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Read more at: Seekers of Wonder: Women Writing Folk and Fairy Tales in Nineteenth-Century Italy and Ireland

Seekers of Wonder: Women Writing Folk and Fairy Tales in Nineteenth-Century Italy and Ireland

With Seekers of Wonder, Elena Sottilotta offers the first comparative study of women’s manifold roles in the collection of Italian and Irish folklore and fairy tales between 1870 and 1920. Sottilotta views the often-overlooked work of these women from an interdisciplinary perspective, considering both the politics and...

Read more at: The 18th Meeting of Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition

The 18th Meeting of Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition

Welcome! The 18th Meeting of Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition will take place in Cambridge, U.K. from Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th April 2026. Please see the Call for Papers . Invited Speakers Laura Dominguez, University of Southampton Ayşe Gürel, Bogazici University Cristóbal Lozano, University of...

Read more at: PhD student Juliette Bretan presents BBC Radio 3 programme on Polish tango

PhD student Juliette Bretan presents BBC Radio 3 programme on Polish tango

English PhD student Juliette Bretan recently presented a BBC Radio 3 programme on Polish tango. In the programme, Juliette traces the musical adventure of the tango and its interwar explosion eastwards in colder climes like Warsaw. A rich, unexpected history, encountering some of those who have brought it back to life...

Read more at: PhD student Tiancheng Hu named 2025 Apple Scholar in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIML)

PhD student Tiancheng Hu named 2025 Apple Scholar in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIML)

This year's programme has been awarded to only 21 participants worldwide and supports emerging leaders in computer science and engineering.

Read more at: New publication 'Descartes and the Non-Human' by Professor Emma Gilby is available for free until Friday 16 May

New publication 'Descartes and the Non-Human' by Professor Emma Gilby is available for free until Friday 16 May

Descartes and the Non-Human offers a reassessment of Descartes and his relevance for the environmental humanities.

Read more at: Italian Research Seminars - Easter Term 2025

Italian Research Seminars - Easter Term 2025

We are pleased to share with you the Easter Term card of Italian Research Events. The first two events will take place on Thursday 8 May, when we'll have the pleasure of having Gabriella Ghermandi with us. We look forward to seeing you then. 8 May, 2-3pm, Chadwick Room, Selwyn College Archives, Resistance, Decolonisation...

Read more at: Dr Tristram Hunt to give Global Humanities Initiative lecture on "Decolonisation at the V&A"

Dr Tristram Hunt to give Global Humanities Initiative lecture on "Decolonisation at the V&A"

This free event will take place on Wednesday 25 June as part of The Global Humanities Initiative: a major project for the School of Arts and Humanities and the University of Cambridge.

Read more at: Professor Sonia Zlitni Fitouri to visit MMLL

Professor Sonia Zlitni Fitouri to visit MMLL

We are delighted to welcome Professor Sonia Zlitni Fitouri from the University of Tunis to MMLL. Her visit will take place from Monday 28 April to Friday 2 May.

Read more at: Dr Abhimanyu Sharma featured in global press

Dr Abhimanyu Sharma featured in global press

The Faculty is proud to share that Dr Abhimanyu Sharma's recent work on India’s language policy for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community has been featured in press around the world.

Read more at: Book publication: 'Seekers of Wonder: Women Writing Folk and Fairy Tales in Nineteenth-Century Italy and Ireland'

Book publication: 'Seekers of Wonder: Women Writing Folk and Fairy Tales in Nineteenth-Century Italy and Ireland'

Dr Elena Sottilotta 's book, Seekers of Wonder: Women Writing Folk and Fairy Tales in Nineteenth-Century Italy and Ireland, has just been published by Princeton University Press.

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