Robert Burns and Global Culture

总共提议举行四次研讨会：一次在曼彻斯特，一次在爱丁堡，一次在布拉格，第四次在格拉斯哥。此外，还将举行一次巡回会议，确定这四个研究会的议程。每次讲习班会议都将审查目标项下所列研究目标的不同方面。曼彻斯特会议(2008年4月)将集中讨论伯恩斯在英语世界的重要接受史(目标2和目标3)：主要发言者将是奈杰尔·莱斯克教授、默里·皮托克教授和格里·卡拉瑟斯博士(见Case for Support下的指导委员会)。计划中的格拉斯哥讲习班(2008年10月)将讨论目标4，以期建立一个关于伯恩斯在历史和当代文化中的表演的数据库的可行性：主要发言者将是R.D.S.Jack教授、瓦伦蒂娜·博尔德博士和Gerry Carruthers博士。爱丁堡活动(2009年1月)将在爱丁堡皇家学会罗伯特·伯恩斯和全球文化日之前举行，将审查进展情况并讨论出版计划。主讲嘉宾包括Leith Davis教授及Martin Procházka教授。在布拉格举行的讲习班(2009年3月)将讨论伯恩斯在欧洲的创造性和批判性接受问题，以及他对那里的苏格兰形象的影响，以期确定有待进一步研究的领域(仅针对欧洲的目标2、3、4.1、4.2)：主要发言者将是(可能)Mánek教授和其他一两个人--可能是Mergenthal教授)。

A total of four workshop meetings are proposed: one in Manchester, one in Edinburgh, one in Prague, and a fourth in Glasgow. In addition, there will be a prepatory meeting to set the agenda for these four research meetings. Each of the workshop meetings will examine different aspects of the objectives of the research listed under Objectives. The Manchester meeting (April 2008) will focus on the critical reception history of Burns in the Anglophone world (Objectives 2 and 3): the main speakers will be Professor Nigel Leask, Professor Murray Pittock and Dr Gerry Carruthers (see Steering Committee under Case for Support). The planned Glasgow workshop (October 2008) will address Objective 4, with a view to the feasibility of creating a database of the performance of Burns in culture in both historic and contemporary terms: main speakers will be Professor R.D.S. Jack, Dr Valentina Bold and Dr Gerry Carruthers. The Edinburgh event (January 2009), which will precede the Robert Burns and Global Culture day at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, will review progress and discuss publication plans. Main speakers will include Professor Leith Davis and Professor Martin Procházka. The workshop in Prague (March 2009) will address the question of Burns' creative and critical reception in Europe, and his influences on images of Scotland there with a view to identifying areas for further research (Objectives 2, 3, 4.1, 4.2 with respect to Europe only): the main speakers will be (possibly) Professor Mánek and one or two others- possibly Professor Mergenthal).