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Croeso i drafodaeth 'da fi ar y we, gyda newyddion cerddoriaeth, ffilmiau, barddoniaeth, ffuglen, dramau, a storiau byr y Gymru. Welcome to my online symposium, your one source for news and reviews about new and old, Welsh Music, Film, Poetry, Fiction, Dr

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• Meandering Through the Welsh Traditions of Eisteddfodau in a Transnational Tableau

  Posted on Saturday June 14th, 2008 at 06:23 in cardiff university, cci, celtic, cymru, mark leslie woods, minority languages, naaswch, pays celtiques, university of glamorgan, wales, welsh, welsh canadians

  [Pictured above: Charlotte 'Lottie Lute' Williams (R) with husband Chauncey Lute (Center) and daughter Grace Lute Poorman (L), members of the Welsh Congregational Church of Youngstown, Ohio.]As I prep...

• AHRC Ireland-Wales Research Network First Symposium May 16-17 2008

  Posted on Sunday May 11th, 2008 at 23:52 in ahrc ireland-wales research network, cardiff university, celtic, claire connolly, cymru, katie gramich, martin mcloone, paul o'leary, pays celtiques, small nations, wales

  [Pictured above: Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis]This week's not-to-be missed Cardiff event!Don't miss the inaugural symposium of the AHRC Ireland-Wales Research Network, entitled Ireland and Wales: Comparis...

• New English Language National Theatre for Wales Appoints Playwright and Scholar Professor Steve Blandford to Board

  Posted on Tuesday April 1st, 2008 at 12:07 in atrium intelligent media, cci, creativity, cymru, etudes celtiques, mark leslie woods, small nations, steve blandford, university of glamorgan, wales, welsh studies

  Pictured above: Associate Dean of Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries, University of Glamorgan Professor Steve Blandford.]The Almond and the Seahorse - Clwyd Theatr Cymru Prestigious Appo...

• Cardiff ATRiuM: Professor Richard Bauman Lectures on The Remediation of Storytelling: Narrative Performance on Early Commercial Sound Recording 18 Mar

  Posted on Friday March 14th, 2008 at 09:32 in atrium intelligent media, cci, creativity, cymru, etudes celtiques, mark leslie woods, small nations, university of glamorgan, wales, welsh studies

  [Pictured above:Professor Richard Bauman]Cardiff ATRiuM: Storytelling Symposium in the Welsh Capital 18-19 March 2008George Ewart Evans Lecture and ReceptionTuesday 18th March 2008Professor Richard Ba...

• Wales Futures Network / WCVA Conference - Futures and The 3rd Sector Cardiff 17 April 2008

  Posted on Tuesday March 11th, 2008 at 04:16 in cardiff university, cci, celtic, cymru, mark leslie woods, minority languages, naaswch, pays celtiques, university of glamorgan, wales, welsh, welsh canadians

  [Please scroll down for English version]CYNHADLEDD DYFODOLION Y DRYDEDD SECTORHoliday Inn, Caerdydd17 Ebrill 2008Bydd cynhadledd Dyfodolion y Drydedd Sector yn ystyried sut y caiff y sector ei siapio ...

• "Queer Wales" Call for Papers at the International Conference on Welsh Studies at the University of Toronto, July 31-August 2, 2008

  Posted on Friday March 7th, 2008 at 01:53 in cardiff university, cci, celtic, cymru, mark leslie woods, minority languages, naaswch, pays celtiques, university of glamorgan, wales, welsh, welsh canadians

  Subject: Papers are invited for a panel on "Queer Wales" for Toronto UniversityPapers are invited for a panel on "Queer Wales" at the International Conference on Welsh Studies at the University of Tor...

• AHRC Ireland-Wales Research Network First Symposium May 16-17 2008

  Posted on Saturday March 1st, 2008 at 09:46 in ahrc ireland-wales research network, cardiff university, celtic, claire connolly, cymru, katie gramich, martin mcloone, paul o'leary, pays celtiques, small nations, wales

  AHRC Ireland-Wales Research NetworkDr Claire Connolly, Dr Katie Gramich (Cardiff School of English, Communication and Philosophy) and Dr Paul O'Leary (Department of History and Welsh History, Universi...

• Audiences Get Free Admission at 'Stranger Than Fiction' Documentary Film Festival in Newport, Wales March 13-14 2008

  Posted on Wednesday February 27th, 2008 at 02:21 in atrium intelligent media, bafta cymru, bbc wales, british film and tv, celtic film, cymru, hannah raybould, mark leslie woods, newport film school, wales

  STRANGER THAN FICTION WALES The Skillset Screen Academy Wales is co-ordinating a new FREE documentary festival in March (13th and 14th) at the Riverfront Arts Centre, Newport.To book tickets call the ...

• Academi Encyclopaedia of Wales Might Evidence an Ever More Self-Confident Welsh Nation

  Posted on Tuesday February 5th, 2008 at 02:28 in cardiff university, cci, celtic, cymru, mark leslie woods, minority languages, naaswch, pays celtiques, university of glamorgan, wales, welsh, welsh canadians

  According to the University of Wales web site:After a decade of hard work, The Academi Encyclopaedia of Wales has been launched and the first Minister and the Minister for Heritage have congratulated ...

• For NAASWCH Welsh Scholars and Artists Aiming for Toronto for August 2008 Deadline Looms Dec. 21, 2007

  Posted on Saturday December 8th, 2007 at 11:36 in cardiff university, cci, celtic, cymru, mark leslie woods, minority languages, naaswch, pays celtiques, university of glamorgan, wales, welsh, welsh canadians

  North American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History (NAASWCH)International Conference on Welsh Studies -- Call for PapersJuly 31-August 2, 2008 The Centre for Medieval Studies, U...

• Finnish Filmmaker Eija-Liisa Ahtila Opens Artes Mundi at the National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park in Cardiff on Tuesday 11th December 2007 at 7.15pm

  Posted on Friday December 7th, 2007 at 13:19 in artes mundi, atrium intelligent media, cardiff university, cci, cymru, eija-liisa ahtila, mark leslie woods, pays celtiques, the welsh group, wales, welsh

  [Pictured above: The Wind, 2002 Eija-Liisa Ahtila © 2002 Crystal Eye Ltd, Helsinki]Artes Mundi: Celebrating Art in CardiffStart Date : Tuesday 11th December End Date : Tuesday 11th December The Car...

• Acclaimed Authors George Szirtes, Grahame Davies, Niall Griffiths Headline Glamorgan Writers' Lectures for the Coming Welsh Literary Season

  Posted on Tuesday November 27th, 2007 at 03:42 in celtic, christopher meredith, cymru, george szirtes, grahame davies, mark leslie woods, niall griffiths, pays celtiques, peter finch, tony curtis, university of glamorgan, wales

  Professor Tony Curtis at the University of Glamorgan English & Creative Writing courses has announced the guests lecturers for the coming term:Here are the guest writers for this year: all are at 6.30...

• ‘Iolo (Morganwg), Druidism and Dr William Price’ Seminar Offered at Centre for Modern and Contemporary Wales University of Glamorgan Wed. 21 November

  Posted on Monday November 12th, 2007 at 12:20 in celtic, cymru, mark leslie woods, minority languages, naaswch, pays celtiques, university of glamorgan, wales, welsh, welsh rugby, welsh valleys

  [Pictured above: Dr. William Price 1800-1893; Iolo Morganwg (Edward Williams) 1747-1826]This first of this year’s Centre for Modern and Contemporary Wales seminar series will be on Wednesday 21 Nove...

• Is History Your Thing? University of Glamorgan in Wales Celebrates Late Autumnal Harvest of Histories and Anthologies (Some Great Xmas Gift Ideas!)

  Posted on Saturday November 3rd, 2007 at 03:25 in atrium intelligent media, cardiff university, cymru, jane aaron, mark leslie woods, pays celtiques, small nations, university of glamorgan, wales, welsh studies, welsh valleys

  This is to invite you to a celebration of recent publications by members of the History Division in HASS, University of Glamorgan.Please join us at Blackwells bookshop on campus on Tuesday, 4 December...

• S'mae ti heddiw? A Conference Reminder "S4C: The First 25 Years"

  Posted on Friday November 2nd, 2007 at 02:45 in bbc wales, cci, celtic film, cymru, irish films, itv wales, mark leslie woods, minority languages, pays celtiques, prifysgol aberystwyth, s4c, small nations

  S4C: The first 25 yearsInternational conference to mark the first 25 years of broadcasting by S4C (Welsh language television) Date: 2-3 November 2007Location: The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyt...

• Celebrated Performance Scholar Dr. Heike Roms at Cardiff ATRiuM 17 October

  Posted on Wednesday October 3rd, 2007 at 01:44 in cci, celtic, chapter arts, cymru, dr. heike roms, katja krebs, mark leslie woods, prifysgol aberystwyth, royal welsh college of music and drama, university of glamorgan, wales, welsh studies

  [Pictured above; DR. HEIKE ROMS]CCI - DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA AND MUSICRESEARCH SEMINARIt is our pleasure to present the first (of many) research seminar(s) in the new building and an even greater pleasur...

• Fflics - Wales Screen Classics Festival Offers 4-Day Autumnal Retrospective in Aberystwyth from 25 -28 October 2007

  Posted on Tuesday October 2nd, 2007 at 03:32 in cymru, dave berry, etudes celtique, fflics, mark leslie woods, pays celtiques, prifysgol aberystwyth, university of glamorgan, wales, welsh films, welsh studies, welsh valleys

  Fflics - Wales Screen Classics festival launched!A major new film festival has been launched, taking place in Aberystwyth from 25 -28 October 2007. Fflics - Wales Screen Classics is a four-day film fe...

• Welsh-American Scholars Plan International Summer Conference in Toronto July 31-August 2, 2008

  Posted on Monday October 1st, 2007 at 00:58 in cardiff university, cci, celtic, cymru, mark leslie woods, minority languages, naaswch, pays celtiques, university of glamorgan, wales, welsh, welsh canadians

  North American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History (NAASWCH)International Conference on Welsh Studies -- Call for PapersJuly 31-August 2, 2008 The Centre for Medieval Studies, U...

• Professional Artists in Wales Exhibit at Rhondda Heritage Park Gallery from 28 September until 18 November

  Posted on Saturday September 29th, 2007 at 03:56 in cci, celtic, cymru, etudes celtique, ivor davies, pays celtiques, rhondda heritage park, small nations, the welsh group, university of glamorgan, wales, welsh studies

  [Pictured above: Rhyl Harbour, a painting by Dr. Ivor Davies, a member of the Welsh Group. Ifor Davies looks at the background of a picture which features many of the grey, stark characteristics of a ...

• IN MEMORIA: Wales Mourns the Untimely Loss of Important Media Scholar Dr. James Thomas

  Posted on Wednesday August 22nd, 2007 at 10:34 in bbc, british film and tv, cardiff university, cyfrwng, dr. james thomas, itv wales, s4c, wales, welsh studies

  PICTURED ABOVE: DR. JAMES THOMASAccording to the Cardiff University School of Journalism Media and Cultural Studies web site:"James Thomas died suddenly last weekend.""He is, and will be, sadly missed...

• Come See a Sexy Late Summer Welsh Valleys Arts Blast: Pontypridd Comes Alive As Artists Fill Five Venues Next Week

  Posted on Monday August 20th, 2007 at 06:01 in cci, cymru, etudes celtique, inga burrows, mark leslie woods, pays celtiques, university of glamorgan, wales, welsh studies, welsh valleys

  All Over the Shop: 15 artists in 5 venues for 1 week only!!!25th August -1st September 2007 A thriving community of artists have recently established a network, based in the town of Pontypridd, with ...

• Exciting New Glamorgan Research Decodes English, Welsh, German Translations for Theatrical Adaptation, Fiction, Poetry and Novels

  Posted on Thursday July 5th, 2007 at 09:41 in british drama, cci, celtic, christopher meredith, cymru, etudes celtique, grahame davies, katja krebs, mark leslie woods, political satire, university of glamorgan, wales

  Pictured above: Dr. Katja Krebs, author of the new book, 'Cultural Dissemination and Translational Communities'.In our continuing list of books for your summer reading . . .There's a lot of discussion...

• European Scholars' Debate: Is Wales Postcolonial or Post-National, or both?

  Posted on Sunday July 1st, 2007 at 03:13 in british film and tv, cci, celtic, chris williams, cymru, dave barlow, jane aaron, johan schimanski, steve blandford, university of glamorgan, wales, welsh studies

  Is Wales Postcolonial? Scholars continue to debate this issue, and there are some very entrenched and opposing views:Welsh historian Geraint H. Jenkins tells us,"Some historians have simply presumed t...

• It's Time For You To Expose Yourself in Cardiff Bay (to Art at the Wales Millennium Centre)

  Posted on Saturday June 30th, 2007 at 03:39 in bbc, cardiff bay, cci, chapter arts, cymru, itv wales, mark leslie woods, pays celtiques, royal welsh college of music and drama, s4c, university of glamorgan, wales

  Remember that song by Chicago, 'Saturday in the Park'?Saturday in the parkI think it was the Fourth of julySaturday in the parkI think it was the Fourth of julyPeople dancing, people laughingA man sel...

• Friday/Gwener -- Film-lovers' Forum Followed by Gala Premiere: Welsh and British Film Expert Steve Blandford Tonight at Cardiff's Chapter Arts Centre

  Posted on Friday June 29th, 2007 at 02:53 in bbc, british film and tv, cci, chapter arts, cymru, irish films, itv wales, mark leslie woods, s4c, scottish films, steve blandford, university of glamorgan

  Pictured right: Professor Steve Blandford, Associate Dean of Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries, is an expert in British film and television. Professor Blandford will discuss his new ...

• For Immediate Release: The New Welsh Blog Awards 2007 Organizers Announce Internet Competition Launch Today

  Posted on Friday June 22nd, 2007 at 08:15 in bafta cymru, blamerbell briefs, cci, celtic, daniel cunliffe, etudes celtique, gallaoueg, mark leslie woods, ordovicius, small nations, wales, welsh blogs

  Pictured above, Red Dragon Logo for the Welsh Blogs Awards and an image capture of the Welsh blog 'Blamerbell Briefs', recent winner of the prestigious "The Centre de Formation des Journalistes (CFJ) ...