Name: Professor David Willis
University of Oxford

Events this person is speaking at:

Monday 25 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Inaugural Lecture: What have the Britons ever done for us? The Welsh language and Linguistics
Date: 25 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Professor David Willis (University of Oxford)
Venue: Taylor Institution, St Giles' OX1 3NA
Venue Details: Main Lecture Hall
Organisers: Jesus College, Faculty of Linguistics, Philology, and Phonetics
Hosts: TBA

Events this person is organising:

Thursday 10 October 2024 (0th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Who’s to blame for Connla’s death? Changing causae occidendi from Aided Óenfir Aífe to Bàs Chonnlaoich
Date: 10 October 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 0th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Abigail Burnyeat (Sabhal Mòr Ostaig)
Venue Details: CAWCS (Y Drwm, National Library of Wales and online)
Organisers: Jenyth Evans (University of Oxford), Professor David Willis (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 24 October 2024 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Pre- and in-service teachers’ language attitudes towards Basque
Date: 24 October 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Mikel Gartziarena
Venue Details: CAWCS (Y Drwm, National Library of Wales and online)
Organisers: Jenyth Evans (University of Oxford), Professor David Willis (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 31 October 2024 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

From Acallam na Senórach to Agallamh na Seanórach: Structuring narratives and recycling texts in (early) modern Ireland
Date: 31 October 2024, 17:15 - 18:15 (Thursday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Nina Cnockaert-Guillou (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies)
Venue: Jesus College, Turl Street OX1 3DW
Venue Details: Memorial Room, Jesus College
Organisers: Jenyth Evans (University of Oxford), Professor David Willis (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 7 November 2024 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Psychology and the individual in medieval Ireland
Date: 7 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Elizabeth Boyle (National University of Ireland, Maynooth)
Venue Details: CAWCS (online)
Organisers: Jenyth Evans (University of Oxford), Professor David Willis (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 14 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

From Dánta Grá to Dante: Irish–Italian genealogies, 1350–1850
Date: 14 November 2024, 17:15 - 18:15 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Elisa Cozzi (University of Oxford)
Venue: Jesus College, Turl Street OX1 3DW
Venue Details: Online and in person at Memorial Room, Jesus College
Organisers: Jenyth Evans (University of Oxford), Professor David Willis (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 21 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

“Desert wilds of India Africa”: Abergavenny Cymreigyddion Eisteddfod competitions and Empire, 1834–1853
Date: 21 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Marion Loeffler
Venue Details: CAWCS (online)
Organisers: Jenyth Evans (University of Oxford), Professor David Willis (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 28 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Breton dialect variation: An opportunity to reflect on the emergence and formation of a language
Date: 28 November 2024, 17:15 - 18:15 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Tanguy Solliec
Venue: Jesus College, Turl Street OX1 3DW
Venue Details: Oxford (Memorial Room, Jesus College and online)
Organisers: Jenyth Evans (University of Oxford), Professor David Willis (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA