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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.


Read more at: Languages and Cultures residential summer school at Selwyn College

Languages and Cultures residential summer school at Selwyn College

Applications are open for Year 12 state school students to attend a two-night residential on the intersection of language and culture.


Read more at: New podcast on language and rhythm

New podcast on language and rhythm

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new podcast, Language and Rhythm, made by Cambridge TV and funded by the British Academy and the Schröder Fund, University of Cambridge. You can listen to the full series or watch a taster video.


Read more at: Karim Aïnouz – Filmmaker in Residence 2025
Karim Ainouz

Karim Aïnouz – Filmmaker in Residence 2025

Cambridge Film and Screen will be hosting the award-winning Algerian-Brazilian filmmaker and visual artist Karim Aïnouz as its Filmmaker in Residence for 2025. Aïnouz will be in Cambridge during the week of 2-6 June and will be participating in a variety of screenings and workshops with students. Aïnouz’s distinct and...


Read more at: CIRN Interdisciplinary Annual Symposium: Labour

CIRN Interdisciplinary Annual Symposium: Labour

We warmly invite you to attend the upcoming CIRN Interdisciplinary Annual Symposium on 'Labour', taking place on Monday 24 March, from 10:45am to 5pm, in Room SG1, Alison Richard Building. Programme poster 10:45-11am: Welcome 11am-12:30pm Panel 1: Reproduction, Refusal, Revolution Ilaria Favretto Striking Women: Gender...


Read more at: Prof JD Rhodes on props and property

Prof JD Rhodes on props and property

The Prop , by Prof JD Rhodes (MMLL, University of Cambridge) and Dr Elena Gorfinkel (Film Studies, King’s College London), was published by Fordham Press on 4 March. The Financial Times spoke to Prof Rhodes in February about Joanna Hogg’s film Autobiografia di una Borsetta , which was inspired by Rhodes’ and Gorfinkel’s...


Read more at: A Midsummer Night's Dream, translated by János Arany – critical edition by Dr Julia Paraizs

A Midsummer Night's Dream, translated by János Arany – critical edition by Dr Julia Paraizs

Dr Julia Paraizs has recently published a critical edition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the highly acclaimed and popular translation (1864) of the renowned Hungarian poet, János Arany.


Read more at: Cambridge Undergraduate Conference in German Studies
The organisers of the CUGS smiling and toasting at St Catharine's College.

Cambridge Undergraduate Conference in German Studies

2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Cambridge Undergraduate Conference in German Studies. On Saturday 1 March, we were delighted to welcome undergraduate speakers, school pupils and teachers to Cambridge from across the UK.