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Dr Dylan Foster Evans
MA (Cantab), PhD (Cymru)
Head of School
- fosterevansd@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29208 74951
- John Percival Building, Room 1.71, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
- Welsh speaking
- Media commentator
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
My main area of expertise is the poetry of the late 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, and have edited the works of several other poets. 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
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., Stenner, R., Palmer, G. and Foster Evans, D. 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. 'The most Celtic Anglo-Saxon in Cardiff': John Hobson Matthews (1858-1914) ac enwau lleoedd Caerdydd. In: Bevan, G. A. et al. eds. Ar Drywydd Enwau Lleoedd Ysgrifau i Anrhydeddu Gwynedd O. Pierce. Y Lolfa, pp. 27-39.
- Foster Evans, D. 2021. Gwynedd O. Pierce. In: Bevan, G. A. et al. eds. Ar Drywydd Enwau Lleoedd Ysgrifau i Anrhydeddu Gwynedd O. Pierce. Y Lolfa, pp. ix-x.
2020
- Foster Evans, D. 2020. Cofiannu Caerdydd: ysgrifennu bywydau’r ddinas. Llên Cymru 43(1), pp. 53-84., article number: 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. Llawysgrif. [Online]. Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Available at: https://wici.porth.ac.uk/index.php/Llawysgrif
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Gwireb. [Online]. Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Available at: https://wici.porth.ac.uk/index.php/Gwireb
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Gorhoffedd. [Online]. Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Available at: https://wici.porth.ac.uk/index.php/Gorhoffedd
- 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.
- 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. 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., 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.
- Rosser, S. et al. eds. 2013. Llên Cymru. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
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 Presented at 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. "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. 2008. Gwenllïan Hir. Llên Cymru 31, pp. 188-190.
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., article number: 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. 'The most Celtic Anglo-Saxon in Cardiff': John Hobson Matthews (1858-1914) ac enwau lleoedd Caerdydd. In: Bevan, G. A. et al. eds. Ar Drywydd Enwau Lleoedd Ysgrifau i Anrhydeddu Gwynedd O. Pierce. Y Lolfa, pp. 27-39.
- Foster Evans, D. 2021. Gwynedd O. Pierce. In: Bevan, G. A. et al. eds. Ar Drywydd Enwau Lleoedd Ysgrifau i Anrhydeddu Gwynedd O. Pierce. Y Lolfa, pp. ix-x.
- 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. 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. 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., 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. eds. 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 Presented at 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., Stenner, R., Palmer, G. and Foster Evans, D. 2022. Prawf darllen Cymraeg safonedig Consortiwm Canolbarth y De (Fersiwn 1.0). Project Report.
Websites
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Llawysgrif. [Online]. Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Available at: https://wici.porth.ac.uk/index.php/Llawysgrif
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Gwireb. [Online]. Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Available at: https://wici.porth.ac.uk/index.php/Gwireb
- Foster Evans, D. 2016. Gorhoffedd. [Online]. Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Available at: https://wici.porth.ac.uk/index.php/Gorhoffedd
- 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 was born and raised in Tywyn, Meirionnydd, and educated in the town's schools. After that I went to Pembroke College, Cambridge, to study Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic.
Having graduated, 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 dissertation on the work of the fifteenth poet Rhys Goch Eryri. I published an edition of his work in 2007.
I came to Cardiff in 1998 as a lecturer and am now head of the School of Welsh.
Based on my interest in place names I am a member of the Welsh Language Commissioner's Place Names Standardization Panel and also chair of the Welsh Place-Name Society.
Professional 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
Speaking engagements
ArrayCommittees 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
