Durham Modern Languages and Cultures (MLAC)

🎓 Final year? Stay with the University of the Year!
Join Progress to Postgrad on 12 Nov to explore courses, careers & funding — and maybe even get a provisional offer on the day 💜 👉 Book now: durhamuni.eventsair.com/progress-to-...

Dance Commons events - Durham University

Towards a Dance Commons: Exploring Inclusion and Community through Movement - 12-13/11 www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

🎓 Discover Durham Tours – October Half Term 2025

Prospective undergraduate and postgraduate students are invited to join Discover Durham Tours* on 27, 28, and 31 October 2025.

📌 Register and find more details here: durhamuni.eventsair.com/2025-discove...

🍁 Durham alumna Mia Ainsley (Italian & Spanish) shares her favourite autumnal things to do in Durham. Read more: durham-student.org/autumnal-thi...

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.

Relish Pollenzo - Durham University

Recipes and Gastronomy as Cultural Heritage: Meaning, Methodology, and Media22–25 October 2025 | University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo, Italy - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

MLAC at City of London School for Girls - Durham University

Professor Tom Wynn Inspires Students at City of London School for Girls - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival - Durham University

Dr Dario Lolli on the Jury of the Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Durham’s Prof Santiago Fouz Hernández hosted a Q&A with filmmaker Borja Cobeaga after Breaking Walls (2025) at the gala launch of the 12th Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival.

Alexis Radisoglou keynote lecture at the University of Bristol - Durham University

Dr Alexis Radisoglou to Deliver Keynote lecture for the launch of New Research Centre at University of Bristol - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Taste of Apples - Durham University

MLaC CARES: In solidarity with people across the globe who have experienced breast cancer. A short video from Abir Hamdar’s Hair Talk installation, capturing a moment in a Lebanese woman’s cancer recovery, part of her Performing Arab Cancer project. - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Living Texts Seminar - Durham University

Living Texts Seminar: Dr Amaleena Damlé in Conversation with Priya Hein - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Dr Rosi Song brings the legacy of Gaspar Cassadó to international audiences - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

We were here - Durham University

We Were Here: The Black Renaissance Uncovered – Screening & Conversation with Filmmaker www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

QS Reimagine Education Awards 2025 - Durham University

Durham project shortlisted for QS Reimagine Education Awards 2025 - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Catalan Culinary Identity - Durham University

Durham Scholar to Explore Catalan Culinary Identity at UMass Amherst - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Uyun Teta - Durham University

“‘Uyun Teta: Blindness, Sightedness and the Stories In-Between” — New Essay by Abir Hamdar in the journal Medical Humanities www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Bigas Santi - Durham University

MLAC Research Showcased in New Bigas Luna Blu-ray Collection - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Celebrating Student Success: Maisy Hicks - Durham University

Celebrating Student Success: Maisy Hicks Recognised in National Essay Competition - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Our 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.

tancam.uk/russian-and-...

Not Just the Tudors: Molière: Satire, Scandal & the Stage Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Professor Jan Clarke to explore the life, legend, and legacy of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin — better known as Molière. From his audacious rejection of bourgeo...

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 Molière, from his biting satire, savvy court politics, and deep understanding of human nature.

podfollow.com/not-just-the...

Decolonising Knowledge and Power - The Podcast Podcast · Michaela Ashworth · Welcome to the Decolonising Knowledge and Power podcast! I’m your host, Michaela Ashworth, and this podcast is part of Durham University’s Decolonising the Curriculum ini...

Check out the Decolonising Knowledge and Power podcast hosted by our student Michaela Ashworth.

Our colleagues Laura Leon Llerena and Yarí Pérez Marín have appeared on the podcast.

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Women in Translation #WIT #Read_WIT - YouTube Women in Translation playlist. Translations of women authors read by their literary translators. #Women #WIT #WITMonth #womenintranslation #womenwriters #IWD...

August is Women in Translation Month!

To enjoy a curated playlist of readings from the world’s 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...

Congratulations to our PhD student Claire Leibovich who has won a creative writing contest in French organized by the Société des Amis de Marcel Proust.

Claire won for her pastiche of La Bible de Sens.

www.amisdeproust.fr/fr/component...

Congratulations to our colleague Fusako Innami, whose book

Touching the Unreachable: Writing, Skinship, Modern Japan

is runner-up for British Comparative Literature Association's inaugural First Book Prize 2025.

See further here:
bcla.org/cedric-van-d...

BBC Radio Tees - Upload with Emma Millen, A Medieval Comedy Show Luke Connell shares his love for medieval history in new fringe show.

Our colleague Luke Sunderland (who performs as Luke Connell) spoke on BBC Upload about his new medieval comedy show!

You can listen here:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

The show starts its tour next week. The Durham show has sold out; book for the others here:
linktr.ee/lukeconnell

Congratulations to Matthew Hilborn on the publication of Film Comedy and Spain!

The book results from Matthew's PhD entitled ‘Side-Splitting: Humour and National Identity in Contemporary Spanish Cinema (1970–2020)’, written at Durham.

www.mhra.org.uk/publications...

Exploring the impact of Generative AI on Modern Language Learning (MFL) in Higher Education - DCAD: Educational Development Resources Academic lead in the School of Modern Languages & Culture: Dr Aziza Zaher Lead from DCAD: James Youdale About the study Aim of the study: To explore the potential impact of Generative AI on student wr...

In this video, Laura Lewis, Mari Carmen Maya, Kaoru Umezawa, James Youdale, Olga Zabotkina and Aziza Zaher present their findings from a study exploring the implications of Generative AI on language learning, teaching, assessment and feedback.

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Congratulations to our students who graduated this week. We are very proud of you all. Do keep in touch!

YouTube video by DurhamUniversity Russian performance at Durham’s School of Modern Languages and Cultures

Back in 2019, our colleague Olga Zabotkina had a simple but powerful idea: bringing together students to create a Russian language performance.

In this video, you can hear from Olga and the students themselves as they share their experiences on and off the stage.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=klFu...