UCD School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Upcoming Research Seminars in French & Francophone Studies at UCD: Monday, 26 January | 14:00–15:00 “If the nightcap fits . . .”: Middle-Class Metonymy and Monotony in July Monarchy Cultural Productions Dr Charlotte Berkery (University College Cork) Discussant: Assoc. Prof Douglas Smith Newman D301 and Zoom Thursday, 5 March | 15:00–16:30 Decolonizing the History of Feminisms: Beauvoir and her Global Feminist Friendships Dr Marine Rouch (Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès) Discussant: Dr Angélique Ibáñez Aristondo Newman D301 and Zoom Thursday, 26 March | 15:00–16:30 Le polar féministe en France: état des lieux Dr Ciara Gorman (Maynooth University) Discussant: Assoc. Prof Emer O’Brien Newman D301 and Zoom Thursday, 23 April | 16:00–17:30 “To Use and Not Abuse”: The Reformed Ecology of Manure in Sixteenth-Century French Agriculture Dr Pauline Goul (University of Chicago) Discussant: Dr Miguel Ibáñez Aristondo Newman D301 and Zoom

📢 Upcoming Research Seminars in French & Francophone Studies at UCD @ucdslcl.bsky.social

Open to all — in person & on Zoom. DM or email for the link.

Thrilled to have won the 2026 Edgar Allison Peers Prize of the AHGBI! My article examines East-Asian representation in 2 Spanish comedies of 2019, investigating gender, comedy, and nationhood @ucdslcl.bsky.social @livunipress.bsky.social #LoveIrishResearch

French and Francophone Studies at @ucddublin.bsky.social is seeking a Language Assistant in French on a temporary appointment (until 31 May 2026).

Apply by 6th November: www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/

➡️ Under Vacancy Area: select ALL
➡️ Under UCD School/Unit: choose Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Congratulations to Mara Josi on the publication of the Italian translation of her monograph 'Rome, 16 October 1943: History, Memory, Literature'

The new edition, incl a new Introduction, was launched last week in Italy. To mark the occasion, an article appeared in the national newspaper Novecento.

Happy to be presenting my talk “Imperial Ecologies and Anticolonial Ways of Seeing in Caribbean Plantation Modernities” at the UCD School of Languages this Monday at 3 pm (Irish time) in Newman Building, D301.

If you’d like to join via Zoom, feel free to contact me for the link!

#UCDSLCL French and Francophone Studies Research Seminar 👇

Join the conversation between Prof Michael Brophy and acclaimed French novelist and essayist Philippe Forest this afternoon, 16th October at 5pm in D301, Newman Building.

Celebrate the 25th Week of the Italian Language in the World!

Join Italian at UCD for a special double event featuring Italian musician & author Giulio Pantalei.

📖 Book Launch | Tuesday, 14 October at 6:30 PM | IIC Dublino

🎵 Songs & Stories | Wednesday, 15 October at 11 AM | UCD Quinn, Room 116

This installation is part of the research project 'Imagined Sustainabilities', funded by @ucdsustainability.bsky.social and the @ucdhumanities.bsky.social, led by Dr Eva Bru-Domínguez and Dr Ana Vera @ucdslcl.bsky.social

We are excited to announce Metamorphosis, a giant installation by Spanish artist Olga Diego, opening 6th October at UCD's Newman Building.

On view until 10th October, it’s an immersive, participatory sculpture highlighting plastic pollution + sustainability.

More info: www.ucd.ie/slcl/newsand...

The first talk of the 2025/26 Italian Seminar Series takes place today at 5pm in D301, Newman Building, UCD, and online via Zoom.

👉 Find out more and access the online link here: www.ucd.ie/slcl/newsand...

The UCD Library Postgraduate Reading Room with a green overlay. The PRC will return to Level 2 from 12 noon on Monday, 18th of August.

📢 Good news for UCD postgrads: The Postgraduate Research Centre (PRC) will return to its original location on Level 2 of the James Joyce Library from 12pm, next Monday 18 August.

📆 Booking is via SISWeb
🤫 The temp location on Level 3 will revert to a Silent Study Room
🙏Thank you for your patience!

Deutschlandfunk Kultur recently devoted a 13-minute segment to the new anthology "Die ganze Geschichte fasse ich an der Hand": Literatur und Kunst zur Einwanderung ins Nachkriegsdeutschland - with a spotlight on the contribution by @joetwist.bsky.social.

You can listen here: bit.ly/4luau7D

📢 Delighted to announce that my book, "Film Comedy and Spain: Humour, Genre, and the Nation 1970-2020", is out!

Get your copy - or ask your library for one - here: www.mhra.org.uk/publications/Film-Comedy-Spain

Thanks to everyone who supported me through this process!

#NewBook #FilmStudies

We are delighted to announce a new funding opportunity available to prospective PhD students starting in the academic year 25/26.

To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must first receive a full offer to our PhD programme.

All scholarship Terms & Conditions: bit.ly/SLCLFeeWaive...

Learn more about the scholarship opportunity: www.ucd.ie/slcl/study/s...

Learn more about the MA in Languages and Image Studies: hub.ucd.ie/usis/!W_HU_M...

Apply now for the UCD MA Languages Scholarship – open to students starting the MA in Languages and Image Studies this September 2025 at @ucddublin.bsky.social!

This is your chance to dive into an exciting, interdisciplinary programme and get financial support through #ucdslcl.

The UCD School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics is currently recruiting for two positions:

👉Language Assistant in German (3-year post)

👉Language Assistant in Italian Studies (temporary specified-purpose post until approximately 29 May 2026)

Apply now: www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo...

🚩Panel 1 of #SpottingRedFlagsSymposium - RED FLAG POLITICS - gets us right into the danger zone! Slaps vs slugs (Catherine Wheatley) @kingsfilmstudies.bsky.social, Gentrification in rom-com drag (Harriet Idle), Creep time (Louis Bayman), Tradwife Toxicity (Matthew Hilborn) @ucddublin.bsky.social

#UCDSLCL and the Alliance Française de Dublin are delighted to welcome Professor Anne Cheng (Collège de France, Paris) to @ucddublin.bsky.social.

Event details below. No booking required – all are welcome!

The English Conversation Classes project won in the One UCD category! Started by Síofra Pierse & Charlie Stone, this initiative offers twice-weekly English lessons to UCD cleaning staff👏

Derval Conroy was recognised in the External Engagement category for the introduction and coordination of Language Support Workshops & Bootcamps for Leaving Cert students in French, Spanish, Italian & German 👏

We’re very proud to share that TWO amazing initiatives from our School have won @ucddublin.bsky.social Values in Action Awards this year! 👇

www.ucd.ie/engage/engag...

I’m happy to say that @ucdslcl.bsky.social is making our return to @eurovision.tv tonight. Follow the tag #SLCLEurovision for fun facts tonight, Thursday and Saturday for the Grand Final.

4. Mi querida cofradía (Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz, 2018) (with Erin K Hogan) Palomitas · Episode

🎙️ Following the conclave (and Conclave)? New #Palomitas digs into feminist farce "Mi querida cofradía" (Marta Díaz, 2018) - where a woman (shock horror!) is determined to win the election to lead her religious order... With expert Erin K Hogan!
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@ucdslcl.bsky.social @PTinIreland
Thank you, Portuguese Embassy, for the film showing of 'Sombras Brancas' last night at the Trap Door in UCD about the writer Cardoso Pires. Obrigada!

YouTube video by UCD Teaching & Learning Sherry Ishak - Active and Collaborative Learning Spaces

Video: Sherry Ishak, Lektor in @ucdslcl.bsky.social talks about activities and support that can help your students benefit from active and collaborative learning spaces: youtu.be/bomaLZDYPQg

Read our new online resource: www.ucd.ie/teaching/res...

To mark World Book Day | Día del Libro, the #UCDSLCL Spanish Department is hosting a special literary event in the UCD Village.

📅 23rd April 2025
📍 UCD Village
🕒 5pm

The celebration is open to everyone – come along and join us! #worldbookday #diadellibro

🔗 www.ucd.ie/slcl/newsand...

We are pleased to share the news that @maikanguyen.bsky.social successfully passed her VIVA 🎓

Her thesis, titled "Writing Home: Haiti and Vietnam in the Autofiction of Dany Laferrière and Anna Moï," was completed under the supervision of Prof Mary Gallagher.

Congratulations! 👏

Gender-Inclusive Approaches to Language Teaching

Had a great day in Dublin yesterday, discussing inclusivity in language teaching and learning with colleagues from @ucdslcl.bsky.social! Thank you very much for the invitation and your generous hospitality! www.ucd.ie/slcl/newsand...