"expert" blog posts
Paula Rego: using her art to learn about history, politics and culture![Paula Rego art book](/media/livacuk/modern-languages-and-cultures/images/blog-images/jpg1/paula-rego-ana-blog.jpg)
![Paula Rego art book](/media/livacuk/modern-languages-and-cultures/images/blog-images/jpg1/paula-rego-ana-blog.jpg)
Paula Rego: using her art to learn about history, politics and culture
It’s one thing to try and remember many different dates from the past – but how about learning about the history of a country through looking at art?
Posted on: 3 April 2019
Why are early modern French female writers so fascinating? ![Hélisenne de Crenne](/media/livacuk/modern-languages-and-cultures/images/blog-images/jpg1/helisenne-de-crenne.jpg)
![Hélisenne de Crenne](/media/livacuk/modern-languages-and-cultures/images/blog-images/jpg1/helisenne-de-crenne.jpg)
Why are early modern French female writers so fascinating?
For Women’s History Month, academic Pollie Bromilow explores the work of Hélisenne de Crenne, a French female writer from the sixteenth century.
Posted on: 25 March 2019
Coming to terms with the colonial past? A visit to Tervuren![Painting of Belgian colonialism](/media/livacuk/modern-languages-and-cultures/images/blog-images/jpg1/Forsdick-MLC-blog-02.jpg)
![Painting of Belgian colonialism](/media/livacuk/modern-languages-and-cultures/images/blog-images/jpg1/Forsdick-MLC-blog-02.jpg)
Coming to terms with the colonial past? A visit to Tervuren
French history and culture expert, Prof Charles Forsdick, explores Belgium's colonial past.
Posted on: 11 March 2019
Colette - a writer for our times?![Colette film poster](/media/livacuk/modern-languages-and-cultures/images/blog-images/jpg1/colette-blog-final.jpg)
![Colette film poster](/media/livacuk/modern-languages-and-cultures/images/blog-images/jpg1/colette-blog-final.jpg)
Colette - a writer for our times?
Academic, Pollie Bromilow, reviews Wash Westmoreland’s latest film, 'Colette', and explores what it means for our understanding of this key French author.
Posted on: 9 January 2019