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Prof Wendy Ayres-Bennett: New handbook combines wide coverage with cutting-edge research

22 July 2024

22 July 2024 Professor Wendy Ayres-Bennett (University of Cambridge) and Professor Mairi McLaughlin (UC Berkeley, Cambridge alumna) have co-edited the newly published Oxford Handbook of the French Language , featuring 32 chapters by different specialists on French from a range of fields and disciplines. In this interview...

Stephen Spender Prize 2024 closes Wednesday 31 July

22 July 2024

The annual Stephen Spender Prize is awarded for translations of poetry into English from any other language. Its categories this year include Open Entry, Portuguese Spotlight, Individual Youth Entry, Schools Laureate Prize, and Teacher Laureate Prize. For inspiration and more information on categories, T&Cs, and prizes...

Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body

22 July 2024

Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body, a major new exhibition co-curated by Prof Chris Young (German) and Prof Caroline Vout (Classics), has opened at the Fitzwilliam Museum, and will run until 3 November 2024.

Quentin Skinner Lecture 2024: William Selinger on love and despotism in Montesquieu’s Persian Letters

8 July 2024

8 July 2024 Interested in Montesquieu's Persian Letters ? They're covered in many of our French section's links to online resources . They're also covered in this year's Quentin Skinner lecture, delivered by William Selinger . You can watch the lecture for free on the CRASSH YouTube channel .