Evelina Ferrar

Monday 16 November 2015 at 7.30

Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Road
London SE1 8XX

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Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek and former Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, will discuss Europe’s future at the event moderated by Croatian philosopher Srečko Horvat. Followed by a Q&A session.

Slavoj Žižek, regarded as ‘the most dangerous philosopher in the West’ (The New Republic), and Yanis Varoufakis, self-described ‘erratic Marxist’ and economic ‘rock-star’ (Business Insider and other publications), met in Croatia in 2013. They have never appeared together on the public stage – until now.

Take your seat to hear them discuss the urgent task of building a different and more democratic Europe.

Organized by Southbank Centre

Slovenes and friends of Slovenes are warmly invited to join us from 12 noon till 4.30 p.m. on Sunday 28th June for the Annual Picnic in the Oxford University Arboretum at Nuneham Courtenay. We will meet again by the kozolec (Slovene hay rack).

Bring your own picnic and drinks, deckchairs, picnic blankets, your kids, grandchildren and friends. As is usual among Slovenes, we encourage you to bring plenty to eat and drink and share it with everyone!

This splendid Arboretum is close to Nuneham Courtenay House, where Lewis Carroll would row the young Alice Liddell (Alice in Wonderland) and her sisters on the River Thames on a summer afternoon.

It is situated just south of the village of Nuneham Courtenay on the A4074 road from Reading, eight miles south of Oxford. The postal code is OX44 9PX. From London it can be reached by the M40, exit 8, A40 to Oxford, then southwards round the Ring Road (A4142) on to the A4074 towards Reading.

If you come by train to Oxford or Reading, you can then take the bus X39/X40 to the Arboretum. If you have problems please mail to evelina@ferrar.org.uk or call 07584 199 177 and we will do what we can to help.

The Arboretum has kindly agreed to mow the area around the hayrack, which has recently suffered some damage and we are not allowed to climb on it. Adults attending the British-Slovene picnic pay £4.50, concessions £3. Children and Members of Oxford University (bring your card) enter for free.

More information on the Arboretum can be found at https://www.harcourt-arboretum.ox.ac.uk/.

We hope we can welcome many of you as we celebrate and enjoy an afternoon around the kozolec – one of the most traditional symbols of Slovenia and its culture.

The Annual General Meeting of the British-Slovene Society will be held on Friday 26 June 2015.

Time: 7 pm (refreshments from 6.15 pm)

Location: Middle East Association, Floor 6, 27 St James’s Street, London, SW1A 1HA

After the AGM, at about 7.30 pm: talk by Dr. David Worthington on:

The Material Culture of the Scottish Leslie Family in Slovenia in the 17th and 18th centuries

Dr. Worthington, Head of the Centre for History at the University of the Highlands and Islands, will talk about the evidence the Leslies’ culture remaining at their Ptuj property, and the family’s integration into Austrian Habsburg society. 

Seating is restricted to 30 and we therefore request that you confirm attendance by email to membership@britishslovenesociety.org  or in writing to The British-Slovene Society, 43 Runnemede Road, Egham, TW20 9BE by no later than 10^th June 2015.

Wed 13 May 2015, 6.30 – 8.45 pm at the British Library, Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB

Writers from six countries in a literary feast of compelling fiction, poetry and short stories

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Evald Flisar (Slovenia), Naja Marie Aidt (Denmark), Andrea Bajani (Italy), Jesús Carrasco (Spain), Wioletta Greg (Poland) and Yasmina Khadra (France).

At the European Literature Night’s seventh appearance in the UK, Evald Flisar, Slovenian novelist and playwright, will talk about his work and his latest book published in English titled My Father’s Dreams.

The event will be followed by a reception in the Entrance Hall of the British Library, open to everyone who has attended The Writers event. It will include music, a glass of wine and the chance to buy books by the participating authors and have them signed.

European Literature Night is held simultaneously in 24 cities around the continent.
London’s events are a highlight of the capital’s literary calendar.

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Slovenia may be a small country, but it has great friends at the University of Nottingham. To commemorate the 40^th anniversary of Slovene studies at the university, students, lecturers and singers stage a magnificent celebration on 11^th March.

Nottingham is the only British university to include Slovene language and culture among the study modules it offers, and its students and lecturers prepared an attractive programme of festivities for the invited guests from Slovenia, London and other parts of the country.

Dr David Denton of the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies gave a perceptive talk about the author Ciril Kosmač, whom he hailed as one of the foremost figures of Slovene literature. Postgraduate student Olivia Hellewell spoke of learning the dual form of Slovene when she visited the country with her boyfriend.

Then Slovene singer Vlado Kreslin recited his poetry and sang his songs, which students of the Nottingham faculty had translated into English. Vlado’s melodies and words were inspired by the soulful, misty atmosphere of Slovenia’s Prekmurje region, where he grew up mixing with gypsies.

The Slovenian Embassy donated wine and six kilos of potica, the latter brought over personally from Slovenia by HE Ambassador Tadej Rupelj.  Among those attending was Mr Gorazd Žmavc, Slovenia’s Minister for Slovenes abroad.

On Wednesday 11 March 2015, the University’s Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies is hosting an event to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

The event will start at 4:30 pm in the Senate Chamber (Trent Building) for a rich cultural programme and talks. A reception with Slovene wine and potica, hosted by the Slovenian Ambassador, will follow. The evening will be concluded with a concert by the Slovene musician Vlado Kreslin starting at 7:00 pm.

The University’s long association with Eastern European languages and cultures began as far back as 1916 when the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies was founded by a Slovene, Professor Janko Lavrin. Slovene studies were introduced within the department in the academic year 1974-1975 and the ongoing teaching of Slovene language and culture is supported by an agreement between the University of Nottingham and the University of Ljubljana. To date, more than 300 students have studied Slovene at Nottingham. Four decades on, Nottingham remains the only university in the UK where it is possible to study the language.

All are welcome. More information available from Maja Rančigaj, Slovene Language Teacher (maja.rancigaj@nottingham.ac.uk or 07477 433910).