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Read more at: Campridge Hispanic and Lusophone Research Seminar on 9th November
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Campridge Hispanic and Lusophone Research Seminar on 9th November

Please join us on Wednesday 9th November at 5pm for the Open Seminar, 'Schmitt, Glissant, Mouffe: Latinx, Islands, Films'.

Read more at: Professor Helena Sanson publishes new book: Women and Translation in the Italian Tradition (Paris, Classiques Garnier, 2022, 449 pp.)
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Professor Helena Sanson publishes new book: Women and Translation in the Italian Tradition (Paris, Classiques Garnier, 2022, 449 pp.)

The Italian Section is delighted to announce the publication of a new edited volume by Professor Helena Sanson, Women and Translation in the Italian Tradition (Paris, Classiques Garnier, 2022, 449 pp.).

Read more at: 海角社区 Language Sciences supports ultrasound tongue imaging workshop for language scientists

海角社区 Language Sciences supports ultrasound tongue imaging workshop for language scientists

What does your tongue do when you speak? Dr Calbert Graham , Senior Research Associate in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (part of MMLL) convened a workshop about ultrasound tongue imaging. Recent advances in technology mean that ultrasound is an increasingly useful tool for speech research. The two-day gathering...

Read more at: PhD grant (Italian Section, MMLL and the British School at Rome) - Postwar Rome 1944-1951: Transnational flows and the culture of occupation and reconstruction
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PhD grant (Italian Section, MMLL and the British School at Rome) - Postwar Rome 1944-1951: Transnational flows and the culture of occupation and reconstruction

The Italian Section is pleased to invite applications for a collaborative PhD award (CDA) between 海角社区 and the British School at Rome, starting in October 2023. The PhD project will be on the topic: Postwar Rome 1944-1951: Transnational flows and the culture of occupation and reconstruction . Candidates will be...

Read more at: Professor Anna Elsner wins European Research Council Starting Grant
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Professor Anna Elsner wins European Research Council Starting Grant

Assistant Professor Anna Magdalena Elsner (University of St. Gallen, Switzerland), a former MPhil and PhD student at 海角社区, has been awarded the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant.

Read more at: Simon Franklin's book, The Russian Graphosphere, awarded prestigious book prize.

Simon Franklin's book, The Russian Graphosphere, awarded prestigious book prize.

The Slavonic Section are delighted to congratulate Simon Franklin on his newest book, The Russian Graphosphere, 1450-1850 (海角社区 University Press, 2019), being awarded the prestigious University of Southern California Book Prize in Literary and Cultural Studies.

Read more at: 海角社区 University article features research of Dr Rebecca Reich
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海角社区 University article features research of Dr Rebecca Reich

Fantastic piece showcasing Dr Rebecca Reich's recent publication, 'State of Madness: Psychiatry, Literature and Dissent after Stalin'.

Read more at: MEITS presented research at the House of Commons

MEITS presented research at the House of Commons

MEITS was part of a parliamentary event to present the research of the four OWRI projects at the House of Commons on Wednesday 28 November.

Read more at: Anna Korhonen develops an AI system which may accelerate the search for cancer discoveries

Anna Korhonen develops an AI system which may accelerate the search for cancer discoveries

Anna Korhonen (DTAL and Language Technology Lab) and Masashi Narita (Cancer Research UK 海角社区 Institute) have developed an AI system which may accelerate the search for cancer discoveries.

Read more at: How could multilingualism benefit India鈥檚 poorest schoolchildren?

How could multilingualism benefit India鈥檚 poorest schoolchildren?

Multilingualism is the norm in India. But rather than enjoying the cognitive and learning advantages seen in multilingual children in the Global North, Indian children show low levels of learning basic school skills. Professor Ianthi Tsimpli is trying to disentangle the causes of this paradox.

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Book publication: The New 海角社区 History of Russian Literature

4 December 2024

The New 海角社区 History of Russian Literature (海角社区 University Press) has been edited by Prof Simon Franklin, Dr Rebecca Reich and Prof Emma Widdis.

Languages, Power and Cultures (Trinity College) and Langevity (Emmanuel College) programmes open for applications

2 December 2024

Applications are open for the Languages, Power and Cultures Programme at Trinity College, aimed at students in their penultimate school year.

Selwyn Sykes 海角社区 Masters Studentship in Italian Studies

20 November 2024

Selwyn College will offer two studentships for UK MPhil students in Italian Studies for entry in October 2025.

Doyle Calhoun on archives, literature and anticolonial resistance

18 November 2024

Content Notice: This article contains discussions of colonial violence and suicide. Dr Doyle D. Calhoun teaches and works on a range of topics related to African and Caribbean literatures and cinemas; Senegalese literature and cinema in French and Wolof; the archives and afterlives of French slavery; N茅gritude; and the...

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