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Frank Finlay

@frankjf.bsky.social

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Emeritus Professor of German, University of Leeds. Former Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures. Chair/Trustee Yorkshire Contemporary, Word Up North, Skipton Music

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Frank Finlay @frankjf.bsky.social · Sep 9

Returning here after a 4-month break to explore other platforms and will be starting to post regularly-ish.

Frank Finlay @frankjf.bsky.social · 1d

#JohnLennon

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I attended the opening of #TurnerPrize2025 but returned to get a a less crowded view of the exhibition, beautifully curated by @Yorkshire Contemporary Contemporary and Bradford Museums @Cartwright Hall Art Gallery Congratulations to the four artists #NnenaKalu #MohammedSami #ReneMatic and #ZadieXa

Frank Finlay @frankjf.bsky.social · 2d

You’ll probably be inundated with comments, so I’ll get mine in early: Bowie, Newcastle City Hall 1978 for a fiver in row 4 — £27.50 in today’s prices according to the Bank of England!

Frank Finlay @frankjf.bsky.social · 3d

Spent many a happy hour there working on the Hilsenrath-Nachlaß. One of my favourite archives!

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Marcel Krueger @marcelkrueger.bsky.social · 3d

Some fascinating items from “Out of the Box”, an exhibition of 75 years of the archives of the Akademie der Künste Berlin. The exhibition runs until January 2026, and we start with the Tin Drum from movie and novel with the same name.

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Leo Baeck Institute London @lbilondon.bsky.social · 4d

The Leo Baeck Institute London is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to explore intersections between German-Jewish and British history, including the history of the British Empire.

www.lbilondon.ac.uk/vacancies

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Frank Finlay @frankjf.bsky.social · 4d

Really looking forward to interviewing @johnharris1969.bsky.social @ilkleylitfest.bsky.social. #MaybeImAmazed is my personal choice for book of the year; a tender, deeply moving memoir about music and autism — and essential reading!

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Frank Finlay @frankjf.bsky.social · 4d

@ilkleylitfest.bsky.social

Frank Finlay @frankjf.bsky.social · 4d

Always love the pre-event calm of an empty hall and the quiet choreography of sound and light checks.
With the brilliant and ebullient @stuartmaconie at #IlkleyLiteratureFestival. In a very crowded field, his fascinating book manages to cast a fresh light on the Beatles story. #WordUpNorth

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 5d

And he’s back!!

Sunday isn’t Sunday without Stewart Lee. We were so thrilled at @thenerve.news that Stewart came with us.

His satirical columns for the Observer were some of our most-read content: funny, surreal, angry true. Essential weekend reading.

www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

DOUBLETHINK DOES DOUBLETIME

STEWART LEE

www.thenerve.news

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www.slowtravelberlin.com @slowberlin.bsky.social · 7d

“True reunification of Germany will remain a work in progress. Every year more young Germans are entering adulthood with no personal memory of anything other than life in the “new” Germany.

Paul Scraton on Germany’s (rocky & ongoing) road to reunification

www.slowtravelberlin.com/the-road-to-...

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Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social · 7d

Disadvantaged students ‘more likely to miss out on GCSE foreign languages’

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Disadvantaged students ‘more likely to miss out on GCSE foreign languages’

In 2004, language learning ceased to be compulsory at Key Stage 4, aged 14 to 16.

www.independent.co.uk

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Frank Finlay @frankjf.bsky.social · 9d

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

Brian Patten obituary

One of the Liverpool poets, along with Roger McGough and Adrian Henri, who was a perceptive writer on love

www.theguardian.com

Frank Finlay @frankjf.bsky.social · 15d

A great pleasure to be at Bradford’s magnificent Cartwright Hall Art Gallery for the preview of the 2025 #TurnerPrize @bradford2025.co.uk

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Ilkley Literature Festival @ilkleylitfest.bsky.social · 15d

A limited number of tickets are still available for our Evening with the Poet Laureate on Friday 10 October, where Simon will be reading two collections, including the Sunday Times bestseller Dwell and New Cemetery. Book soon to avoid disappointment!

Tickets & more info here: buff.ly/JdJbfXW

Ticketbooth

Donations

ilkleyliteraturefestival-tickets.ticketsolve.com

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Emma Cayley 谷曦 @emmacayley.bsky.social · 17d

Please do sign up to join in our online conversation event on 21st November, 12 noon, about the recent report on language education in the UK from the @hepi-news.bsky.social by @meganlbowler.bsky.social, sponsored by #Duolingo Thanks to @ilcs.bsky.social
for hosting ilcs.sas.ac.uk/research-pol...

Thinking Strategically Seminar Series

Bringing together researchers to discuss issues of major concern and to ensure joined-up action for the future development of the study of languages and cultures.

ilcs.sas.ac.uk

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Frank Finlay @frankjf.bsky.social · 17d

Really pleased to see Yorkshire Contemporary (formerly The Tetley) as one of the delivery partners on this year’s Turner Prize and looking forward to the exhibition! @bradford2025.co.uk

Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture @bradford2025.co.uk · 17d

Exclusive! A preview of the exhibition of works by the four artists shortlisted for this year’s Turner Prize, now at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery in Bradford: Nnena Kalu, Rene Matić, Mohammed Sami and Zadie Xa.

📸 ©David Levene

1. Installation view of Zadie Xa’s presentation at the Turner Prize 2025, Cartwright Hall Art Gallery. Photo © David Levene

1. Installation view of Nnena Kalu’s presentation at the Turner Prize 2025, Cartwright Hall Art Gallery. Photo © David Levene

5. Installation view of Rene Matić’s presentation at the Turner Prize 2025, Cartwright Hall Art Gallery. Photo © David Levene

4. Installation view of Mohammed Sami’s presentation at the Turner Prize 2025, Cartwright Hall Art Gallery. Photo © David Levene

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Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social · 19d

Rethinking language education in the school curriculum in England

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Rethinking language education in the school curriculum in England

This Special Collection comprises contributions to the debate on languages across the school curriculum from leading researchers and practitioners in the field. It aims to support the strengthening...

www.tandfonline.com

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Alex Bamji @alexbamji.bsky.social · 23d

Short-term post-doc for arts/humanities researchers! Do you love rare books, manuscripts, archives, art and/or objects? Would you like to explore one of our amazing Cultural Collections @universityofleeds.bsky.social for c. 6 weeks (longer part-time)? Find out more lahri.leeds.ac.uk/brotherton-f...

Brotherton Fellowship | Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute

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UCFL - University Council For Languages @ucflangs.bsky.social · 28d

Mapping inequality in SHAPE

British Academy report shows Cold Spots in SHAPE Provision.

An important read, check it out on our website:

university-council-for-languages.org/2025/09/12/b...

British Academy Report Shows Cold Spots In SHAPE Provision

With more students than ever studying at local universities, a recent report published by the British Academy shows growing cuts of humanities, social sciences, and arts degree programmes in rural,…

university-council-for-languages.org

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Leeds Institute for Societal Futures @societal.bsky.social · 28d

Society needs to change, let's change it together

#Leeds #InstituteForSocietalFutures #UniversityOfLeeds #LISF #HealthInequality #Migration #Mobility #Belonging

@universityofleeds.bsky.social

Close up of feet on a rubbly surface, there are frames highlighting areas of the picture - text says University of Leeds, Leeds Institute for Societal Futures and Migration, mobility and belonging

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Frank Finlay @frankjf.bsky.social · Sep 10

Result! Helpful, useful and user-friendly …

Frank Finlay @frankjf.bsky.social · Sep 9

The highlight of a visit to the always wonderful @stedelijkmuseum.bsky.social Amsterdam; Egyptian artist Wael Shawky’s film of his Drama 1882. On until the end of October, and one of the most original things I’ve seen in quite a while.

Frank Finlay @frankjf.bsky.social · Sep 9

Returning here after a 4-month break to explore other platforms and will be starting to post regularly-ish.