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The Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics (MMLL) is delighted to announce the institution of a Romanian Lectorate at the University of Cambridge. The Lectorate will offer Open Courses in Romanian language and a programme of cultural events open to all members of the University.In October 2025 the Romanian Ambassador to the United…

We warmly invite you to attend the upcoming Italian Research Seminars in the Michaelmas 2025 Term: 29 October 2025Laura Llewellyn (National Gallery, London), Luke Syson (Fitzwilliam Museum) 'Exhibiting Sienese Art. Research, Curation, Reflection'Cambridge-Intesa Sanpaolo Annual LectureOld Library, Pembroke College, 5pm  5 November 2025Heather Webb …

The talks will take place in Michaelmas and Lent Terms on Thursdays from 5:30pm in the Knox Shaw Room in Sidney Sussex CollegeMichaelmas Term 2025 30 October 2025  Ekaterina Schulmann (Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Berlin) “Surrogates of Freedom: Authoritarian Rituals of Power and Citizens’ Notions of Liberty”  13 November 2025  Benjamin Paloff (…

Friday, 24 October 2025, 5:30pmWilliam Mong Hall, Sidney Sussex CollegeWe invite you to a free event to discuss the recently published book co-written by our Professor of Polish Studies, Stanley Bill, and Ben Stanley (SWPS University, Warsaw), entitled Good Change: The Rise and Fall of Poland's Illiberal Revolution (Stanford: Stanford University Pr…

Generously supported by the Cambridge Intesa Sanpaolo Fund, the Master and Fellows of Trinity College, and the Society for Italian Studies. Friday 19 September 11:20–11:30  OPENING REMARKS 11:30–13:15 PANEL 1: LIVESChair: Helena Phillips-RobinsFederico Rossi (Università della Svizzera Italiana)Within the Walls of the Text: The Vita of Umiliana de’ …

Luisa Passerini is Professor Emerita at the European University Institute, Florence. Her research and writing have centred on social change and memory in its oral, written and visual forms, with a particular focus on: African liberation movements; worker, student and women’s movements; migrant mobility to and through Europe; concepts of identity, l…

The Italian Section is delighted to report that Italian at Cambridge, along with several other MMLL language areas, was ranked top in the UK in the recently published Complete University Guide 2026.

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 2025Archives, Resistance, DecolonisationGabriella Ghermandi and Jenni Skinner in ConversationChadwick R…

We are glad to welcome Gabriella Ghermandi, Ethio-Italian writer, performer and musician for two events on Thursday 8 May 2025 both taking place at Selwyn College. Event one: (Content notice: discusses themes of colonialism and racism) Archives, Resistance, Decolonisation - Gabriella Ghermandi and Jenni Skinner in conversationThursday 8 May, 2pm, C…

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.For further details, please visit Princeton University Press website.

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. 10:45-11am:  Welcome  11am-12:30pm  Panel 1:  Reproduction, Refusal, RevolutionIlaria FavrettoStriking Women: Gender, Union Politics and ProtestMelissa CalaresuW…

We warmly invite you to attend the upcoming Italian Research Seminars in the Lent 2025 Term: 26 February 2025 Federica Coluzzi (Warwick) Beatrice's (Digital) Legacy: Women Writers and the Making of Modern Italy (1860-1920)Room 336, MMLL Faculty, Raised Faculty Building, 5:15pm 6 March 2025 Mila Milani (Warwick)Book DiscussionPublishing Contemporary…

Thursday, 6 March 2025 9:30am - 6:30pm Knox-Shaw Room, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge We are very pleased to invite you to a one-day conference on "Transforming Polish Language Studies: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities".The conference will explore questions pertaining to the Polish language in various aspects, especially in the UK: in primar…

Selwyn College have announced that they are offering two studentships for UK MPhil students focusing on Italian studies for entry in October 2025. The Studentships are open to exceptionally well-qualified candidates, of outstanding academic potential, who intend to study at the College for an MPhil with a focus on Italian Studies. Postgraduates of …

Friday, November 8, 5.30pm Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College, Cambridge On the ten-year anniversary of the establishment of the Polish Studies Programme at the University of Cambridge, we invite you to a celebratory event.The event will feature two guest speakers to discuss the current challenges and opportunities for the international de…