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Phoebe Taylor

The Section is deeply saddened to share that alumna Phoebe Taylor, who graduated with a first in Spanish & French in 2011, has passed away suddenly at the age of 31. Colleagues remember Phoebe as a truly wonderful student, and we wish to express our condolences with her loved ones. Phoebe’s tribute site has been shared...


Read more at: Peggy Ahwesh: Filmmaker in Residence
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Peggy Ahwesh: Filmmaker in Residence

Peggy Ahwesh Filmmaker in Residence Easter Term 2021 To register please sign up via the relevant google form (there is a separate form for each event as shown below). Confirmation and zoom sign-in information will be sent to registered participants at the start of the week of 17 May. Any queries may be directed to...


Read more at: Melina Mandelbaum publishes article with OUP

Melina Mandelbaum publishes article with OUP

The Section warmly congratulates PhD student Melina Mandelbaum for her publication of an article with the Forum for Modern Language Studies , winner of the Forum prize, which has been published by OUP. The article can be found here , and the abstract has been pasted below. Abstract : Once an international best-seller but...


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Erica Segre

Colleagues and friends of the Spanish and Portuguese Section will be deeply saddened to learn of the untimely death of Erica Segre after a long illness. Erica, who was a lecturer and Fellow of Trinity College, contributed generously to the work of the Section, as the organizer of inspiring seminars and exhibitions on Latin...


Read more at: Dr Ares Llop wins Joan Solà award
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Dr Ares Llop wins Joan Solà award

Dr Ares Llop, Lectora in Catalan and Batista i Roca Fellow at Fitzwilliam College, today received the Joan Solà award (10,000 euros) for research into Catalan linguistics at a ceremony at the Universitat de Lleida which she attended virtually. Enhorabona Ares!


Read more at: MEITS launches suite of language games
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MEITS launches suite of language games

MEITS is delighted to announce the launch of a suite of games about languages and multilingualism in the UK, showing that learning languages is fun and easier than you might think.


Read more at: Joanna Page publishes new monograph with UCL Press
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Joanna Page publishes new monograph with UCL Press

Dr Joanna Page, Reader in Latin American Literature and Visual Culture at the University of Cambridge, has published a new book entitled 'Decolonizing Science in Latin American Art'. More information here .


Read more at: Carlos Fonseca included in Granta's list of best young authors in Spanish

Carlos Fonseca included in Granta's list of best young authors in Spanish

Carlos Fonsec​a, Lecturer in Latin American Literature & Culture at Trinity College & member of the Centre of Latin American Studies, University of Cambridge has been included in the Granta's list of best young authors in Spanish. Our congratulations to him. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/apr/07/granta-...


Read more at: Cambridge Slavonic Studies Presents: Maria Stepanova and Sasha Dugdale: In Conversation
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Cambridge Slavonic Studies Presents: Maria Stepanova and Sasha Dugdale: In Conversation

Join Cambridge Slavonic Studies on 27 April 2021 at 18:00 (BST) , Online - Register in advance here for: Maria Stepanova and Sasha Dugdale: In Conversation . Award-winning poet and novelist Maria Stepanova and her translator, poet Sasha Dugdale in an event to celebrate the publication in English translation of Stepanova's...


Read more at: MMLL Virtual Open Day 2021

MMLL Virtual Open Day 2021

Our online MMLL Open Day for prospective undergraduate students took place on 9th April. Our talks, sample lectures and course information are still available.