by Talking Humanities | May 14, 2019 | Events, Fellowships & Networks, Languages & Literature
The struggle continues at the 15th biennial Women in French UK (WiF) conference, ‘Women and Power in French and Francophone Cultures and Societies’, at Hinsley Hall, Leeds, 17–19 May. Professor Shirley Jordan provides some background about the formation...
by Talking Humanities | Mar 28, 2017 | Digital, Features, Languages & Literature, Politics & Law, Training and Research
Last Sunday (26 March), a week of 1,500 events celebrating the French language all over the world came to a close. This year’s theme, ‘The virtual world’, had a decidedly forward-looking flavour that Dr Juliette Scott believes was selected to challenge the legacy of...
by aseifert | Jan 7, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Interviews, Languages & Literature
The Institute of Germanic Studies & Romance Studies has now re-launched as the Institute of Modern Languages Research, continuing its mission to promote and facilitate research in Modern Languages in the UK. We have been interviewing experts in the field to learn...
by aseifert | Dec 3, 2013 | Analysis & Comment, Interviews, Languages & Literature
Despite, or because of, current challenges facing the sector, the newly launched Institute of Modern Language Research (IMLR) is determined to emphasise the pivotal role of modern languages in humanities research. This is due to the obvious multilingualism,...
