Organised by the Learned Society of Wales. Held at Wrexham University Tent.
Chair: Professor Dame Elan Closs Stephens
Prof Rhys Jones, Aberystwyth University
Prof Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones, Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies
Dr Katharine Young, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Wales Studies is research about Wales, for Wales. It is an interdisciplinary field and encompasses all areas of enquiry – our language, our culture, our geography, our people, and more.
How can Wales Studies best serve Wales? Why is it so important that we study Wales? What kind of research is included in Wales studies? Is there a place for Wales Studies outside Wales? What are the most urgent research questions in Wales Studies today? This panel will address these questions and more, drawing from a range of areas of scholarship.
The session will also offer opportunities for the audience to take part in the conversation driving the future of the field, and to engage with the Wales Studies initiative going forward.
Simultaneous translation will be available in this session.