News in Modern Languages Translation workshops inspire pupils to see language learning as a creative activity Description:Dr Emma Wagstaff recently organised several translation workshops, delivered to UoB school students by facilitators from the Stephen Spender Trust.Date:27 November 2023 Call for papers: Covid, Adaptation, Representation Description: Papers Leading to publication(s) for online workshop 13 December 2023 from Lisa Downing, Nigel Harris and Andrew Watts of the Department of Modern LanguagesDate:06 November 2023 Memories of Hunger: History and Russia’s War against Ukraine Description:The most recent Russian aggression in Ukraine has brought memories of previous wars and famines to the surface for many Ukrainian families. Date:02 November 2023 Hearing ‘bad grammar’ results in physical signs of stress – new study reveals Description:A new study by professors at the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time how our bodies go into stress-mode when hearing misused grammar. Date:27 October 2023 Summer research fellowship for Dr Hilary Brown Description:Dr Hilary Brown, Associate Professor in Translation Studies is spending a month at the Herzog August Bibliothek (HAB) Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony, Germany.Date:18 July 2023 In conversation with Dr Natasha Rulyova Description:Pushkin House and Dr Natasha Rulyova, the University of Birmingham, are launching a second talk on Russophone Literature.Date:26 June 2023 University of Birmingham hosts 2023 Association of Adaptation Studies Conference Description:Last week, the University welcomed almost one hundred international scholars onto campus for the ‘Authenticity and Adaptation’ conference.Date:14 June 2023 Conversations with Authors of Russophone Literature Description:Pushkin House and Dr Natasha Rulyova, the University of Birmingham, are launching a series of conversations with authors of Russophone literature. Date:11 May 2023 PhD researcher Isabel Cawthorn curates exhibition at the Biblioteca de Asturias in Oviedo Description:‘Clarín, un cuentista fantástico’, an exhibition showcasing the Spanish author and his interest in the fantastic has launched in his hometown, Oviedo. Date:26 April 2023 Dr Jenny Wong wins BA/Leverhulme Small Grant Description:This project will take a closer look at the cultural importance of Shakespeare in China and the translation of its religious materials. Date:28 March 2023 Birmingham 65th in the world for Arts and Humanities Description:The College of Arts & Law remains amongst the best performing research-intensive universities in the world, according to the 2023 QS World University Rankings.Date:22 March 2023 Dr Luis Medina Cordova wins BA/Leverhulme Small Grant Description:This project will investigate and archive the ways in which writers in Latin America responded to the Covid-19 pandemic through social media.Date:17 March 2023 Previous1234Next