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Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway @llc-rhul.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at
@royalholloway.bsky.social invites expressions of interest from potential applicants to the 2026 @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social
Early Career Fellowship scheme. Details of the process and deadlines here 👇

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships, 2026

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway University of London invites applications to the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme, 2026.

www.royalholloway.ac.uk

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Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway @llc-rhul.bsky.social · Aug 13

Wishing good luck to those getting their A-Level results tomorrow! If you enter Clearing keep calm and don't worry. We will have places available on courses including Languages, Liberal Arts and Comparative Literature and Culture. Call us from 8am on Thursday! Tel: +44(0)1784 772455

A poster for our Clearing Hotline: Tel. +44(0)1784 772455

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Linguistics in MFL Project @inmfl.bsky.social · Jun 26

Another #language piece in the @theconversation.com @uk.theconversation.com (by our own @saschastollhans.bsky.social) focusing on #German and the benefit of language learning/of a curriculum that introduces students to #linguistics and linguistic concepts theconversation.com/learning-ger... #edusky

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Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway @llc-rhul.bsky.social · Jun 7

Congrats 🎉to our doctoral student Gareth on the publication of a great article - read open access here 👇👇

Modern Languages Open @modlangopen.bsky.social · Jun 5

NEW ARTICLE: 'Losing One’s Way: Poet as Nomadic Translator in Caroline Bergvall’s “Via” and Drift' by Gareth Hughes. Read it #OpenAccess on MLO: bit.ly/Hughes-MLO @hpartzsch.bsky.social @drmirnasolic.bsky.social‪ @llc-rhul.bsky.social‬

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Jon Hughes @riderjon.bsky.social · Jun 4

Welsh universities have always been centres of excellence in languages, German in particular - no more, it seems.

Cardiff is ditching excellent courses in German, Italian and Portuguese, and now Bangor is proposing the same for German and Chinese. Please sign / share the petition.

Sign the Petition

Stop cuts to Modern Languages at Bangor University

chng.it

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Centre for Visual Cultures, Royal Holloway @cvc-rhul.bsky.social · May 16

On 27 May, 4-6pm, our annual collaborative postgraduate research seminar with the @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social takes place (online, via MS Teams). All very welcome to join and listen to the six of our researchers discuss their projects. Details and a meeting link here.

@llc-rhul.bsky.social

cms.royalholloway.ac.uk

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Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway @llc-rhul.bsky.social · Apr 24

This was excellent - congratulations to Joe and fellow panellists! Catch up with it via BBC Sounds if you missed it.

Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway @llc-rhul.bsky.social · Apr 22

Don't miss 'In Our Time' on BBC Radio 4 this Thursday, 24 April, which will feature our colleague Professor Joe Harris as part of a panel discussing the life and work of the playwright Molière.

The programme airs at 9am (BST) and will then be available as a podcast on BBC Sounds.

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Molière

The great French playwright and comic actor who flourished at the court of Louis XIV.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway @llc-rhul.bsky.social · Apr 22

Don't miss 'In Our Time' on BBC Radio 4 this Thursday, 24 April, which will feature our colleague Professor Joe Harris as part of a panel discussing the life and work of the playwright Molière.

The programme airs at 9am (BST) and will then be available as a podcast on BBC Sounds.

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Molière

The great French playwright and comic actor who flourished at the court of Louis XIV.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Amy Waterson @ireadoldbooks.bsky.social · Apr 22

Registration for Nineteenth-Century Legacies is open! Join us at Royal Holloway, University of London (Egham June 3rd) for excellent papers, plenary speakers, and a roundtable discussion. Complete form by 19th May to confirm attendance. forms.office.com/e/RdenySx4D3

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Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway @llc-rhul.bsky.social · Apr 22

Don't miss 'In Our Time' on BBC Radio 4 this Thursday, 24 April, which will feature our colleague Professor Joe Harris as part of a panel discussing the life and work of the playwright Molière.

The programme airs at 9am (BST) and will then be available as a podcast on BBC Sounds.

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Molière

The great French playwright and comic actor who flourished at the court of Louis XIV.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Bulletin of Spanish Studies & Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies @spanishbulletin.bsky.social · Apr 1

Why did Salas Barbadillo actively contribute to soror Juana’s canonization bid & how were his writings shaped by censorship, patronage & the debate on Mary’s immaculacy? Find out in latest article by @arantzam.bsky.social of @llc-rhul.bsky.social

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

Writing the Next Saint: Salas Barbadillo, Juana de la Cruz and the Politics of Saint-Making in Early Modern Spain*

Antonio Jerónimo Salas Barbadillo published his Triunfos de la beata soror Juana de la Cruz in 1621. This article discusses the politics of saint-making in the Madrid of the first quarter of the se...

www.tandfonline.com

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Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway @llc-rhul.bsky.social · Mar 28

This tree, near our building on campus, is quite the show stopper!

A tree in full white blossom, with a building and a blue sky in the background.

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Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway @llc-rhul.bsky.social · Mar 27

Out today: a new book by our colleague Jon on an essential German film classic!

Jon Hughes @riderjon.bsky.social · Mar 27

It's UK publication day for my illustrated book about the Weimar film gem MENSCHEN AM SONNTAG / PEOPLE ON SUNDAY (1930). It appears in the BFI Film Classics series with @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social with beautiful cover art by Federica Masini, and packs a lot into its 104 pages. 1/2

Cover for PEOPLE ON SUNDAY (BFI Film Classics) by Jon Hughes. Features a colourful illustration of a young woman drinking a cup of coffee.

An advertisement for the book and the series. The quotation at the top reads 'A grounding Weimar classic that shaped indie cinema'. Beneath it reads: 'BFI Film Classics - Celebrating Film for over 30 Years'.

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Amy Waterson @ireadoldbooks.bsky.social · Mar 18

Deadline extended: 25th March 2025. Submit your abstract for the Nineteenth-Century Legacies colloquium being held at Royal Holloway, University of London on June 3rd. See below for more details. Event generously supported by BARS and BAVS.

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Jon Hughes @riderjon.bsky.social · Mar 14

In case of interest to London people - tickets (£6.50) now on sale for my talk / book launch at the BFI Reuben Library on Monday 14 April: 'New Writings: ‘People on Sunday’ and the Cultural Networks of Weimar Berlin'.

Buy cinema tickets for New Writings: ‘People on Sunday’ and the Cultural Networks of Weimar Berlin with Dr Jon Hughes | BFI Southbank

2025-04-14T18:30:00.000

whatson.bfi.org.uk

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Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway @llc-rhul.bsky.social · Mar 7

Great to see our Centre for Visual Cultures here - do give them a follow!

Centre for Visual Cultures, Royal Holloway @cvc-rhul.bsky.social · Mar 7

At the end of a blue-sky week, we've arrived where the sky is hopefully bluer than it is on X. Looking forward to sharing our activities here! @llc-rhul.bsky.social @royalholloway.bsky.social #art #visualculture #filmstudies

A photo of Royal Holloway's Founders Building in sunshine, with a blue sky in the background.

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Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway @llc-rhul.bsky.social · Mar 5

Spectacular afternoon on campus!

A photo of one of the towers of Royal Holloway’s Founders Building in the .

Another photo of the Founders Building against a blue sky.

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Amy Waterson @ireadoldbooks.bsky.social · Feb 26

There's still time to submit your abstract for the Nineteenth-Century Legacies colloquium being held at Royal Holloway, University of London in June, but the deadline is coming up fast! Applications are due Saturday, Mar. 15, so ⏰ is of the essence! See below for more details.

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Journal of Literature and Trauma Studies @litandtrauma.bsky.social · Feb 26

@projectmuse.bsky.social @univnebpress.bsky.social

Journal of Literature and Trauma Studies @litandtrauma.bsky.social · Feb 26

JLTS vol 11 nos 1-2 out now!

Special Issue: #Trauma and #Multilingualism in #Literature

Guest Editors: Marianna Deganutti and Sandra Vlasta

nebraskapressjournals.unl.edu/journal/jour...

muse.jhu.edu/issue/54317

Table of contents 👇

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BookBlast Official @bookblast.org · Feb 26

Updated Post: Top 5 French Reads IV Book Blast Presents https://buff.ly/4bi2xif

top 5 french reads bookblast diary french reads january 2019

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Jon Hughes @riderjon.bsky.social · Feb 26

Additional cool fact about Madeleine Carroll - she graduated with a BA in French from the University of Birmingham. www.westbromwichhistory.com/people-place...

Jon Hughes @riderjon.bsky.social · Feb 26

Madeleine Carroll (BOTD 1906) - here in a publicity shot and poster for Hitchcock's THE SECRET AGENT (1936). One of my favourite British actors. She was born in West Bromwich, which I guess makes her a brummie ;)

Madeleine Carroll standing against an oversized map of Switzerland, wearing a black dress, and pointing a handgun.

Poster for THE SECRET AGENT featuring a large image of Madeleine Carroll pointing a gun.

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Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway @llc-rhul.bsky.social · Feb 25

New research from our colleague Arantza 👇👇

Bulletin of Spanish Studies & Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies @spanishbulletin.bsky.social · Feb 25

'Writing the Next Saint: Salas Barbadillo, Juana de la Cruz and the Politics of Saint-Making in Early Modern Spain', by Arantza Mayo of Royal Holloway @llc-rhul.bsky.social

buff.ly

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Outside Write (Chris Lee) ⚽️ @outsidewrite.bsky.social · Feb 24

The German 50+1 rule explained via @footpolpodcast.bsky.social

Great episode, chP

The FootPol Podcast @footpolpodcast.bsky.social · Feb 24

Grim news in Germany this morning, but on the plus side, our new episode on the German 50+1 model in football clubs is out with @politicsofsports.bsky.social. We also talk multiculturalism and the the national team and the women's game. Check it out! www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis...

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French Studies @frenchstudies.bsky.social · Feb 24

The call for papers for this year's SFS Postgraduate Conference 'CONDITIONS' closes on Monday 3 March 2025.

Send in your entries before the deadline next week! 📨👇

French Studies @frenchstudies.bsky.social · Jan 27

The CFP for this year's SFS Postgraduate Conference 'CONDITIONS' is now open! 🔔📝

The conference will be held on Friday 30 May 2025 at King's College London.

For more information about this year's theme and how to submit a proposal, visit the link below:

www.sfs.ac.uk/conferences/...

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