by Talking Humanities | Apr 4, 2022 | Digital, Features, Languages & Literature, Research & Resources
If digital technologies are inclusive, why would 45 million Yoruba speakers be excluded from machine translation services, asks Dr Emmanuel Ngue Um, associate professor of linguistics and digital humanities at the University of Yaoundé. Be wary of the ‘big tech...
by Talking Humanities | Dec 7, 2021 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Languages & Literature
A ‘Global Britain’ needs to invest in upgrading and expanding its multilingual capacity and that should begin by showing respect for the array of languages used by members of our diverse communities, says Professor Li Wei, director and dean of the UCL Institute of...
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,...
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 –...
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...
