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We teach and research Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hispanic, Japanese, Italian and Russian languages and cultures. We are a World Top 70 language department (QS). https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/modern-languages-cultures/
Co-edited by our very own @drfijohnstone.bsky.social This landmark multi-format volume contains 29 contributions from more than 40 artists, art historians, and scholars in a range of countries, and spans artworks from the sixteenth century to the present day ๐ผ๏ธ www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
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Japanese Film Festival comes to Durham for the first time - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
29.01.2026 15:15 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Participate in a Horizon Europe Study on Food, Culture and the Future - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
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Dr Polly Dickson on BBC Radio 4 and the Art of Doodling - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
17.12.2025 15:10 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Major American Prize Awarded to Dr Lorenzo DellโOso for Groundbreaking Dante Monograph - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
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MLAC Announces Publication of Prof Santiago Fouz Hernรกndezโs The Films of Bigas Luna - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/... @santiagofunes.bsky.social
08.12.2025 16:03 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Dr Dominique Carlini Versini Contributes to Positionalities Podcast Episode on Feminist Filmmaking and French Horror - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
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๐ Final year? Stay with the University of the Year!
Join Progress to Postgrad on 12 Nov to explore courses, careers & funding โ and maybe even get a provisional offer on the day ๐ ๐ Book now: durhamuni.eventsair.com/progress-to-...
Towards a Dance Commons: Exploring Inclusion and Community through Movement - 12-13/11 www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
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๐ Discover Durham Tours โ October Half Term 2025
Prospective undergraduate and postgraduate students are invited to join Discover Durham Tours* on 27, 28, and 31 October 2025.
๐ Register and find more details here: durhamuni.eventsair.com/2025-discove...
๐ Durham alumna Mia Ainsley (Italian & Spanish) shares her favourite autumnal things to do in Durham. Read more: durham-student.org/autumnal-thi...
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SO much enjoyed last night's screening of WE WERE HERE: The Untold History of Black Africans in the Renaissance. Fred Kudjo Kuwornu is an incredibly talented filmmaker. Stunningly lovely music, as well! Thanks very much to @languagesdurham.bsky.social for making this event happen.
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Recipes and Gastronomy as Cultural Heritage: Meaning, Methodology, and Media22โ25 October 2025 | University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo, Italy - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
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Professor Tom Wynn Inspires Students at City of London School for Girls - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
16.10.2025 09:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Dr Dario Lolli on the Jury of the Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
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Durhamโs Prof Santiago Fouz Hernรกndez hosted a Q&A with filmmaker Borja Cobeaga after Breaking Walls (2025) at the gala launch of the 12th Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival.
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Dr Alexis Radisoglou to Deliver Keynote lecture for the launch of New Research Centre at University of Bristol - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
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MLaC CARES: In solidarity with people across the globe who have experienced breast cancer. A short video from Abir Hamdarโs Hair Talk installation, capturing a moment in a Lebanese womanโs cancer recovery, part of her Performing Arab Cancer project. - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
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Living Texts Seminar: Dr Amaleena Damlรฉ in Conversation with Priya Hein - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
09.10.2025 13:30 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Dr Rosi Song brings the legacy of Gaspar Cassadรณ to international audiences - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
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We Were Here: The Black Renaissance Uncovered โ Screening & Conversation with Filmmaker www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
26.09.2025 11:08 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Durham project shortlisted for QS Reimagine Education Awards 2025 - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
23.09.2025 11:08 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Durham Scholar to Explore Catalan Culinary Identity at UMass Amherst - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
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โโUyun Teta: Blindness, Sightedness and the Stories In-Betweenโ โ New Essay by Abir Hamdar in the journal Medical Humanities www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
22.09.2025 09:56 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
MLAC Research Showcased in New Bigas Luna Blu-ray Collection - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
19.09.2025 14:31 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Celebrating Student Success: Maisy Hicks Recognised in National Essay Competition - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
18.09.2025 16:06 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Our colleague Viktoria Ivleva recently spoke at the Russian and Ukrainian Summer Schools at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, exploring how Pushkin and Gogol employed sartorial codes of the Romantic tradition and dandyism to convey aesthetic and political allegiances.
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Listen to our colleague Jan Clarke on the Not Just the Tudors podcast!
Jan and host Suzannah Lipscomb explore the life, legend, and legacy of Moliรจre, from his biting satire, savvy court politics, and deep understanding of human nature.
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Check out the Decolonising Knowledge and Power podcast hosted by our student Michaela Ashworth.
Our colleagues Laura Leon Llerena and Yarรญ Pรฉrez Marรญn have appeared on the podcast.
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August is Women in Translation Month!
To enjoy a curated playlist of readings from the worldโs best female-authored literature by the translators of the works themselves, have a look at Translators Aloud, the YouTube channel co-found and run by Tina Kover:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
