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Steven Wilson @profstevenwilson.bsky.social · 10d

Sorry to hear this news. Nigel was a very supportive external examiner with us at QUB for several years.

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Steven Wilson @profstevenwilson.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you!

Christos Lynteris @visualplague.bsky.social · 23d

A very interesting approach to Jean-Paul Sartre’s screenplay Typhus, by Steven Wilson liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/...

Colonial epidemiology: The poetics and politics of incommunicability in Sartre’s Typhus (1944): Journal of Romance Studies: Vol 25, No 3

Moving beyond an understanding of colonialism as a metaphor for individual doctor–patient relationships and towards an analysis of the political consequences of colonialism for the operation of disease on specific communities, this article analyses ...

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UCFL - University Council For Languages @ucflangs.bsky.social · 15d

21 November ILCS event on thinking strategically about the challenges faced by language educators.
Don't miss it, sign up now!
university-council-for-languages.org/2025/09/24/t...

Thinking Strategically: Challenges Facing Language Educators – ILCS

An online event with the ILCS focussing on issues faced by language educators will take place on 21st November 2025, featuring Megan Bowler (Oxford), Emma Cayley (Leeds and UCFL), and Charles Forsd…

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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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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 21d

The latest JRS special issue explores multilingual & transcultural narratives of health and illness in European literatures (1870s–1960s+).
Read the introduction to the issue #OpenAccess.
➡️ bit.ly/JRS-Reading-Bodies
@ilcs.bsky.social @katharinemurphy.bsky.social @profstevenwilson.bsky.social

Cover image for the Journal of Romance Studies, Volume 25, Number 3, Autumn 2025. The left side shows the journal cover with a decorative tile motif. On the right, text reads: Reading Bodies: Narrating Illness in European Literatures and Cultures (1870s to 1960s and beyond), edited by Katharine Murphy and Olivia Glaze. Logos of the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies, the School of Advanced Study (University of London), and Liverpool University Press are also displayed, with a green banner at the bottom reading “Special Issue.”

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Olivia Glaze @oliviaglaze.bsky.social · 24d

Thrilled that @katharinemurphy.bsky.social and my co-edited Special Issue is now out in the Journal of Romance Studies! 🎉 Huge thanks to our contributors across French, Spanish, Italian & Portuguese studies—showing the value of a multilingual approach to the Medical Humanities: tinyurl.com/mrxmznsm

Contents | Journal of Romance Studies 25, 3

This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.

www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk

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Katharine Murphy @katharinemurphy.bsky.social · 24d

Hot off the press! So happy to share our extended special issue of JRS on 'Reading bodies: narrating illness in European literatures and cultures (1870s to 1960s and beyond)'. 🩺📖 @profstevenwilson.bsky.social @ryanlor.bsky.social @nicolasfmedina.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social

Olivia Glaze @oliviaglaze.bsky.social · 24d

Thrilled that @katharinemurphy.bsky.social and my co-edited Special Issue is now out in the Journal of Romance Studies! 🎉 Huge thanks to our contributors across French, Spanish, Italian & Portuguese studies—showing the value of a multilingual approach to the Medical Humanities: tinyurl.com/mrxmznsm

Contents | Journal of Romance Studies 25, 3

This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.

www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk

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Steven Wilson @profstevenwilson.bsky.social · 25d

New publication: ‘Colonial epidemiology: The poetics and politics of incommunicability in Sartre’s Typhus (1944)’, in Journal of Romance Studies special issue Reading bodies: Narrating illness in European literatures and cultures (1870s-1960s & beyond) liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/...

Colonial epidemiology: The poetics and politics of incommunicability in Sartre’s Typhus (1944): Journal of Romance Studies: Vol 25, No 3

Moving beyond an understanding of colonialism as a metaphor for individual doctor–patient relationships and towards an analysis of the political consequences of colonialism for the operation of disease on specific communities, this article analyses ...

liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk

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Steven Wilson @profstevenwilson.bsky.social · 25d

New publication: ‘Colonial epidemiology: The poetics and politics of incommunicability in Sartre’s Typhus (1944)’, in Journal of Romance Studies special issue Reading bodies: Narrating illness in European literatures and cultures (1870s-1960s & beyond) liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/...

Colonial epidemiology: The poetics and politics of incommunicability in Sartre’s Typhus (1944): Journal of Romance Studies: Vol 25, No 3

Moving beyond an understanding of colonialism as a metaphor for individual doctor–patient relationships and towards an analysis of the political consequences of colonialism for the operation of disease on specific communities, this article analyses ...

liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · Sep 7

This whole thread.

Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · Sep 6

Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:

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Steven Wilson @profstevenwilson.bsky.social · Sep 3

Honoured, humbled and slightly daunted to have been elected President of @asmcf.bsky.social at the Canterbury conference (and to have delivered a keynote…). Thanks to members for your confidence. To all in French studies, including PGs and ECRs: come and join us!

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Steven Wilson @profstevenwilson.bsky.social · Aug 30

Poppy, 14, loving summer nights on the beach

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Angela Woods @literarti.bsky.social · Aug 28

Rice University is seeking to appoint a

✅Tenure-track
✅Assistant or Associate Prof of #MedicalHumanities
💻Specializing in narrative and/or digital humanities approaches to medicine & health in the 20th-21st centuries

Apply by 31 Oct to work with this amazing group! apply.interfolio.com/172836

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Steven Wilson @profstevenwilson.bsky.social · Aug 28

Terrific first visit to Bern. Hope to have many opportunities to return to this beautiful, fascinating city🇨🇭

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Steven Wilson @profstevenwilson.bsky.social · Aug 26

The glorious, breathtaking Swiss Alps. Could stay here forever!

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Steven Wilson @profstevenwilson.bsky.social · Aug 22

Current status: Unavailable.

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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · Aug 6

📢 Introducing LUP Open Languages – a Subscribe to Open initiative supporting access to research in languages, literatures & cultures.
From French & Catalan to Hispanic & Francophone studies, explore journals with archives dating back to 1923.
🔗 bit.ly/LUP-Open-Lang
#SubscribeToOpen #LUPOpenLanguages

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Emma Cayley 谷曦 @emmacayley.bsky.social · Aug 2

Was pleased to represent @ucflangs.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk today in conversation with Matt Frei about the crisis for languages & their importance for global Britain, following the @hepi-news.bsky.social report by Megan Bowler. Listen at c.10.50am: www.globalplayer.com/catchup/lbc/...

Matt Frei on LBC UK - Catch Up | Global Player

Catch up on the last 7 days of shows from Matt Frei on LBC UK

www.globalplayer.com

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UCFL - University Council For Languages @ucflangs.bsky.social · Jul 31

New HEPI report calls for urgent action on revitalising language learning - @ucflangs.bsky.social welcomes the release of a new HEPI report, sponsored by Duolingo, thqt highlights the urgent need to support and improve the uptake of languages: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/07/31/n...

New HEPI report calls for urgent action on revitalising language learning

UCFL welcomes the release of a new HEPI report, sponsored by Duolingo, that highlights the urgent need for action to support and improve the uptake of languages at school level and beyond. It empha…

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Steven Wilson @profstevenwilson.bsky.social · Jul 31

Yes, A-Level curriculum reform urgently needed.

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Steven Wilson @profstevenwilson.bsky.social · Jul 31

The integrated study of language, society and culture — assessed through innovative, skills-based assessment — is becoming more prevalent as a pedagogical model.

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Steven Wilson @profstevenwilson.bsky.social · Jul 31

We need to get (back) to a place where it is a mainstream learning option.

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Steven Wilson @profstevenwilson.bsky.social · Jul 31

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Dr Louise Creechan @louisecreechan.bsky.social · Jul 28

HUGE DAY

My editor copies of 'Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Divergent Textualities in Literature and Culture' arrived!! I'm so excited for this to be out in the world (officially 7th Aug)

The volume asks 'what would a neurodivergent framework for literary studies look like'?

Three copies of Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Divergent Textualities in Literature and Culture edited by Jenny Bergenmar, Louise Creechan, and Anna Stenning with a colourful abstract cover

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UCFL - University Council For Languages @ucflangs.bsky.social · Jul 17

📣Important podcast on the value of speaking other languages 👇

The conversation looks at how the languages we speak influence how we think & affect how we relate to others. It explores how multilingualism can foster social cohesion, support cognitive flexibility, & even boost economic opportunities.

wendya-b.bsky.social @wendya-b.bsky.social · Jul 17

In the latest episode of the @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk's podcast series, Crossing Channels, Benjamin Pitt & I discuss the value of speaking other languages: pod.fo/e/2fb7e1. @benpitt.bsky.social explains how language & culture shape the way people think & the value of cultural/linguistic diversity

Crossing Channels: What is the value of speaking other languages?

In this episode, Richard Westcott is joined by Wendy Ayres-Bennett and Benjamin Pitt to explore a big, everyday question: what is the value of speaking other languages? The conversation looks at ho...

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