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Transnational and multilingual perspectives on the pandemic

Transnational and multilingual perspectives on the pandemic

by Talking Humanities | Apr 14, 2021 | Events, Features, Human Rights, Languages & Literature, Politics & Law

As part of the School of Advanced Study’s ‘Open for Discussion’ series, the Institute of Modern Languages Research is holding two public events on 22 and 27 April to debate the lessons that can be learned by looking beyond our borders and languages. The first,...
What’s happening around the UK for Black History Month 2020?

What’s happening around the UK for Black History Month 2020?

by Talking Humanities | Oct 7, 2020 | Events, Features, History & Classics

First created in the 1980s, Black History Month takes place each October with a host of events to acknowledge the presence of black people in the UK and their contributions to history, culture and society. Due to the pandemic some events will also be held online and...
Reading across continents: playing with prose with others on your own

Reading across continents: playing with prose with others on your own

by Talking Humanities | Jul 7, 2020 | Digital, Events, Features, Languages & Literature, Projects, Public Engagement, Research & Resources

Ahead of July’s Playing with Prose workshop, actor Jack Tarlton discusses his first experience of running a virtual theatre workshop as the world went into lockdown – and reflects on the ways on which it connected students around the world. In the weeks before the UK...
From Tokyo to Toulouse: the harp in translation

From Tokyo to Toulouse: the harp in translation

by Talking Humanities | May 26, 2020 | Events, Features, Languages & Literature, Music

Ahead of her 30 May livestreamed concert as part of the OWRI Cross-Language Dynamics project at the Institute of Modern Languages Research, harpist Tamsin Dearnley reflects on her experiences moving between different musical traditions in Britain, France and Japan –...
Encountering Covid-19: lessons from languages

Encountering Covid-19: lessons from languages

by sams | May 12, 2020 | Analysis & Comment, Events, Features, Languages & Literature, Politics & Law, Research & Resources

As increasing numbers of epidemiologists and journalists highlight the UK government’s consistently missed opportunities to tackle the spread of Covid-19, Dr Joseph Ford, early career researcher at the Institute of Modern Languages Research, wonders why...
Disappearing Berlin: thoughts approaching an anniversary

Disappearing Berlin: thoughts approaching an anniversary

by Talking Humanities | Nov 7, 2019 | Being Human festival, Events, Features, History & Classics, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Public Engagement, Republished

Thirty years after the Cold War barrier was removed, Dr João Florêncio, a lecturer at the University of Exeter, and Ben Miller, a writer and researcher, consider the origins of the ‘legend of Berlin’ and how the newly undivided city provided queer folk...
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