Description
This roundtable session explores the topic of ‘borders’ from a range of distinctive academic disciplines, including literary criticism, cultural theory, history, geography, politics, and linguistics. You will hear from a group of colleagues, who, in conversation with each other and the audience, will explore and model how interdisciplinary connections can be made around a shared keyword like ‘borders’. In a series of informal conversations, our panellists will explore how their work speaks to each other in unexpected ways, showcasing interdisciplinary research culture in action, and exploring how these sorts of conversations can lead to further collaborative research.Led by two colleagues from Bristol’s Centre for Worlding Modern Languages, James Hawkey (sociolinguistics) and Ben Schofield (cultural studies) this session will explores:
- How does interdisciplinary research come about?
- How does the methodological keyword of 'borders' allow us to come together in unexpected, interdisciplinary ways?
- What new connections can we already discover, even in a short session, through conversation and collaboration?
- What models might the collaborative work across languages and cultural zones in the Centre for Worlding Modern Languages provide, and how might this be built on in even wider contexts?
- How do we forge connections across methodologies, periods, and languages, and across departments, schools, and institutions?
| Period | 30 Jun 2026 |
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| Event type | Workshop |
| Location | Bristol, United KingdomShow on map |
Keywords
- Borders
- Interdisciplinarity