February 2018

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The 21st Century Book Historian: Printing

21 Feb 2018

The 21st-Century Book Historian is a series of three events which aims to provide PhD students with hands-on training in the History of Printing, Publishing and Authorship.

Williamson Lecture 2018

1 Feb 2018

The University of Stirling welcomes you to the 33rd Williamson Lecture. We are pleased to confirm that Sir Julian King, European Commissioner for the Security Union, will deliver this year's lecture.

The tea ceremony will be performed by Mio Shapley, a qualified master of Urasenke Tea Ceremony, who studied with master Yoshiko Noda. "Cha-no-yu: The Way of Tea" is a traditional Japanese living art form and originated in 16th century Japan. The 4 principals of the Tea Ceremony are Harmony, Respect, Purity and Tranquility. It synthesizes the arts of flower arrangement, calligraphy, poetry, pottery, kimono and philosophy into a way of life.

Japan Week: Origami Display

20 Feb 2018 to 22 Feb 2018

Come along to view a display of origami figures.

Japan Week Film Season: The Dark Maidens

19 Feb 2018

The Japan Foundation’s annual touring film programme returns in 2018 with an enlightening showcase of Japanese cinema through the narrative framework of “secrets and lies”, a theme both universal and prevalent in world cinema.

The 21st Century Book Historian: Printing

21 Feb 2018

The 21st-Century Book Historian is a series of three events which aims to provide PhD students with hands-on training in the History of Printing, Publishing and Authorship. The first of these events, Printing, will be held at the University of Stirling.

Geography Inspiring People Talks: The Great Horizon - Stories of Exploration from the RSGS

14 Feb 2018

From the pages of her new book 'The Great Horizon', Jo Woolf brings to life the stories of the people who have inspired her. There are explorers from the 'heroic age' of polar exploration, desert travellers, renowned mountaineers, oceanographers, botanists, geologists, and a particularly daring secret agent in Bolshevist Russia!

Japan Week: What is Cosplay?

19 Feb 2018

Cosplay is short for Costume Play and is now understood as a hobby that encompasses dressing up as one’s favourite fictional character. These characters can be from manga and anime, video games and lately even animated and real life American films and TV shows. While the trend originated in the US, the term itself was coined in Japan, where cosplay is a well-known hobby. Over time, cosplay has become more and more popular in the Western world and as such has its own communities here.