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Read more at: Cambridge MMLL presents at Goethe Institut Career Roadshow

Cambridge MMLL presents at Goethe Institut Career Roadshow

Professor Silke Mentchen and Dr Mary Boyle represented the Faculty’s German section at the Goethe Institut Career Roadshow in central London on Friday 27 September. Prof Mentchen and Dr Boyle delivered three sessions to packed audiences, covering the study of German at Cambridge, AI, and the future of languages. More...


Read more at: Year Abroad to be focus of 17 October event

Year Abroad to be focus of 17 October event

The Year Abroad, which undergraduates in Modern & Medieval Languages and History & Modern languages typically undertake in their third year, is to be the focus of a 17 October event hosted by Fitzwilliam College. Speaking at the event will be Professor Charles Forsdick , Drapers Professor of French at the Faculty...


Read more at: New book on Christian Petzold

New book on Christian Petzold

Congratulations to Andrew Webber and Stephan Hilpert (Marcromedia University Berlin) on the publication of Screening Work: The Films of Christian Petzold with Legenda!


Read more at: Ruth Murphy on moral philosophy, literature, and New Literary History

Ruth Murphy on moral philosophy, literature, and New Literary History

Ruth Murphy is a PhD candidate in Italian at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Literature, University of Cambridge. Her most recent article, ‘“Let me look again”: The Moral Philosophy and Literature Debate at 40’ , was recently published in New Literary History (Vol. 55 No. 1). Here, Murphy explains the...


Read more at: Byron Festival – a commemoration of the bicentenary of Lord Byron’s death
A statue of Lord Byron in the chapel at Trinity College, Cambridge

Byron Festival – a commemoration of the bicentenary of Lord Byron’s death

The Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies participated in Trinity College’s commemoration of the bicentenary of Lord Byron’s death, hosting a wreath-laying ceremony and a paintings exhibition. On 19 and 20 April 2024 Trinity College, Cambridge, commemorated the 200th anniversary of the death of Trinity’s most famous literary...


Read more at: Funded German and Film Taster Day, 19 September 2024

Funded German and Film Taster Day, 19 September 2024

All school groups and pupils are invited to attend a taster day on 19 September 2024, co-hosted by the Goethe Institute and the German Section at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, University of Cambridge. Register for the Taster Day Please register by 20 August. The Taster Day is aimed at pupils...


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

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

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...


Read more at: Stephen Spender Prize 2024 closes Wednesday 31 July

Stephen Spender Prize 2024 closes Wednesday 31 July

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...


Read more at: Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body

Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body

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.


Read more at: Quentin Skinner Lecture 2024: William Selinger on love and despotism in Montesquieu’s Persian Letters
William Selinger stands at a lecture podium in Cambridge

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

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 .