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This page contains a complete archive of the ES Alumni Colloquia series, which was initiated in 2016.
More information on our next ES Alumni Colloquia is available at https://www.es.uzh.ch/en/alumni/esalumnicolloquia.html.
The ES Alumni Colloquia 2022 took place on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 (at the English Department, Plattenstrasse 47).
| 6.30 p.m. | Welcome | ||
| 6.45 p.m. | Session 1 - Linguistics | ||
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"English in the Asian Century: Challenging the Traditional Canon" Prof. Dr. Daniel Schreier |
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| 7.45 p.m. | Break | ||
| 8.00 p.m | Session 2 - Literature | ||
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"Antislavery and Counter-Memory: The Haitian Revolution in Anglophone Literatures" Dr. Martin Mühlheim |
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The ES Alumni Colloquia 2021 took place on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 (originally scheduled at Plattenstrasse 47, room PLH-5, but eventually held online).
| 6.30 p.m. | Welcome | ||
| 6.45 p.m. | Session 1 - Linguistics | ||
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Dr. Eva Zehentner: "Why language change? Cultural versus cognitive factors in the history of English'" |
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| 7.45 p.m. | Break | ||
| 8.00 p.m | Session 2 - Literature | ||
| Hannah Schoch, M.A.: "Objectivity, Relativism, Pluralism, Situated Knowledge: A Brief Outline of Philosophical Positions for Teaching in the 21st Century" | |||
The ES Alumni Colloquia 2020 took place on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 (venue: UZH main building, room KOL-F-118 - due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements).
| 6.30 p.m. | Welcome | ||
| 6.45 p.m. | Session 1 - Linguistics | ||
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Mirjam Schmalz, M.A. "Stigmatised: Dialects, Standard Varieties, and Language Attitudes" |
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| 7.45 p.m. | Break | ||
| 8.00 p.m | Session 2 - Literature | ||
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Dr. Martin Mühlheim "Anglophone Literature from Liberia: History & Highlights" |
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| 9.00 p.m. | Drinks reception | ||
The ES Alumni Colloquia 2019 took place on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 (venue: UZH main building, room KO2-F-152, due to ongoing renovation work at the Villa Wehrli).
| 6.30 p.m. | Welcome | ||
| 6.45 p.m. | Session 1 - Linguistics | ||
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Dr. Melanie Röthlisberger "Exploring Dialect Variation in Englishes World-Wide: How to Prepare Students for Linguistic Diversity" |
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| 7.45 p.m. | Break | ||
| 8.00 p.m | Session 2 - Literature | ||
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Stella Castelli, M.A. "Of Other Spaces: The Place(s) of Literature" |
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| 9.00 p.m. | Drinks reception | ||
The ES Alumni Colloquia 2018 took place on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 (at the English Department, Plattenstrasse 47).
| 6.30 p.m. | Welcome | ||
| 6.45 p.m. | Session 1 - Literature | ||
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Lisann Anders, M.A. "'Coz Shakespeare's Dead, But We're Up Here': Teaching Shakespeare through Interactive Multi-Mediality" |
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| 7.45 p.m. | Break | ||
| 8.00 p.m | Session 2 - Linguistics | ||
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Rahel Oppliger, M.A. "Happy Is Up, Sad Is Down: Metaphors and Language Experiments" |
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| 9.00 p.m. | Drinks reception (with members of the Fachverein Anglistik FAVA) | ||
The ES Alumni Colloquia 2017 took place on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 (at the English Department, Plattenstrasse 47).
| 6.30 p.m. | Welcome | ||
| 6.45 p.m. | Session 1 | ||
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Elena Callegaro, M.A. "Corpus Linguistics as a Tool for Learning and Teaching" |
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| 7.45 p.m. | Break | ||
| 8.00 p.m | Session 2 | ||
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Prof. Dr. Ana Sobral & Hannah Schoch, M.A. "From the Founding Fathers to Obama: Teaching American History through the Hip Hop Musical Hamilton" |
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| 9.00 p.m. | Drinks reception (with members of the Fachverein Anglistik FAVA) | ||
The ES Alumni Colloquia 2016 took place on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 (at the English Department, Plattenstrasse 47).
Program ES Alumni Colloquia 2016 (PDF, 105 KB)
| 6.30 p.m. | Welcome | ||
| 6.45 p.m. | Session 1 | ||
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Literature: Rap in the Classroom (Prof. Dr. Ana Sobral) |
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| 7.45 p.m. | Break | ||
| 8.00 p.m | Session 2 | ||
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Linguistics: Teaching the History of English at Gymnasium Level (Dr. Nicole Studer) |
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| 9.00 p.m. | Drinks reception (with members of the Fachverein Anglistik FAVA) | ||
