Recent research has highlighted that Essex and London accents are deemed less intelligent. Dr David Hornsby, an expert in sociolinguistics in the University of Kent’s … Read more
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Professor Natalia Sobrevilla Perea awarded grant by Endangered Archives Programme at the British Library
Professor of Latin American History, Natalia Sobrevilla Perea, has been awarded a grant by the Endangered Archives Programme (EAP) at the British Library to fund … Read more
Modern Languages Teaching Forum: call for papers
Postponed until Autumn term – date TBC The fifth Modern Languages Teaching Forum will be now held in the Autumn term. The theme for the … Read more
Dr Thomas Baldwin’s latest book shortlisted for R. Gapper Book Prize 2020
Reader in French, Dr Thomas Baldwin’s latest book, Roland Barthes: The Proust Variations, has been shortlisted by The Society for French Studies’ R. Gapper Book … Read more
Dr Alex Marlow-Mann’s documentary screened at CineMaOltre: Paladium Film Festival
Aside from presiding over the jury of the CineMaOltre: Paladium Film Festival (9-14 March 2021), Dr Alex Marlow-Mann also saw one of his own works … Read more
University Council for Modern Languages annual report praises Modern Languages at Kent
The University Council for Modern Languages (UMCL) recently published their annual report. The UCML acts as a unifying voice for Modern Languages in the UK, … Read more
Dr Alex Marlow-Mann leads the International Jury for the Paladium Film Festival
Dr Alex Marlow-Mann, Lecturer in Italian, was President of the International Jury for CineMaOltre: Paladium Film Festival, which took place from the 9th-14th March 2021. … Read more
Dr Alex Marlow-Mann delivers keynote address at the fourth annual Postgraduate Symposium of B-Film
Lecturer in Italian, Dr Alex Marlow-Mann, delivered the keynote address at the fourth annual Postgraduate Symposium of B-Film, hosted by The Birmingham Centre for Film … Read more
Professor Ben Hutchinson to give Annual Paris Lecture on The Midlife Mind
The University’s annual Paris School of Arts and Culture lecture will take place via Zoom on Wednesday 3 March at 18:30 (GMT). Professor of European Literature, Ben Hutchinson, … Read more
Dr Joanne Pettitt contributes to new book, ‘Creating under Covid’
Lecturer in Comparative Literature, Dr Joanne Pettitt has recently contributed to a new book written by The Arnold and Leona Finkler Institude of Holocaust Studies, … Read more