School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, TCD

25/05/2026

‚continental‘ vs ‚analytical‘, speech acts vs deconstruction: the battle continues?

A symbol of the analytic – continental divide

22/05/2026

07/05/2026

Dinner time in Europe 🍽️⏰
When do Europeans eat dinner? 🤔
From early meals in Northern Europe to late-night dining in Spain (9:30–10:30 PM!), habits differ widely. 🌍
Food timing is culture too!

06/05/2026

Film screening of our Centre for Resistance Studies:

02/05/2026

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales,” Einstein reportedly told one mother who wished for her son to become a scientist. “If you want them to be ver…

30/04/2026

On World Book Day, a look at how often people read across the continent reveals striking differences.

The highest figures are found in Switzerland (81%), Luxembourg (75%), Denmark (72%), Estonia and Norway (71%). Strong results are also seen in Ireland (66%), Germany (65%), Czechia and Slovakia (64%), France (62%) and the Netherlands (60%).

At the other end of the scale, reading rates are much lower in parts of Southern and Eastern Europe. Only 26% reported reading a book in Serbia and Montenegro, compared to 30% in Romania and Turkey, 33% in Cyprus and 35% in Italy.

52.8% of EU residents reported reading at least one book in the last 12 months.

20/04/2026

Congrats!🎈🎊🎉

16/04/2026

Last talk in our John Dee series on 18 APRIL, 11am (Arts 4096):
’s ‘The Wanderings of Oisin’: mythic saga, allegory, or shamanic initiation poem?

08/04/2026

On 6MAY ar 5:30pm, our colleague K. ROWINSKI will launch his first book, ‘Failure Narratives Beyond Redemption: Twentieth Century Literature and Film’ at the Trinity Long Room Hub. Debbie Lisle (Politics, QUB) and Nick Johnson (Drama, TCD) will join him for discussion. More details in the link below (in person & via Zoom). Sign up to get reminders/link

Launch of a new book on narratives of failure in twentieth-century literature, film, performance, and political thought.