PhD Juliette Doman was in Guatamala for the Sepur Zarco trial. In 1982, the army constructed a military outpost for “rest and relaxation” in Sepur Zarco (between Panzos and El Estor) and assigned a regiment of soldiers there.
The international workshop, held on 17 May 2018 at the Kuumba Imani Millenium Centre, was a key date for the global Afghan Diaspora: Prix Goncourt-winning author and cinéaste Atiq Rahimi and A/Prof. Wali Ahmadi, former students at Lycée Esteqlal, Kabul, hitherto deprived of any reunion, met again for the first time after approximately 40 years.
The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures has announced the forthcoming publication of the Bulletin of Contemporary Hispanic Studies, the first issue of which will come out in 2019.
The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Liverpool is delighted to announce Pep Guardiola as the keynote speaker for the 2018 Annual E. Allison Peers Symposium.
As a follow-up event to the workshop 'Refugees in Literature, Film, Art, and Media', the upcoming panel 'Lights in the Distance - Migration History on our Shores' will examine various streams of migration across European history. By juxtaposing research on recent and past migrants from the West Indies to Eastern Europe to Central Asia, these panellists aim to defy common stereotypes while dissecting storytelling strategies employed by certain media outlets.
The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Liverpool is delighted to announce a range of studentships for autumn 2019 entry.
Applications are invited for E. Allison Peers postgraduate funding: one PhD Studentship and one Master’s Bursary in Iberian and Latin American Studies, to begin on 1 October 2019.
While spending a year in Seoul as visiting professor, Eve Rosenhaft has been collaborating with colleagues at Sogang University and with Korean artists and activists to develop a new exhibition.
Applications are invited for the Manuel Irujo Scholarship in Basque Studies funded by the Etxepare Basque Institute: one fees-only bursary to support a Master of Research (MRes) in Basque Studies beginning in September 2019. The Scholarship provides full fees at the Home/EU student rate (approx. £4,260) for students undertaking the MRes in Modern Languages and Cultures (Basque Studies pathway).
The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Liverpool is delighted to announce a range of studentships for Autumn 2020 entry.
The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures has been celebrating success in securing new funding for its important work bringing community groups in the UK and Latin America into partnerships with the museum sector, and raising the profile of marginalised groups. The newly announced Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Translation Award supports solution-focused research with practical and positive outcomes in low and middle income countries.
Fancy a cultured evening out? Look no further than Perfopoetry!
The 2016 Brexit vote is the result of a decade-long public debate expanding the focus of migration studies from refugees/asylum seekers to include EU/economic migrants in the UK. Amidst this climate of social and political change, scholars have studied migration from the continent into the UK from a variety of perspectives – mostly within sociology, geography, economics and politics. On the other hand, language-centred approaches - mostly focused on the media or bilingualism - have been much fewer.
Applications are invited for one E. Allison Peers Scholarship in Iberian and Latin American Studies to begin in September 2020. The Scholarship provides full fees at the Home/EU student rate (approx. £4,327), plus £5,000 stipend, for students undertaking an MRes programme in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Liverpool.
At its AGM in September the British Association for Chinese Studies (BACS) announced that the winner of the Early Career Researcher Prize for 2020 is Dr Angela Becher of the University of Liverpool's Department of Modern Languages and Cultures for her article on The Digital Illusion: New Media Artists Exploring the Phenomenology of Space.
The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Liverpool is delighted to announce a range of studentships for Autumn 2021 entry.
Applications are invited for one E. Allison Peers Doctoral Studentship in Iberian and Latin American Studies, to begin in October 2021. The Scholarship provides full fees at the Home student rate (approx. £4,407) for students undertaking the PhD in Modern Languages and Cultures (Hispanic and Latin American Studies pathway), plus a £5,000 yearly stipend.
Liverpool Confucius Institute (LCI) recently provided a fun filled and inspiring China Day for Year 7 students at Belvedere Academy, showcasing and teaching Chinese traditional arts workshops including dance, music, craft, painting and calligraphy. This provided opportunities to develop knowledge of Chinese culture, building upon Mandarin language and Chinese studies at Belvedere. China Day at Belvedere Academy was a great success, pupils were delighted with the activities, enjoying the whole event.
Applications are invited for the Manuel Irujo Scholarship in Basque Studies funded by the Etxepare Basque Institute: one fees-only bursary to support a Master of Research (MRes) in Basque Studies beginning in September 2022. The Scholarship provides full fees at the Home student rate (approx. £4,500) for students undertaking the MRes in Modern Languages and Cultures (Basque Studies pathway).
The Department of Languages, Cultures and Film is delighted to share excellent results following the publication of REF2021.
The Department of Languages, Cultures and Film are launching two brand new MAs that will be available from 2024.
We are delighted to make available the recording of Professor Charles Forsdick’s Valedictory Lecture entitled Languages Now!, which was delivered on 12 October 2023, to mark the end of his time as James Barrow Chair of French in Liverpool, and the start of his new appointment to the Drapers Professor of French at the University of Cambridge.
On Saturday 19 October, representatives of European organisations in Liverpool participated in a one-day event at The University of Liverpool, entitled 'Europeans and European Culture in the Liverpool City Region'.
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