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Read more at: French Poetry Event at Trinity College
Beatrice Bonhomme

French Poetry Event at Trinity College

Please join us for an exceptional exhibition of the Trinity College French Poetry collection at the Wren Library, followed by a poetry reading by Béatrice Bonhomme.


Read more at: Dr Sura Qadiri awarded CRASSH Early Career Fellowship
Sura Qadiri

Dr Sura Qadiri awarded CRASSH Early Career Fellowship

We are proud to share that Dr Sura Qadiri has been awarded a CRASSH Early Career Fellowship to work on her current book manuscript, Postsecular Poetics: Reading Religion in French and Francophone Literature.


Read more at: Early Modern French Research Seminar dates announced for Lent and Easter Term

Early Modern French Research Seminar dates announced for Lent and Easter Term

We are pleased to share the dates for upcoming Early Modern French Research Seminars during Lent and Easter terms.


Read more at: PhD student awarded inaugural prize by MHRA's journal Modern Language Review

PhD student awarded inaugural prize by MHRA's journal Modern Language Review

Congratulations to Kathryn Bryan, PhD student in French, who has just been awarded the inaugural prize by the MHRA's journal, Modern Language Review, for the best article published in 2023.


Read more at: Dr Emma Claussen featured on BBC Free Thinking

Dr Emma Claussen featured on BBC Free Thinking

We are pleased to share that Dr Emma Claussen will be featured on the BBC Free Thinking programme Wednesday 10 January, discussing Essay writing, Montaigne and much more.


Read more at: New virtual classroom explores North African literature
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New virtual classroom explores North African literature

Dr Sura Qadiri is working with Professor Sonia Zlitni Fitouri from the University of Tunis and MMLL's Dr Hugues Azérad to pilot an online seminar series and reading group that creates a virtual transcultural classroom for academics and students from the Universities of Tunis and Cambridge to discuss francophone literature from the Maghreb.


Read more at: Professor Emma Gilby awarded Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship

Professor Emma Gilby awarded Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship

We are proud to announce that Professor Emma Gilby has been awarded a three-year Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship for her new project, entitled 'Women and the Making of Modern Languages: A New Modernism.'


Read more at: 10th Cambridge Conference on Language Endangerment 12 July 2024

10th Cambridge Conference on Language Endangerment 12 July 2024

We are delighted to announce that, after an enforced hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Cambridge Conference on Language Endangerment is now back for its tenth year and will take place on July 12th 2024. Themes this conference has explored within language endangerment include: language policy and planning, language...


Read more at: Professor Charles Forsdick elected Corresponding Fellow of Australian Academy of the Humanities

Professor Charles Forsdick elected Corresponding Fellow of Australian Academy of the Humanities

We are pleased to share that Professor Charles Forsdick has been elected a corresponding fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities.


Read more at: MMLL Alumnus give talk at Magdalene College

MMLL Alumnus give talk at Magdalene College

We are pleased to invite you to the talk, 'The Teacher as Anti-Hero', presented by Professor Nicholas Harrison, alumnus of MMLL.