FIGS Events

“Complex TV”: television drama in the twenty-first century

Start: Mar 25, 2013 12:00:00 AM
End: Jun 5, 2013 12:00:00 AM

In recent years, the television drama series has undergone radical development, both in terms of series-creators’ ambitions for the medium and the levels of expectation of the audience. Episodic storylines have increasingly expanded into season-long arcs, allowing for a far greater subtlety to narratives, which are no longer dependent upon satisfying the casual viewer. Instead changes in distribution – DVD boxsets, online viewing and cable networks such as HBO and AMC – have created a culture in which complexity is increasingly important to TV, impacting upon how one should create and watch a series.

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FIGS Friday Forum - Mental Illness

Start: May 31, 2013 9:30:00 AM
End: May 31, 2013 7:00:00 PM

Staff and graduate students in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities are invited to attend this one day forum.

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Sherlock Holmes: Past and Present

Start: Jun 21, 2013 10:00:00 AM
End: Jun 22, 2013 5:30:00 PM

Sherlock Homes
This shared discussion about the cultural legacy of Sherlock Holmes brings together academics, enthusiasts, creative practitioners and popular writers to examine the historical intricacies of Holmesian fandom and offer a wide variety of perspectives upon its newest manifestations.

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Unity/Disunity: An Interdisciplinary Conference

Start: Jun 27, 2013 9:00:00 AM
End: Jun 28, 2013 6:00:00 PM

UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies

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The Reception of Herodotus in Antiquity and Beyond

Start: Aug 12, 2013 9:00:00 AM
End: Aug 13, 2013 5:00:00 PM

A pre-publication Colloquium

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The Nordic Research Network

Start: Sep 5, 2013 9:00:00 AM
End: Sep 6, 2013 6:00:00 PM


The NRN brings together UK-based research students and early-career researchers working in the field of Nordic Studies to discuss their current research. This two-day interdisciplinary conference features presentations, films screenings, roundtable discussions and workshops drawing on all subjects within the arts and humanities and all time periods from the Middle Ages to the present day. From Medieval studies to film, and runes to slang; the result is a colourful and exciting smörgåsbord of research that reflects the current trends in Nordic area studies. 

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