We dream
that we do not dream. We wake
in the hours of sleep
and sleep through the silence
that stands over us. Summer
keeps its promise
by breaking it.

Paul Auster, 1947-2024.

Paul Holdengraber

⬇️ This article by Sascha Stollhans is an example of the discussions taking place across the education sector following the recent House of Lords debate on the importance of eductional trips and exchanges. The APPG is very keen to hear views from stakeholders!

Inaugural lecture 12th June 5 pm:

'Hotpots and cold spots: English speakers learning other languages'

Hope to see some of you there - in Leeds or on Teams.

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Today we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the historic 🇪🇺 enlargement, when 75m people from 10 countries joined the Union. Enlargement was guided by the desire to overcome post-war division in Europe & build a free, peaceful & secure Europe. #20YearsTogether 🇨🇾🇨🇿🇪🇪🇭🇺🇱🇻🇱🇹🇲🇹🇵🇱🇸🇰🇸🇮

Applications open for the Dumbreck Scholarship in Slavonic Studies in UofG Modern Languages & Cultures at the University of Glasgow. The scholarship is for doctoral candidates in Central, East, and SE European studies, tenable from October 2024. Comparative topics v welcome gla.ac.uk/schools/mlc/st…

La voix d’Albert Camus lisant L’étranger est bouleversante.

Ce livre est un chef d’œuvre, je l’ai lu et relu.
Un jour, pour un long trajet en voiture, j’ai emprunté ce CD en médiathèque.

Ce fut un choc ! J’ai compris tout ce qu’il me restait à comprendre dans ce roman.

Latest Home Office data adds weight to universities' case that visa restrictions have done their job of bringing numbers down - and further reforms could do significant damage timeshighereducation.com/news/dependant…

We are hiring! Permanent lectureship for a Film Studies specialist in our wonderful School LCS Leeds Arts, Humanities and Cultures, University of Leeds University of Leeds Come and join us in Leeds! It’s all happening up North these days 🎊

JOB ALERT ‼️ We are advertising for a permanent Lecturer in Videographic Criticism. PhD in Film Studies or other relevant discipline. Come and join our brilliant team in the welcoming community at the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies in Leeds. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?i…

New piece out in Classical Quarterly🥳It asks the question: what did it mean for a Greek in the fifth century BCE to speak a second language?

Many thanks to mentors and friends. Now to wrap up the monograph✍️ #ClassicsTwitter

Read it here (open access): doi.org/10.1017/S00098…

We are extremely saddened to hear that Will Noel passed away yesterday. He was a pioneer in the field of digital manuscript studies, a relentless advocate of open access, friend and colleague to many in the DM community. He will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with his family.

We're celebrating our 1st birthday 🎂. What a lot we've achieved! Thanks to the many people who have helped us get this far; looking forward to our next successes. Read about our achievements: bit.ly/3UD9zr7

#mfltwitterati #LanguageHubs
British Council Schools Goethe-Institut London

What are you up to between 2024 and 2029?

We're looking for an Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities to help shape the next five years at CDH 🧭

Could it be you? Apply by 2 June.

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Delighted to have Marilynn Desmond at Leeds for the Institute for Medieval Studies-Classics at Leeds Joint Lecture next Tuesday, 7 May on the medieval reception of the Trojan War. The lecture will be hybrid and is #open to all. Register here for the Zoom link: forms.office.com/e/70eLeQZUxH

Language education and social justice: watch a video discussion between Mario Saraceni, Associate Professor in English Language & Linguistics here at UoP Humanities and Social Sciences, and Dr Khawla Badwan, Reader in TESOL and Applied Linguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University youtube.com/watch?v=HKEV8-…

Tonight: Kassia - a great female poet and composer of Byzantium - is remembered again by her famous composition

Here is an early copy from 1200 Bodleian Libraries

For more - see blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

Many congratulations to kashmir kaur punia from our The Language Centre for winning the University’s Partnership award for Feedback and Assessment! 🌸🎊

What a fabulous celebration today, of the Portuguese Carnation Revolution, of the legendary ‘Three Maria’s’, and the wonderful film What Can Words Do, with the presence of directors Luísa Sequeira & Luísa Marinho! Sofia Martinho Prof Stephanie Dennison Ines Dias

In person: Parkinson building B.09, refreshments from 17:00, lecture from 17:30.

More about Prof. Desmond:
binghamton.edu/english/facult…

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All welcome to the 2nd annual joint Institute for Medieval Studies~Classics lecture (hybrid event):
Prof. Marilynn Desmond (Binghampton, SUNY), on 'Witness to the Trojan War: The Material Agency of Dares and Dictys.'
Tuesday 7th May 17:30: register here for Zoom link forms.office.com/e/70eLeQZUxH
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