by Talking Humanities | Jul 31, 2018 | Features, Languages & Literature, Publications
Europeans and North Americans may be loath to give up their Latin American stereotypes, but the accessibility of sophisticated Mexican shows to foreign audiences may, slowly, work against the clichés says Professor Paul Julian Smith. Most unusually Mexican television...
by Talking Humanities | Jul 12, 2018 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Republished
John Gledhill, emeritus professor at Manchester University, says that in winning the presidency of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador and the National Regeneration Movement have managed to produce more of a tsunami than a landslide. ‘But predicting the likely...
by aseifert | Nov 28, 2013 | Events, Interviews, Languages & Literature, Training and Research
The Institute of Modern Language Research (IMLR) is the new designation for the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies (IGRS). IMLR will officially launch on Saturday, 7 December 2013 with a special conference on Post-National Modern Languages. In the lead...
by aseifert | Nov 26, 2013 | Analysis & Comment, Interviews, Languages & Literature
A day of debate and discussion on Saturday, 7 December 2013 will (re)launch the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies under its new name, the Institute of Modern Languages Research (IMLR). The (re)launch will emphasise the Institutes continuing mission to...
