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Dr Olga Makarova co-edited a new volume in the series Routledge Russian Language Pedagogy and Research
Content-Based Teaching of Russian as a Foreign Language: Edited By Jason Merrill, Olga Makarova, Svetlana V. Nuss. New volume published in the series Routledge Russian Language Pedagogy and Research.
Date added: Monday, May 19, 2025
Dr Olga Makarova presented at a conference Teaching and Learning Russian as a Second and Heritage Language in a Diverse and Changing World
MLC colleague Dr Olga Makarova presented at a conference Teaching and Learning Russian as a Second and Heritage Language in a Diverse and Changing World.
Date added: Saturday, April 26, 2025
1250 Years of Oberelsungen marked with Dialect Lecture by Dr Falco Pfalzgraf
To mark the 1250th anniversary of the German village of Oberelsungen, Dr Falco Pfalzgraf was invited to deliver a public lecture on the local dialect.
Date added: Saturday, April 5, 2025
UNCHAINA: Chinese Feminist Diaspora Stages Their First Exhibition in London, Co-Organised with MLC Academic
This past March, the BLOC cinema on Queen Mary’s Mile End Campus transformed into a hub of resistance and creativity as it launched a three-day cultural program, UNCHAINA –– the first public exhibition and creative workshop dedicated to the activism of Chinese feminist diaspora in the UK.
Date added: Monday, May 12, 2025
Dr Xumeng Xie joined QMUL recruitment trip across China
Dr Xumeng Xie participated in a cross-faculty China recruitment trip from 11 to 21 April, visiting Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu, and Guangzhou.
Date added: Monday, May 12, 2025
Dr Alexandre Burin and Dr Nora Outaleb presented at the conference on translation and language education in the age of AI
Date added: Monday, May 12, 2025
Dr Rachel Randall’s Video Essay Selected for Screening at Marienbad Film Festival
Date added: Monday, May 12, 2025
Launch of Prof Parvati Nair's New Book
On February 11th 2025, Prof. Parvati Nair’s latest book Displacement, Environments, and Photo-Politics in the Mediterranean: Migrant Sea was launched at Book Marks bookstore in Bloomsbury, London.
Date added: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
New report co-authored by Prof Parvati Nair analyses refugee resilience and hostility in Cairo
A new report, The Refugee Influx from Syria and Sudan in Cairo: An Analysis of the Dynamics of Resilience, Hospitality and Hostility, examines the complex realities faced by Syrian and Sudanese refugees in Egypt’s capital.
Date added: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Dr Rachel Randall's video essay shortlisted for BAFTSS
A video essay co-authored by Dr Rachel Randall has been shortlisted for a Practice Based Research award in the category of Best Videographic Criticism by the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS).
Date added: Thursday, March 6, 2025
New monograph on Linda Nochlin - book launch 13th February
Emilie Oléron Evans recently published a book called L'histoire de l'art engagée : Linda Nochlin with the Presses Universitaires de Strasbourg.
Date added: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Publication of Prof Astrid Köhler's New Book
Professor Astrid Köhler's latest monograph Health Resort in Modern European Literature: Transnational Trajectories, co-authored with Henrike Schmidt has been published Open Access with Bloomsbury.
Date added: Thursday, February 6, 2025
Dr Alexandre Burin at Claude Chabrol's first major UK retrospective
Dr Alexandre Burin introduced Prof. Raphaëlle Moine (University Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris) and Chabrol’s movieViolette Nozière, before its public screening on Sunday 2 December.
Date added: Sunday, February 2, 2025
Prof Jeremy Hicks gave a talk at British Library Holocaust Memorial Day Event
Prof Jeremy Hicks gave a talk about representations of the Holocaust in Soviet film on Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 at the British Library.
Date added: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Visit from German Saturday School
The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures recently hosted a school visit with German learners from the German Saturday School.
Date added: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Dr Rebekah Vince Awarded Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize
MLC colleague Rebekah Vince won Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for co-translation of A Jewish Childhood in the Muslim Mediterranean.
Date added: Monday, December 16, 2024
Dr Falco Pfalzgraf organised and led the Concluding Event of the International Research Network “Language and Gender: Academic Research and Practical Implementation”
This was the concluding event for the implementation of the International Research Network “Language and Gender: Academic Research and Practical Implementation”. This non-public event was open only for all participants in the research network. It brought together a select group of academics and practitioners to collaborate, draw meaningful conclusions, and explore opportunities for future network initiatives.
Date added: Friday, November 15, 2024
New Intercollegiate MA: Languages and Cultures Across Borders
Applications are now open for the new MA in Languages and Cultures Across Borders, with contributions from academics in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures.
Date added: Monday, November 4, 2024
Prof John London gave a lecture to launch new Catalan courses at the University of Edinburgh
Date added: Thursday, October 31, 2024
Dr Rachel Randall awarded funding from Migration Mobilities Bristol
Dr Rachel Randall was awarded funding from Migration Mobilities Bristol (MMB).
Date added: Monday, October 28, 2024
Dr Falco Pfalzgraf presented a paper at the LaGendA conference in Venice
Date added: Friday, October 4, 2024
Prof Leigh Oakes delivers keynote lecture at the University of Reykjavík, Iceland
Beyond the taboo: re-evaluating normativity in language policy and planning research
Date added: Monday, September 30, 2024
Semi-annual GfdS lecture, held by Prof. Dr. Torsten Leuschner (Gent): "'Was auch immer im Duden steht ...': Irrelevanzkonditionalgefüge in der Duden-Grammatik und in Wirklichkeit"
Date added: Thursday, September 19, 2024
Prof Leigh Oakes teaches at summer school in Bratislava, Slovakia
Language policy and planning: concepts, theories, methods
Date added: Monday, September 2, 2024
Prof Leigh Oakes delivers keynote lecture at Aberystwyth University
From the pioneer years to the latest methodological trends: what next for language policy and planning research?
Date added: Sunday, July 21, 2024
Dr Falco Pfalzgraf organised and led the International Conference “Language and Gender: Research and Desiderata”
Selected academics presented papers covering 12 European languages. In total, 126 participants registered for the conference. They were based in in 30 countries.
Date added: Friday, May 31, 2024
Public Introductory Lecture: SLLF Visiting Reader Dr Torsten Leuschner (Ghent)
is delighted to welcome Dr Torsten Leuschner (Ghent University) as Visiting Reader in SLLF. Torsten will be giving his introductory lecture "'Comes love, nothing can be done': on (Not) Putting the Verb First in English and German"
Date added: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Dr Falco Pfalzgraf presented a paper at the 16th bi-annual FGLS conference in Cambridge
Date added: Sunday, April 21, 2024
Funded PhD in French Sociolinguistics or Applied Linguistics
SLLF is delighted to announce a fully funded PhD studentship on linguistic integration in Quebec.
Date added: Monday, April 15, 2024
Leverhulme research project grant: ‘The ethics of linguistic integration: realities, expectations, prospects’
Queen Mary has been awarded a Leverhulme research project grant for a 3-year project beginning in September 2024 entitled ‘The ethics of linguistic integration: realities, expectations, prospects’.
Date added: Friday, March 29, 2024
Publication of Rachel Randall’s new book "Paid to Care: Domestic Workers in Contemporary Latin American Culture"
Rachel Randall’s new book, Paid to Care: Domestic Workers in Contemporary Latin American Culture, was published by the University of Texas Press on 23 January 2024.
Date added: Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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Dr Falco Pfalzgraf organised and led the International Conference “Language and Gender: Achieving Conceptual Clarity”
In total, 137 participants registered for the conference. They were based in in 39 countries.
Date added: Friday, January 19, 2024
Dr Falco Pfalzgraf organised and led the opening event of the International Research Network “Language and Gender: Academic Research and Practical Implementation”
Directly contributing were 31 presenters, residing in 14 countries, working on 15 languages - and well beyond. In addition, there were another 51 attendees from 21 countries. The total number of 82 participants shows that the interest in this subject area is considerable.
Date added: Friday, November 17, 2023
Dr Falco Pfalzgraf was invited to present a paper at the Annual Conference of the German Association for Cultural Studies
Date added: Friday, September 29, 2023
Dr Falco Pfalzgraf organised and led the International Conference “Attitudes towards gender-inclusive language. A multinational perspective”
33 papers were presented by 46 speakers based in 17 countries. In total, 192 participants registered. They were based in 36 countries.
Date added: Friday, September 9, 2022
Education Awards
Employment Enhancement through Free Language Speaking Practice and Championing Student Voices
Date added: Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Kathryn's favourite spots in St Petersburg - Semester Abroad
Kathryn Hurley is a modern languages and cultures student, studying Russian. As a Turing scheme grant recipient, Kathryn studied abroad at St Petersburg state university last semester.
Date added: Thursday, January 20, 2022
Emeritus Professor Chris Pountain, with Irene Macías Fernández of the University of Bath, has published El mundo hispanohablante en textos / Reading the Spanish-Speaking World (London & New York: Routledge). The book, written entirely in Spanish, is a content-based textbook set at B2 and C1 levels (immediately post A-Level) which aims to develop command of the Spanish language and critical thinking skills through response to a series of texts originating from a number of different Spanish-speaking countries. A full description is available at https://www.routledge.com/El-mundo-hispanohablante-en-textos--Reading-the-Spanish-Speaking-World/Fernandez-Pountain/p/book/9780367349448.
Date added: Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Education awards for Dr Elsa Petit and Trisha Mason
The French department and the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film congratulate Dr Elsa Petit, who was voted Student Rep Champion 2015-16 at an award ceremony held at Draper's Hall
Date added: Saturday, March 19, 2016
Creative Careers: Media Summit
On Wednesday 24 November, the Careers team held their annual Media Summit, this time in partnership with No Turning Back who aim to to increase BAME representation within the UK PR, Communications, Marketing and Sports Marketing sectors.
Date added: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Alumna commended by Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Alumna, Gabriella Castillo, was commended by Duke and Duchess of Cambridge last month at a Joint Ministerial Council reception.
Date added: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Happy Birthday Niedersachsen
Former Queen Mary doctoral graduate Dr. John Goodyear presents German TV documentary celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of Lower Saxony
Date added: Tuesday, November 2, 2021
PhD Studentship in Catalan Studies
Balearic Islands Doctoral Studentship in Catalan Studies The Centre for Catalan Studies at Queen Mary, University of London, invites applications for a Doctoral Studentship in any aspect of Catalan Studies.
Date added: Thursday, June 11, 2020
Prof. Leigh Oakes awarded grant for project on 'The ethics of language policy and planning'
Date added: Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Reconfiguring Relationships: Britain and the Bauhaus
A one-day research workshop at Tate Britain, co-organised by Emilie Oléron Evans, explores the material, textual, and historiographical legacies of the Bauhaus
Date added: Thursday, October 17, 2019
Rüdiger Görner interviewed by Deutschlandfunk
Prof. Görner (German) on Brexit, an interview with national radio broadcaster Deutschlandfunk.
Date added: Wednesday, September 25, 2019
A series of talks by Maya Slater and Nicolas Pasternak Slater to introduce a new translation of 'Doctor Zhivago'
Date added: Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Eddie Hughes, Professor in French, has been made a Fellow of the British Academy
Date added: Tuesday, August 20, 2019
New book by Elza Adamowicz: 'Dada Bodies: Between Battlefield and Fairground'
Date added: Friday, May 3, 2019
The Centre for Anglo-German Cultural Relations welcomes Judith Kuckart as Writer in Residence
Date added: Friday, November 16, 2018
Major initiative of Modern Languages and Cultures collaborating with the José Saramago Foundation in Lisbon
Date added: Wednesday, February 20, 2019
MLC welcomes Russian filmmaker Sergei Kachkin
On Wednesday 17 October, The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, QMUL, will be screening Perm 36. Reflexion. A documentary film by Sergei Kachkin (7pm, Arts One, G.19 The Hitchcock Theatre). Sergei Kachkin will be in attendance and give a Q&A about the film, following the screening. All welcome.
Date added: Friday, September 21, 2018
Excellent National Student Survey Results
Languages have scored highly in the 2018 National Student Survey, following on from impressive 2017 results. The survey questioned UK undergraduates on various aspects of the student experience, including their overall satisfaction. French at QMUL was ranked top in London for overall student satisfaction. Iberian Studies, which includes Catalan, Portuguese and Spanish, was also top in London with an overall satisfaction rating of 97.1 per cent, which puts QMUL first in the Russell Group for this subject. German was ranked second in London and had an overall satisfaction rating of 94 per cent, above an average of 86 per cent.
Date added: Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Do not miss the opportunity to discover about #Catalan playwright #JoanBrossaQMUL with experts, directors and performers from around the world.
Prof. Rüdiger Görner received the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany)
Date added: Wednesday, May 31, 2017
The Social Condenser - New special issue edited by Michał Murawski and Jane Rendell
Date added: Monday, June 5, 2017
Autobiographical Experiments
Dr Anna Kemp has been awarded a year-long Leverhulme Research Fellowship to complete her book Oulipography: Life as Creative Constraint.
Date added: Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Professor Edward Hughes speaks at the Collège de France
On 13 June 2013, Professor Edward Hughes gave a talk at the Collège de France.
Date added: Friday, June 21, 2013
Dr Leigh Oakes discusses 'Langue, citoyenneté et identité au Québec'
Dr Leigh Oakes discusses his book Langue, citoyenneté et identité au Québec.
Date added: Friday, June 21, 2013
Professor Jordan to become Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women's Writing
Professor Shirley Jordan has been invited to become Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women's Writing (CCWW).
Date added: Thursday, October 13, 2016
Critical lives - Albert Camus lecture by Professor Edward Hughes
Professor Edward Hughes will be giving a lecture on Albert Camus.
Date added: Thursday, October 13, 2016
Anna Ananieva on cultural news coverage in Prague and Budapest
Dr Ananieva presents a paper on the early journalistic work of the Habsburgian composer, music historian and critic August Wilhelm Ambros (1816–1876)
Date added: Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Prof Schönle and Dr Ananieva on Nikolay Karamzin’s Writing
Andreas Schönle and Anna Ananieva joined the international conference organized by the Institute of Russian Literature – Pushkin House – Russian Academy of Sciences.
Date added: Tuesday, January 3, 2017
QMUL Russian Film Season: Revolution or ‘Catastrophe’ 1917-1991
QMUL Russian Department is coordinating a Film Season to Mark the anniversaries of 1991 and 1917
Date added: Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Michal Murawski to speak on Palmyra and Putin
Dr Michal Murawski will present a talk at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, on 31 October at 18:30. His talk is entitled "Late Putinist Hellenism? Zombie Monumentality, from Palmyra to Moscow"
Date added: Tuesday, January 3, 2017
QMUL Russian Department 4th in the country
In the recent Complete University Guide, Queen Mary University of London's Department of Russian was ranked fourth in the country, the top Department in London.
Date added: Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Transcultural Critical Editing: Vernacular Poetry in the Burgundian Netherlands, 1450-1530
Professor Adrian Armstrong has been awarded a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Date added: Monday, June 24, 2013
China Scholarship Council (CSC) PhD studentship in French for 2015
The French Department is pleased to announce that it has been allocated one China Scholarship Council (CSC) PhD studentship for entry in September 2015
Date added: Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Understanding foreign language motivation in a globalised world
Dr Leigh Oakes of the French Department and Dr Martin Howard of University College Cork (UCC) have been awarded a British Academy small grant for a project
Date added: Saturday, March 19, 2016
Dr Anna Kemp discusses 'Voices and Veils: Feminism and Islam in French Women's Writing and Activism'
Dr Anna Kemp discusses her book Voices and Veils: Feminism and Islam in French Women's Writing and Activism with Faculti Media.
Date added: Friday, June 21, 2013
Papers given at the Contemporary French & Francophone Studies colloquium
In March of this year, Professors Shirley Jordan and Edward Hughes were both in St Louis, Missouri in the American Midwest to present research papers at the Contemporary French and Francophone Studies
Date added: Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Literary prize for new book on Albert Camus
Professor Edward Hughes has been nominated joint winner of the Franco-British Society Literary Prize 2015 for his new book
Date added: Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Laetitia Calabrese voted Teacher of the Year
The French department and the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film congratulate Laetitia Calabrese, who was voted Teacher of the Year 2014-15 at an award ceremony held at Draper's Hall on Monday.
Date added: Saturday, March 28, 2015
Teaching stars
The Department is delighted that the teaching of two of its members of staff was highly commended at the QM Students Union Education Awards
Date added: Friday, June 21, 2013
Debating victory for Queen Mary French students
The French department and the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film congratulate Chiara Scurati, Annabelle Vassel, Edoardo Fiora and María Fernandez Amado
Date added: Saturday, March 19, 2016
Dr Hicks awarded book prize
Dr. Jeremy Hicks has been awarded the 2013 Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize
Date added: Tuesday, October 15, 2013
First Symposium on the feminization of the literature by Brazilians abroad
Professor Else Vieria is the organizer of the first symposium on the feminization of the literature by Brazilians abroad, as part of the project “A Literature out of the Tropics".
Date added: Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Conference on Judeo-Spanish and Sephardi Studies
The conference on Judeo-Spanish and Sephardi Studies will take place at Queen Mary 5-7 September 2016.
Date added: Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Dr Rhiannon McGlade presents her book at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona
Following the successful launch of her new book Catalan Cartoons: A Cultural and Political History (University Wales Press) at QM in February, outgoing Catalan Research Fellow Dr Rhiannon McGlade was
Date added: Tuesday, August 8, 2017
'Interrupting the Street': Visiting Fellowship in Amsterdam
Date added: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Professor Trevor Dadson invited to a round table discussion on Hispanism in the UK at the II Festival Internacional de la Lengua, la Cultura y el Ocio
Date added: Thursday, March 24, 2016
Professor Trevor Dadson taking part in conference to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the deaths of Cervantes and Shakesperare
Date added: Monday, April 4, 2016
Stellar results for Department of French in 2015 National Student Survey
Date added: Wednesday, August 12, 2015