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Dr Dylan Foster Evans
(he/him)
MA (Cantab), PhD (Cymru) FLSW
- Welsh speaking
- Media commentator
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Dylan Foster Evans
Reader in Welsh
Overview
My main area of expertise is the poetry of the Middle Ages. I have been a member of projects that have edited and studied the works of two of Wales’s greatest poets, Dafydd ap Gwilym and Guto’r Glyn. I am currently leading an AHRC-funded project to edit the Welsh poems associated with figure of Merlin. I am particularly interested in the relationship between poetry, identity, material culture and the environment and have published a number of critical studies in these fields.
My interest in language and place extends into the modern period and I have a particular interest in the Welsh language in Cardiff. My work in this area covers the history of the language, its culture and literature and also its role in the formation of identity in a varied and multi-ethnic city. Place names form another related field of interest.
My teaching focuses primarily on medieval literature and the relationship between language and heritage. More generally, I am interested in the role of Welsh in the education system and the different types of Welsh used in contemporary Wales.
Publication
2024
- Morris, J. et al. 2024. Prawf Sillafu Cymraeg Safonedig Consortiwm Canolbarth y De. Project Report.[Online].Swansea: Consortiwm Addysg Canolbarth y De. Available at: https://www.cscjes-cronfa.co.uk/repository/resource/fca9da98-acc7-4b47-974e-8a90112c85c3/overview.
2023
- Foster Evans, D. 2023. Bydoedd Dr John Davies Mallwyd. In: Cynfael Lake, A. and Morgan, D. D. eds. Gofal ein Gwinllan: Ysgrifau ar gyfraniad Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru i'n llên a'n hanes a'n diwylliant. Vol. 1, Caerdydd: Corff Cynrychiolwyr yr Eglwys yng Nghymru. , pp.45-58.
- Foster Evans, D. 2023. 'Hen famwydd blwydd blu': Rhyfel, Rhywedd a Gofodau Dafydd ap Gwilym. In: Chapman, T. R. and Huws, B. O. eds. Penrhaith ein heniaith ni: Cyfrol Deyrnged Gruffydd Aled Williams. Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn: Atebol. , pp.40-67.
2022
- Morris, J. et al. 2022. Prawf darllen Cymraeg safonedig Consortiwm Canolbarth y De (Fersiwn 1.0). Project Report.
2021
- Foster Evans, D. 2021. Fajita. O'r Pedwar Gwynt 16 , pp.46-46.
- Foster Evans, D. 2021. Brochus. O'r Pedwar Gwynt 15 , pp.40-40.
- Foster Evans, D. 2021. Gwynedd O. Pierce. In: Bevan, G. A. et al., Ar Drywydd Enwau Lleoedd Ysgrifau i Anrhydeddu Gwynedd O. Pierce. Y Lolfa. , pp.ix-x.
- Foster Evans, D. 2021. 'The most Celtic Anglo-Saxon in Cardiff': John Hobson Matthews (1858-1914) ac enwau lleoedd Caerdydd. In: Bevan, G. A. et al., Ar Drywydd Enwau Lleoedd Ysgrifau i Anrhydeddu Gwynedd O. Pierce. Y Lolfa. , pp.27-39.
2020
- Foster Evans, D. 2020. Cofiannu Caerdydd: ysgrifennu bywydau’r ddinas. Llên Cymru 43 (1), pp.53-84. 32. (10.16922/lc.43.3)
- Foster Evans, D. 2020. Dala’r slac yn dynn. O'r Pedwar Gwynt 12
2019
- Foster Evans, D. 2019. 'Croywiaith Ceredigion': the Welsh Language and its Literature, c.1060 - c.1730. In: Jenkins, G. H. , Suggett, R. and White, E. M. eds. Cardiganshire County History Volume 2: Medieval and Early Modern Cardiganshire. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. , pp.499-530.
- Foster Evans, D. 2019. Enwau'r Ardal Leol. In: Rhaglen Eisteddfod yr Urdd Caerdydd a'r Fro. Urdd Gobaith Cymru. , pp.26-29.
2018
- Foster Evans, D. 2018. Welsh traitors in a Scottish chronicle: Dafydd ap Gruffudd, Penwyn and the transmission of national memory. Studia Celtica 52 (1), pp.137-155. (10.16922/SC.52.8)
- Foster Evans, D. 2018. Llaeth Cymreig gan wartheg Cymreig. O'r Pedwar Gwynt 8 , pp.50-50.
2017
- Foster Evans, D. 2017. Bodio. O'r Pedwar Gwynt 5 , pp.46-46.
2016
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Streigl. O'r Pedwar Gwynt 1 , pp.39-40.
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Conquest, roads and resistance in medieval Wales. In: Allen, V. and Evans, R. eds. Roadworks: Medieval Britain, Medieval Roads. Manchester: Manchester University Press. , pp.277-302. (10.7228/manchester/9780719085062.003.0012)
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Gorhoffedd. [Online].Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Available at: https://wici.porth.ac.uk/index.php/Gorhoffedd.
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Gwireb. [Online].Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Available at: https://wici.porth.ac.uk/index.php/Gwireb.
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Llawysgrif. [Online].Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Available at: https://wici.porth.ac.uk/index.php/Llawysgrif.
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Y bardd a'i farf: y traddodiad barfol. In: Owen, H. B. and Cynfael, L. A. eds. Genres y Cywydd. Y golygyddion gyda chefnogaeth y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. , pp.109-124.
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. 'Y carl a'i trawai o'r cudd': ergyd y gwn ar y Cywyddwyr. In: Owen, H. B. and Cynfael, L. A. eds. Genres y Cywydd. Y golygyddion gyda chefnogaeth y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. , pp.227-248.
2015
- Foster Evans, D. 2015. Rees Rees 'Teifi': Un o Feirdd y Rhyfel Mawr. Y Garthen Mai 20 , pp.14-15.
2014
- Foster Evans, D. and Evas, J. 2014. Hanes y Gymraeg yng Nghaerdydd / The history of the Welsh language in Cardiff. Manteision dwyieithrwydd / The benefits of bilingualism. Presented at: Cynhadledd Caerdydd Ddwyieithog – Cardiff: A Bilingual City Neuadd y Ddinas, Caerdydd/City Hall, Cardiff 6 March 2014.
2013
- Foster Evans, D. , Lewis, B. J. and Parry Owen, A. eds. 2013. Gwalch Cywyddau Gwŷr: Ysgrifau ar Guto'r Glyn a Chymru'r Bymthegfed Ganrif / Essays on Guto'r Glyn and Fifteenth-Century Wales. Aberystwyth: Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, University of Wales.
- Rosser, S. et al. 2013. Llên Cymru. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
- Foster Evans, D. 2013. Adeiladu Hudoliaeth: Dehongli Barddoniaeth Guto'r Glyn. In: Foster Evans, D. , Parry Owen, A. and Lewis, B. J. eds. Gwalch Cywyddau Gwŷr: Ysgrifau ar Guto'r Glyn a Chymru'r Bymthegfed Ganrif / Essays on Guto'r Glyn and Fifteenth-Century Wales. Aberystwyth: Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, University of Wales. , pp.453-473.
- Foster Evans, D. 2013. William Herbert of Raglan (d. 1469): Family History and Personal Identity. In: Foster Evans, D. , Parry Owen, A. and Lewis, B. J. eds. Gwalch Cywyddau Gwŷr: Ysgrifau ar Guto'r Glyn a Chymru'r Bymthegfed Ganrif / Essays on Guto'r Glyn and Fifteenth-Century Wales. Aberystwyth: Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, University of Wales. , pp.83-102.
- Foster Evans, D. , Parry Owen, A. and Lewis, B. J. 2013. Introduction. In: Foster Evans, D. , Parry Owen, A. and Lewis, B. J. eds. Gwalch Cywyddau Gwŷr: Ysgrifau ar Guto'r Glyn a Chymru'r Bymthegfed Ganrif / Essays on Guto'r Glyn and Fifteenth-Century Wales. Aberystwyth: Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, University of Wales. , pp.11-19.
- Foster Evans, D. , Parry Owen, A. and Lewis, B. J. 2013. Rhadymadrodd. In: Foster Evans, D. , Parry Owen, A. and Lewis, B. J. eds. Gwalch Cywyddau Gwŷr: Ysgrifau ar Guto'r Glyn a Chymru'r Bymthegfed Ganrif / Essays on Guto'r Glyn and Fifteenth-Century Wales. Aberystwyth: Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, University of Wales. , pp.1-9.
2012
- Foster Evans, D. 2012. Castle and town in medieval Wales. In: Fulton, H. ed. Urban Culture in Medieval Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. , pp.183-204.
2011
- Foster Evans, D. 2011. On the lips of strangers: the Welsh language, the Middle Ages, and ethnic diversity. Presented at: 2008 meeting of the Celtic Studies Association of North America Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, USA 2008. Published in: Davies, M. T. ed. Proceedings of the Celtic Studies Association of North America Annual Meeting 2008. CSANA Yearbook Vol. 10. Hamilton, NY: Colgate University Press. , pp.16-38.
2010
- Foster Evans, D. 2010. Adnabod adar. Taliesin 139 , pp.111-117.
2009
- Foster Evans, D. 2009. “Tŵr Dewr Gwncwerwr” ("A Brave Conqueror's Tower"): Welsh poetic responses to the Edwardian castles. In: The Impact of the Edwardian Castles in Wales. Oxford: Oxbow Books. , pp.121-128.
2008
- Foster Evans, D. 2008. Gwenllïan Hir. Llên Cymru 31 , pp.188-190.
- Foster Evans, D. 2008. "Talm o Wentoedd”: the Welsh language and its literature in Gwent, c. 1070–1530. In: Griffiths, R. A. , Hopkins, T. and Howell, R. eds. The Gwent County History. Vol. 2, Cardiff: University of Wales Press on behalf of the Gwent County History Association. , pp.280-308.
2007
- Foster Evans, D. and Johnston, D. 2007. A Critical Edition of the Poetry of Dafydd ap Gwilym:35 Poems by Dafydd ap Gwilym. [Online].Swansea University. Available at: http://www.dafyddapgwilym.net.
- Foster Evans, D. 2007. Gwaith Rhys Goch Eryri. Poets of the Nobility Aberystwyth: University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies.
2006
- Foster Evans, D. 2006. 'Cyngor y Bioden': Ecoleg a Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg. Llenyddiaeth Mewn Theori , pp.41-79.
- Foster Evans, D. 2006. 'Bardd arallwlad': Dafydd ap Gwilym a theori ôl-drefedigaethol. In: Owen, T. ed. Llenyddiaeth Mewn Theori. University of Wales Press. , pp.39-72.
2000
- Foster Evans, D. 2000. Gwaith Hywel Swrdwal a'i Deulu. Cyfres Beirdd yr Uchelwyr Aberystwyth: Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd Prifysgol Cymru.
Articles
- Foster Evans, D. 2021. Fajita. O'r Pedwar Gwynt 16 , pp.46-46.
- Foster Evans, D. 2021. Brochus. O'r Pedwar Gwynt 15 , pp.40-40.
- Foster Evans, D. 2020. Cofiannu Caerdydd: ysgrifennu bywydau’r ddinas. Llên Cymru 43 (1), pp.53-84. 32. (10.16922/lc.43.3)
- Foster Evans, D. 2020. Dala’r slac yn dynn. O'r Pedwar Gwynt 12
- Foster Evans, D. 2018. Welsh traitors in a Scottish chronicle: Dafydd ap Gruffudd, Penwyn and the transmission of national memory. Studia Celtica 52 (1), pp.137-155. (10.16922/SC.52.8)
- Foster Evans, D. 2018. Llaeth Cymreig gan wartheg Cymreig. O'r Pedwar Gwynt 8 , pp.50-50.
- Foster Evans, D. 2017. Bodio. O'r Pedwar Gwynt 5 , pp.46-46.
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Streigl. O'r Pedwar Gwynt 1 , pp.39-40.
- Foster Evans, D. 2015. Rees Rees 'Teifi': Un o Feirdd y Rhyfel Mawr. Y Garthen Mai 20 , pp.14-15.
- Foster Evans, D. 2010. Adnabod adar. Taliesin 139 , pp.111-117.
- Foster Evans, D. 2008. Gwenllïan Hir. Llên Cymru 31 , pp.188-190.
- Foster Evans, D. 2006. 'Cyngor y Bioden': Ecoleg a Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg. Llenyddiaeth Mewn Theori , pp.41-79.
Book sections
- Foster Evans, D. 2023. Bydoedd Dr John Davies Mallwyd. In: Cynfael Lake, A. and Morgan, D. D. eds. Gofal ein Gwinllan: Ysgrifau ar gyfraniad Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru i'n llên a'n hanes a'n diwylliant. Vol. 1, Caerdydd: Corff Cynrychiolwyr yr Eglwys yng Nghymru. , pp.45-58.
- Foster Evans, D. 2023. 'Hen famwydd blwydd blu': Rhyfel, Rhywedd a Gofodau Dafydd ap Gwilym. In: Chapman, T. R. and Huws, B. O. eds. Penrhaith ein heniaith ni: Cyfrol Deyrnged Gruffydd Aled Williams. Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn: Atebol. , pp.40-67.
- Foster Evans, D. 2021. Gwynedd O. Pierce. In: Bevan, G. A. et al., Ar Drywydd Enwau Lleoedd Ysgrifau i Anrhydeddu Gwynedd O. Pierce. Y Lolfa. , pp.ix-x.
- Foster Evans, D. 2021. 'The most Celtic Anglo-Saxon in Cardiff': John Hobson Matthews (1858-1914) ac enwau lleoedd Caerdydd. In: Bevan, G. A. et al., Ar Drywydd Enwau Lleoedd Ysgrifau i Anrhydeddu Gwynedd O. Pierce. Y Lolfa. , pp.27-39.
- Foster Evans, D. 2019. 'Croywiaith Ceredigion': the Welsh Language and its Literature, c.1060 - c.1730. In: Jenkins, G. H. , Suggett, R. and White, E. M. eds. Cardiganshire County History Volume 2: Medieval and Early Modern Cardiganshire. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. , pp.499-530.
- Foster Evans, D. 2019. Enwau'r Ardal Leol. In: Rhaglen Eisteddfod yr Urdd Caerdydd a'r Fro. Urdd Gobaith Cymru. , pp.26-29.
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Conquest, roads and resistance in medieval Wales. In: Allen, V. and Evans, R. eds. Roadworks: Medieval Britain, Medieval Roads. Manchester: Manchester University Press. , pp.277-302. (10.7228/manchester/9780719085062.003.0012)
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Y bardd a'i farf: y traddodiad barfol. In: Owen, H. B. and Cynfael, L. A. eds. Genres y Cywydd. Y golygyddion gyda chefnogaeth y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. , pp.109-124.
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. 'Y carl a'i trawai o'r cudd': ergyd y gwn ar y Cywyddwyr. In: Owen, H. B. and Cynfael, L. A. eds. Genres y Cywydd. Y golygyddion gyda chefnogaeth y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. , pp.227-248.
- Foster Evans, D. 2013. Adeiladu Hudoliaeth: Dehongli Barddoniaeth Guto'r Glyn. In: Foster Evans, D. , Parry Owen, A. and Lewis, B. J. eds. Gwalch Cywyddau Gwŷr: Ysgrifau ar Guto'r Glyn a Chymru'r Bymthegfed Ganrif / Essays on Guto'r Glyn and Fifteenth-Century Wales. Aberystwyth: Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, University of Wales. , pp.453-473.
- Foster Evans, D. 2013. William Herbert of Raglan (d. 1469): Family History and Personal Identity. In: Foster Evans, D. , Parry Owen, A. and Lewis, B. J. eds. Gwalch Cywyddau Gwŷr: Ysgrifau ar Guto'r Glyn a Chymru'r Bymthegfed Ganrif / Essays on Guto'r Glyn and Fifteenth-Century Wales. Aberystwyth: Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, University of Wales. , pp.83-102.
- Foster Evans, D. , Parry Owen, A. and Lewis, B. J. 2013. Introduction. In: Foster Evans, D. , Parry Owen, A. and Lewis, B. J. eds. Gwalch Cywyddau Gwŷr: Ysgrifau ar Guto'r Glyn a Chymru'r Bymthegfed Ganrif / Essays on Guto'r Glyn and Fifteenth-Century Wales. Aberystwyth: Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, University of Wales. , pp.11-19.
- Foster Evans, D. , Parry Owen, A. and Lewis, B. J. 2013. Rhadymadrodd. In: Foster Evans, D. , Parry Owen, A. and Lewis, B. J. eds. Gwalch Cywyddau Gwŷr: Ysgrifau ar Guto'r Glyn a Chymru'r Bymthegfed Ganrif / Essays on Guto'r Glyn and Fifteenth-Century Wales. Aberystwyth: Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, University of Wales. , pp.1-9.
- Foster Evans, D. 2012. Castle and town in medieval Wales. In: Fulton, H. ed. Urban Culture in Medieval Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. , pp.183-204.
- Foster Evans, D. 2009. “Tŵr Dewr Gwncwerwr” ("A Brave Conqueror's Tower"): Welsh poetic responses to the Edwardian castles. In: The Impact of the Edwardian Castles in Wales. Oxford: Oxbow Books. , pp.121-128.
- Foster Evans, D. 2008. "Talm o Wentoedd”: the Welsh language and its literature in Gwent, c. 1070–1530. In: Griffiths, R. A. , Hopkins, T. and Howell, R. eds. The Gwent County History. Vol. 2, Cardiff: University of Wales Press on behalf of the Gwent County History Association. , pp.280-308.
- Foster Evans, D. 2006. 'Bardd arallwlad': Dafydd ap Gwilym a theori ôl-drefedigaethol. In: Owen, T. ed. Llenyddiaeth Mewn Theori. University of Wales Press. , pp.39-72.
Books
- Foster Evans, D. , Lewis, B. J. and Parry Owen, A. eds. 2013. Gwalch Cywyddau Gwŷr: Ysgrifau ar Guto'r Glyn a Chymru'r Bymthegfed Ganrif / Essays on Guto'r Glyn and Fifteenth-Century Wales. Aberystwyth: Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, University of Wales.
- Rosser, S. et al. 2013. Llên Cymru. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
- Foster Evans, D. 2007. Gwaith Rhys Goch Eryri. Poets of the Nobility Aberystwyth: University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies.
- Foster Evans, D. 2000. Gwaith Hywel Swrdwal a'i Deulu. Cyfres Beirdd yr Uchelwyr Aberystwyth: Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd Prifysgol Cymru.
Conferences
- Foster Evans, D. and Evas, J. 2014. Hanes y Gymraeg yng Nghaerdydd / The history of the Welsh language in Cardiff. Manteision dwyieithrwydd / The benefits of bilingualism. Presented at: Cynhadledd Caerdydd Ddwyieithog – Cardiff: A Bilingual City Neuadd y Ddinas, Caerdydd/City Hall, Cardiff 6 March 2014.
- Foster Evans, D. 2011. On the lips of strangers: the Welsh language, the Middle Ages, and ethnic diversity. Presented at: 2008 meeting of the Celtic Studies Association of North America Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, USA 2008. Published in: Davies, M. T. ed. Proceedings of the Celtic Studies Association of North America Annual Meeting 2008. CSANA Yearbook Vol. 10. Hamilton, NY: Colgate University Press. , pp.16-38.
Monographs
- Morris, J. et al. 2024. Prawf Sillafu Cymraeg Safonedig Consortiwm Canolbarth y De. Project Report.[Online].Swansea: Consortiwm Addysg Canolbarth y De. Available at: https://www.cscjes-cronfa.co.uk/repository/resource/fca9da98-acc7-4b47-974e-8a90112c85c3/overview.
- Morris, J. et al. 2022. Prawf darllen Cymraeg safonedig Consortiwm Canolbarth y De (Fersiwn 1.0). Project Report.
Websites
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Gorhoffedd. [Online].Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Available at: https://wici.porth.ac.uk/index.php/Gorhoffedd.
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Gwireb. [Online].Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Available at: https://wici.porth.ac.uk/index.php/Gwireb.
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Llawysgrif. [Online].Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Available at: https://wici.porth.ac.uk/index.php/Llawysgrif.
- Foster Evans, D. and Johnston, D. 2007. A Critical Edition of the Poetry of Dafydd ap Gwilym:35 Poems by Dafydd ap Gwilym. [Online].Swansea University. Available at: http://www.dafyddapgwilym.net.
Teaching
BA in Welsh
- Herio’r Traddodiad Llenyddol [Challenging the Literary Tradition]
- Dafydd ap Gwilym
- Treftadaeth a Thwristiaeth [Heritage and Tourism]
- Blas ar Ymchwil [An Introduction to Research]
- Ymchwilio Estynedig [Extended Research Project]
MA in Welsh and Celtic Studies
- Academic and Professional Research
- Exploring Welsh and Celtic Studies
- Extended Research Project
Biography
I am currently a Reader in the Department of Welsh in the School of Global Humanities, having joined Cardiff University as a lecturer in 1998. I was the head of the School of Welsh between 2017 and 2026.
My main interest is medieval poetry and I am a member of the AHRC-funded team that is working on An Edition of the Welsh Merlin Poetry. I also work on place names and am a member of the Welsh Language Commissioner's Place Names Standardization Panel and chair of the Welsh Place-Name Society.
Before coming to Cardiff, I spent three years at Aberystwyth as a research fellow at the University of Wales Center for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. There I worked on editing the work of the Poets of the Nobility. I studied for a doctorate at the University of Wales Aberystwyth and completed a thesis on the work of the fifteenth-century poet Rhys Goch Eryri. I published an edition of his work in 2007.
For my undergrduate degree, I studied Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at Pembroke College, Cambridge. I was born and raised in Tywyn, Meirionnydd, and educated in the town's schools.
Honours and awards
ArrayProfessional memberships
- Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
Academic positions
- 2017– Head of School, School of Welsh, Cardiff University
- 2015– Reader, School of Welsh, Cardiff University
- 2008–2015 Senior Lecturer, School of Welsh, Cardiff University
- 1998–2008 Lecturer, School of Welsh, Cardiff University
- 1995–1998 Research Fellow, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth
Committees and reviewing
- Member of the Academic Board of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol
- Member of the Place Name Standardisation Panel of the Welsh Language Commissioner
- Co-editor, Llên Cymru
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:
- medieval Welsh literature
- language and heritage
- place names
