A meeting of minds
On 30 May, Margaret May enjoyed a rewarding encounter at the Institute of Modern Languages Research between the Ukrainian-born author Katja Petrowskaja, and Shelley Frisch, her New York-based translator into English. She reflects on the experience of being part of an...
Cartonera workshops for young Latin Americans
Dr María Soledad Montañez, Research Fellow in Community Engagement, introduces the phenomenon of hand-made books and a new OWRI initiative Image: cartonerapublishing.com Cardboard publishing “Cartonera” is a contemporary publishing phenomenon that lies at the...
Zine: Sin Fronteras creative leadership programme
This Zine was produced by the participants of the Sin Fronteras creative leadership programme, a unique collaborative project between the Latin American Women’s Rights Service and the Cross-Language Dynamics project, in partnership with Southwark Council. The project...
A Translingual Creative Writing Workshop for Year 3 pupils
Friday 8 Feb 2019: Reay Primary School, London SW9 This creative writing workshop, devised by 2018 OWRI Fellow Dr Catherine Barbour (University of Surrey), examines the role of translingualism in the experiences and education of young children and asks how...
Translingual Practice and Literature – a challenge to Modern Languages?
Anje Müller Gjesdal (OWRI Fellow in Languages and Communities 2018) argues that narratives of exile and migration can change the way we think about Modern Languages. Migration, globalisation and various forms of mobility are increasingly shaping the world around us,...
MPhil/PhD student Francielle Carpenedo writes for Talking Humanities
Francielle Carpenedo, MPhil/PhD student in Latin American Studies at the Institute of Modern Language Research, writes in Talking Humanities about social media, Brazilian food and her work in association with OWRI Cross-Language Dynamics. Franciellle is a member of...
New Publication: ‘Ethnography and Modern Languages’
'Ethnography and Modern Languages' published by Modern Languages Open, arising from OWRI Cross-Language Dynamics and AHRC Translating Cultures workshops. Authored by Naomi Wells, Charles Forsdick, Jessica Bradley, Charles Burdett, Jennifer Burns, Marion...
New publication: ‘Pierre Boulez, surrealist’
IMLR Visiting Fellow Caroline Potter’s article 'Pierre Boulez, surrealist' has been published by the Italian peer reviewed journal Gli spazi della musica, as part of a music and surrealism...
OWRI Films in the 12th Native Spirit Film Festival
The 12th annual Native Spirit Film Festival returns to London’s historic Bloomsbury to present Indigenous Film, Native Media and Artists. There will be a focus on languages in the run-up to UNESCO 2019 Year of Indigenous Languages, and two of the programmed films were...
In Search of the Music of Language: 26 September 2018 Study Day
The full programme is now available! Morning: from 10:00am - Composers in interview: Dr Paul Archbold presents excerpts from filmed conversations with Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Brian Ferneyhough, Beat Furer and Hilda Paredes. The session will conclude with a filmed...