Durham Modern Languages and Cultures (MLAC)
@languagesdurham.bsky.social
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/
We are a World Top 70 language department (QS).
https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/modern-languages-cultures/
Durham student takes Catalan studies beyond the classroom - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Akriti Simha - Durham University
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September 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Durham student takes Catalan studies beyond the classroom - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
From MLAC PhD to Routledge monograph: Vladimir Liparteliani publishes new book - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Vladimir Liparteliani - Durham University
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September 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
From MLAC PhD to Routledge monograph: Vladimir Liparteliani publishes new book - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
New MLAC publication explores the cinema of Ventura Pons - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
New publication Studies in Spanish and Latin American Cinemason - Durham University
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September 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
New MLAC publication explores the cinema of Ventura Pons - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze to introduce three Claude Chabrol films in Manchester and London - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Claude Chabrol - Durham University
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September 8, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze to introduce three Claude Chabrol films in Manchester and London - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
From medieval recipe to contemporary table: Durham and RELISH at Terra Madre - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
From medieval recipe to contemporary table: Durham and RELISH at Terra Madre (Turin, Italy) - Durham University
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September 8, 2026 at 10:53 AM
From medieval recipe to contemporary table: Durham and RELISH at Terra Madre - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Dr Lorenzo Dell’Oso: new research, international collaboration and recognition for Dante scholarship - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Dell'Oso - Durham University
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September 7, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Dr Lorenzo Dell’Oso: new research, international collaboration and recognition for Dante scholarship - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Congratulations to Dr Kerstin Oloff, Associate Professor in Hispanic Studies, on the publication of The Routledge Companion to World-Literature and the Environment, which she co-edited and to which she contributes a chapter on food commodities. www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Routledge Companion on world-literature and the environment - Durham University
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September 7, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Congratulations to Dr Kerstin Oloff, Associate Professor in Hispanic Studies, on the publication of The Routledge Companion to World-Literature and the Environment, which she co-edited and to which she contributes a chapter on food commodities. www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures presents The Creative-Critical, a new series beginning in September 2026.
Featuring events on The Creative-Critical and the Global South, Pedagogy: Research-Led Teaching, and the lecture form.
📅 Programme & registration:
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Featuring events on The Creative-Critical and the Global South, Pedagogy: Research-Led Teaching, and the lecture form.
📅 Programme & registration:
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
The Creative Critical - Durham University
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August 13, 2026 at 8:33 AM
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures presents The Creative-Critical, a new series beginning in September 2026.
Featuring events on The Creative-Critical and the Global South, Pedagogy: Research-Led Teaching, and the lecture form.
📅 Programme & registration:
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Featuring events on The Creative-Critical and the Global South, Pedagogy: Research-Led Teaching, and the lecture form.
📅 Programme & registration:
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Reposted by Durham Modern Languages and Cultures (MLAC)
Warmest congratulations to IMEMS member Dr Lorenzo Dell'Oso (@languagesdurham.bsky.social ) on being awarded the Pontremoli “Pier delle Vigne” Prize for Medieval Studies for 'Il poeta alle "scuole delli religiosi": Dante, Pietro delle Travi e il convento di Santa Croce (1294–1296)' (Carocci, 2026)!
May 28, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Warmest congratulations to IMEMS member Dr Lorenzo Dell'Oso (@languagesdurham.bsky.social ) on being awarded the Pontremoli “Pier delle Vigne” Prize for Medieval Studies for 'Il poeta alle "scuole delli religiosi": Dante, Pietro delle Travi e il convento di Santa Croce (1294–1296)' (Carocci, 2026)!
Dr Yael Almog edits new volume exploring memory, photography and the traces of history - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Memory Practice - Durham University
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July 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Dr Yael Almog edits new volume exploring memory, photography and the traces of history - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
More than 140 pupils from North East schools joined MLAC for two pilot widening access events. 🎥 Watch the highlights: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
#IAmMLAC #LanguagesAtDurham #WideningAccess
#IAmMLAC #LanguagesAtDurham #WideningAccess
widening access events - Durham University
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July 10, 2026 at 11:31 AM
More than 140 pupils from North East schools joined MLAC for two pilot widening access events. 🎥 Watch the highlights: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
#IAmMLAC #LanguagesAtDurham #WideningAccess
#IAmMLAC #LanguagesAtDurham #WideningAccess
Save the Date: 'The Creative-Critical' Series 🖋️🌍🎭🎨🎬🎤✍️
May 28, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Save the Date: 'The Creative-Critical' Series 🖋️🌍🎭🎨🎬🎤✍️
📣 Kitchen Table Conversation: What is a Recipe?
🗓 3 June 2026
Professor Rosi Song will facilitate an informal discussion exploring what counts as a recipe, and how recipes travel, change, and carry meaning.
Register here: www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk/event/kitche...
🗓 3 June 2026
Professor Rosi Song will facilitate an informal discussion exploring what counts as a recipe, and how recipes travel, change, and carry meaning.
Register here: www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk/event/kitche...
We need to talk about : What is a Recipe? - Oxford Food Symposium
What exactly is a recipe? Is it simply a set of instructions—or something far more complex? Recipes travel across borders, languages, and centuries time. They tell us about ourselves, our…
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May 21, 2026 at 11:31 AM
📣 Kitchen Table Conversation: What is a Recipe?
🗓 3 June 2026
Professor Rosi Song will facilitate an informal discussion exploring what counts as a recipe, and how recipes travel, change, and carry meaning.
Register here: www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk/event/kitche...
🗓 3 June 2026
Professor Rosi Song will facilitate an informal discussion exploring what counts as a recipe, and how recipes travel, change, and carry meaning.
Register here: www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk/event/kitche...
Newcastle event (29–30 May) on touch, gesture & kinaesthesia, combining workshops and a panel discussion based on Touching the Unreachable: Writing, Skinship, Modern Japan (BCLA First Book Prize 2025 runner-up). Public + academic sessions. www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
movement workshops and talks - Durham University
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May 21, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Newcastle event (29–30 May) on touch, gesture & kinaesthesia, combining workshops and a panel discussion based on Touching the Unreachable: Writing, Skinship, Modern Japan (BCLA First Book Prize 2025 runner-up). Public + academic sessions. www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
📢 Daphne and her Sisters: Framing Gendered Violence in Early Modern Literature and Art
📍 Durham, 10–11 June 2026
Hybrid conference organised by Professor Ita Mac Carthy (MLAC/IMEMS) and supported by The British Academy.
🎟️ Registration + info:
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
📍 Durham, 10–11 June 2026
Hybrid conference organised by Professor Ita Mac Carthy (MLAC/IMEMS) and supported by The British Academy.
🎟️ Registration + info:
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Daphne and her Sisters Conference - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
May 21, 2026 at 10:34 AM
📢 Daphne and her Sisters: Framing Gendered Violence in Early Modern Literature and Art
📍 Durham, 10–11 June 2026
Hybrid conference organised by Professor Ita Mac Carthy (MLAC/IMEMS) and supported by The British Academy.
🎟️ Registration + info:
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
📍 Durham, 10–11 June 2026
Hybrid conference organised by Professor Ita Mac Carthy (MLAC/IMEMS) and supported by The British Academy.
🎟️ Registration + info:
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Durham-led Horizon Europe Project RELISH Featured in La Vanguardia - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Lavanguardia - Durham University
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May 15, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Durham-led Horizon Europe Project RELISH Featured in La Vanguardia - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Durham and Italy: Strengthening Cultural and Academic Collaboration - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Durham and Italy - Durham University
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May 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Durham and Italy: Strengthening Cultural and Academic Collaboration - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Thriving Postgraduate Community at Durham: Registration Opens for MEMSA 2026 Conference - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
MEMSA 2026 Conference - Durham University
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May 1, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Thriving Postgraduate Community at Durham: Registration Opens for MEMSA 2026 Conference - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Dr Yael Almog to Deliver English Goethe Society Lecture in London - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Yael Almog Goethe Society Lecture - Durham University
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April 13, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Dr Yael Almog to Deliver English Goethe Society Lecture in London - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures rises in QS World University Rankings by Subject - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
MLAC rises in QS World University Rankings by Subject - Durham University
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March 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures rises in QS World University Rankings by Subject - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
In Memory of Professor Daniel Newman - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
In Memory of Professor Daniel Newman - Durham University
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March 25, 2026 at 1:32 PM
In Memory of Professor Daniel Newman - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
MLAC celebrates Dantedì with national press recognition for Dr Lorenzo dell’Oso - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
dantedì - Durham University
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March 23, 2026 at 11:03 AM
MLAC celebrates Dantedì with national press recognition for Dr Lorenzo dell’Oso - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...