Event Report: Transnational and Translingual Urban Writing
On 25 June 2018, this one-day interdisciplinary workshop, organised by Anne Fuchs (Humanities Institute Ireland, University College Dublin (UCD)), Godela Weiss-Sussex (Institute of Modern Languages Research) and Maria Roca Lizarazu (IMLR, SAS/University of...
Commissioned films – update!
The latest title in the Cross-Language Dynamics / Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology film project, Found in Translation by Almut Dieden, is now available to watch online HERE. At Pretoria High Court everybody knows him:...
Event Report: Music and Surrealism in France, 1924-1952: interdisciplinary and international contexts
On 8 June 2018, the IMLR and OWRI CLDRS Translingual Strand welcomed participants from both sides of the Atlantic and both sides of the Channel for an interdisciplinary study day focusing on surrealism and music. The topic has historically been regarded as...
Event Report: A New Language – A New Life? Translingual literature by contemporary women writers
Symposium at the Institute of Modern Languages Research (IMLR), University of London, 1 March 2018 Enthusiastic participants braved the wintry weather on 1 March to discuss some of the intriguing issues arising from the concept of translingualism at a symposium...
Modes of Production, Revolution and Transition to Capitalism in Latin America
I Congreso Internacional Modos de Producción, Revolución y Transición al Capitalismo en América Latina: Estructuras económicas, Clases, Redes, Comunidades, Etnias, Lenguajes' [Modes of Production, Revolution and Transition to Capitalism in Latin America:...
Event Report: Languages in contact: New challenges for planning and policies
This conference, held in Gorizia, Italy, was the fruit of a collaboration between Dr Katia Pizzi (OWRI Cross-Language Dynamics, Translingual communities) and SLORI (Slovenian Research Institute). The impetus was to create a forum of discussion on language education...
Who tells your story? Latin America at the British Library
On Saturday 18 November, members of the Latin American community in London participated in a workshop at the British Library with curators and archivists who introduced the physical Latin American collections and UK Web Archive. Participants brought and...
Language, Foreignness, Openness: Three Disciplinary Perspectives
Galin Tihanov, George Steiner Professor of Comparative Literature at Queen Mary University of London, reports on ‘Language, Foreignness, Openness: Three Disciplinary Perspectives’ held at QMUL on 17-18 November. The two day workshop was held on 17-18 November 2017 at...
CFP: I Congreso Internacional: Modos de producción, revolución y transición al capitalismo en América Latina
I Congreso Internacional: Modos de producción, revolución y transición al capitalismo en América Latina Estructuras económicas, clases, redes, comunidades, etnias, lenguas y lenguajes Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla 7 al 9 de febrero de 2018 I Circular (en...
Call for papers: Surrealism and music in France, 1924-1952: interdisciplinary and international contexts
On Friday 8 June we will host a study day and recital exploring the connection between surrealism and music in France between 1924 and 1952. Paris was the principal centre of surrealist activity and the focus of connections between surrealist literature, ethnology,...