UCML Symposium for Early Career Academics in Modern Languages

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UCML Symposium for Early Career Academics in Modern Languages Programme

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)

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)

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: Dr Dominique Carlini Versini and Dr Cathy McAteer

Speaker: Dr Fransiska Louwagie (University of Leicester)

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)

16.15-17.00 (BST) Session 4: Making an Impact

Chairs: Hilary Potter and Hui-Hua Lu

Speaker: Prof Henrike Lähnemann (University of Oxford)

17.00-18.00 (BST) Roundtable: Challenges Faced by ECAs in Modern Languages in the UK and Ireland led by ECA chairs and reps