl share their insights into the work of translation as a career, a life style and a passion. With Jonathan Reeder, Alice Tetley-Paul (Translator and Sheffield alumnus), Lena Hamaidia (Tutor MA Translation). Anybody with thought about a career in translation is welcome.
23 March 19.30	CANCELLED Drama Studio	Recalibrating UK-Germanic Relations Discussion with journalists Katrin Pribyl (Europabüro, Germany and Austria), Cathrin Kahlweit (Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany) and Tim de Wit (NOS journalist, Netherlands). We will explore how Brexit has laid bare the way other European countries view their relationship with the UK. How was Brexit interpreted in these countries; which elements needed explaining/elaborating; and how do they see relations going forward? This event is free but ticketed. Book your ticket

poster Germanic Event