{"id":105,"date":"2026-05-26T11:23:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lc-student-news\/?p=105"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:03:13","slug":"save-the-date-a-celebration-of-languages-ideas-and-creativity-5-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lc-student-news\/2026\/05\/26\/save-the-date-a-celebration-of-languages-ideas-and-creativity-5-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Save the Date: A Celebration of Languages, Ideas, and Creativity \u2013 5 June!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the Language Centre, we like to celebrate the end of the year in style \u2014 and this year promises to be bigger and more exciting than ever.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Friday\u00a05 June<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, join us for the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/whats-on\/event\/81943\/save-the-date-a-celebration-of-languages-ideas-and-creativity\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Language Centre Festival of Ideas End-of-Year Conference<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a full day dedicated to celebrating languages, ideas, thought, and creativity. Running from\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">10:00\u00a0to\u00a017:00<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fin the Templeman seminar rooms, the event brings together students and staff from Comparative Literature, Linguistics, Modern Languages, Philosophy, and Religious Studies\u202ffor a vibrant, interdisciplinary exchange.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Throughout the day, you can look forward to inspiring student presentations, performances and screenings, a keynote speaker, and plenty of opportunities to connect over drinks and nibbles \u2014 all in a lively, creative atmosphere.\u00a0You\u2019ll\u00a0be able to dip in and out of sessions, explore work from across disciplines, and celebrate the\u00a0diversity of ideas in our community.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Adding to the festivities,\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0also hosting our very first Intercultural Costume Competition on the same day. This year\u2019s theme \u2014 intercultural communication \u2014 invites you to celebrate cultural diversity and heritage through creative dress. You might come as a historical or literary figure, a character from myth or folklore, or even a playful cultural mash-up. There will be music, drinks, and nibbles, along with goodie bags for the winners. Even better, the event will support charities promoting literacy and access to language education, with donations increasing as more participants take part. Creativity is encouraged in every form \u2014 including musical performances if\u00a0you\u2019d\u00a0like to bring a character to life!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><strong>S<\/strong><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ave the date<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fand get ready to celebrate the incredible diversity of languages, cultures, and ideas in our community!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Language Centre, we like to celebrate the end of the year in style \u2014 and this year promises to be bigger and more &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lc-student-news\/2026\/05\/26\/save-the-date-a-celebration-of-languages-ideas-and-creativity-5-june\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74978,"featured_media":106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[978,124],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lc-student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lc-student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lc-student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lc-student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74978"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lc-student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lc-student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lc-student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions\/109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lc-student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lc-student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lc-student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lc-student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}