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Race, Biopolitics and Violence in Francophone Postcolonial Studies

Race, Biopolitics and Violence in Francophone Postcolonial Studies
Description
French Studies is hosting this interdisciplinary colloquium aimed to explore the interlocking and myriad intersections between race, biopolitics and violence in Francophone postcolonial culture, politics and thought, considering Caribbean, African and American contexts.
Date:
19/06/2013

Kate Ince presents at Queen Mary Study Day

Description
Kate Ince was among the presenters at 'The Phenomenological Turn'.
Date:
04/06/2013

MA Translation now on Facebook and Twitter

MA Translation now on Facebook and Twitter
Description
For prospective and current students, recent graduates, staff, and anyone interested in the exciting things currently happening in Translation Studies.
Date:
31/05/2013

From Renaissance Florence to Digital Dublin: is translation nothing but the same old story?

From Renaissance Florence to Digital Dublin: is translation nothing but the same old story?
Description
Video of Professor Michael Cronin's guest lecture at the Translation Studies Research Forum.
Date:
29/05/2013

Dr Lorraine Ryan awarded prestigious Outstanding Scholarly Publication Award

Dr Lorraine Ryan awarded prestigious Outstanding Scholarly Publication Award
Description
'The Development of Child Subjectivity in La lengua de las mariposas' published in the September 2012 issue of the leading American journal, Hispania.
Date:
28/05/2013

Henry Thomas Memorial Lecture (2013)

Description
Professor Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert (Vassar College, NY, USA) discusses 'Food, Biodiversity, Extinctions: Caribbean Fauna and the Struggle for Food Security during the Conquest of the New World'.
Date:
23/05/2013

DAAD Summer School Scholarships

Description
Scholarships awarded to students in German Studies.
Date:
20/05/2013

Interview in French Caribbean press

Interview in French Caribbean press
Description
An interview with Dr Louise Hardwick and Dr Alessandro Corio has been published by the French Caribbean newspaper France-Antilles.
Date:
15/05/2013

Italy's new left-right government: not the 'normalisation' of the country's politics as yet

Italy's new left-right government: not the 'normalisation' of the country's politics as yet
Description
Besides being a 'forced marriage' between opposites, this is also a 'coalition of the losers', since neither the PD nor the PDL are able to command a majority in Parliament with closer allies.
Date:
13/05/2013

MA Translation student offered internship at United Nations in New York

Description
Emily Russell, currently a student on the MA in Translation Studies, has been offered a two-month summer internship at the United Nations Headquarters.
Date:
10/05/2013
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