How is Christmas celebrated around the world?
With Christmas right around the corner, lecturers from the University of Liverpool's Department of Modern Languages and Cultures share some of the traditions enjoyed by their country of expertise each Christmas.
Posted on: 14 December 2020
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2020 – the year from a 6-foot distance: Coronavirus and TikTok
Second year Film Studies student Harriet Bell talks about the unusual year that 2020 has been and how it has creatively inspired her and many others, in ways that she could not predict.
Posted on: 1 December 2020
Italian film noir: a new cinematic concept?
Is there an Italian film noir? And if so, what is it? These crucial questions, among many others, will be tackled by the Italian film noir special issue co-edited by Dr Marco Paoli (University of Liverpool) and Dr Barbara Pezzotti (Monash University) and recently published in Studies in European Cinema. In particular, this special issue explores crime films from a creative and innovative thematic perspective, namely the influence of the concept of noir on Italian cinema.
Posted on: 27 November 2020
My Little Samurai – The Story of the Boy Who Didn’t Live
“I remember that day”, said one of Ekai’s fellow trans activists who Athanasia (Nancy) Francis, PhD candidate in Hispanic Studies, collaborates with in her research, recounting the events of 15th February 2018. “I was in class, had my phone on vibration, and the notifications on our Whatsapp group just kept coming non-stop. My friends’ profile pictures were turned black. I had a feeling that something bad was happening- something really bad. I left class and called a friend to find out. I just couldn’t believe it…”\n\nEkai had taken his own life at the age of 16.
Posted on: 9 November 2020
Video: Learn Italian with Subtitles
BA in Modern European Languages graduate Alix Beagley introduces the Learn Italian with Subtitles module, newly available to final year students in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures.
Posted on: 4 November 2020
All Hands on Deck for Colombia Project
MLC offers a warm welcome to two new faces joining us this term - William Condiza and Marina Echeverría - the department’s first ‘Virtual’ Visiting Scholars.
Posted on: 31 October 2020
China-US relations and the US election: Thucydides's Trap?
Dr Chonglong Gu is lecturer/assistant professor in Chinese Translation Studies with the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures and is interested in issues of power, ideology, political discourse, media and communication.
Posted on: 29 October 2020
Why study Italian at the University of Liverpool?
2020 graduate Wendy O’Neill decided to study Italian at the University of Liverpool after 30 years in IT, initially choosing Liverpool as she wanted to study close to home. Read about her experience of studying at the University of Liverpool and Italy during her year abroad.
Posted on: 16 October 2020
Monuments and memorials: how should a city acknowledge its past?
Modern Languages and Cultures postgraduate student Rudi Hart talks about their time in the Netherlands whilst researching for their master's degree, the importance of monuments and memorials in cities and acknowledging the past.
Posted on: 1 October 2020
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How is Christmas celebrated around the world?
With Christmas right around the corner, lecturers from the University of Liverpool's Department of Modern Languages and Cultures share some of the traditions enjoyed by their country of expertise each Christmas.
Posted on: 14 December 2020