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Global Volunteering Award success for MLaC student
MLaC student Matilda “Tilly” Prentis who set up a charity for refugees and found temporary homes for over 50 families from Ukraine has been highly commended in the Global Volunteering Awards (held as part of Durham Global Week).
MLaC student Katie Kassam receives the 2023 World Literature Today student translation award
Our very own student Katie Kassam has received the 2023 World Literature Today student translation award for “Wolf Food,” her translation from Russian of the prologue to the science-fiction novella Волчья сыть (Volch’ia syt’), by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko.
Touch: Migrating Embodiedness, 24 September 2023
Dr Fusako Innami will be leading a dance workshop with a focus on touch.
'Knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom'
Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Karen O'Brien, makes the case for languages education
The Art of Food across the Muslim World: Preserving Tradition & Reimagining the Future
On 3 August, Professor Daniel Newman will take part in the event The Art of Food across the Muslim World: Preserving Tradition & Reimagining the Future.
Professor Daniel L Newman appears on ‘The Ancestors’ Dining Tables' documentary series
Professor Daniel L. Newman has taken part in a six part documentary on the History of Medieval Arab food.
The Durham Eastern European Review website is now live
Durham Eastern European Review website now live
Recent MLAC PhD graduate Dr Matthew Hilborn wins the AHGBI Publication Prize for 2022-2023
The School is delighted to announce that former PhD student Dr. Matthew Hilborn, currently a postdoctoral research associate at King’s College, London, has been chosen by the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland as one of the winners of the AHGBI Publication Prize for 2022-2023.
The Students of Russian present 'Mistress Into Maid' by A.S. Pushkin
The Students of Russian present 'Mistress Into Maid' by A.S. Pushkin
The Bigas Luna Tribute announces new events in Los Angeles this March
The Bigas Luna Tribute announces new events in Los Angeles in collaboration with American Cinematheque, Durham University, Instituto Cervantes LA, Egeda US and Algarrobo Films.
Durham County School Pupils Discover Iranian and French Cultures at the University
Durham County Pupils were invited to a screening of Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis (2007) at the Gala Theatre on 9 November, followed by an afternoon of activities at Durham University’s School of Modern Languages and Cultures. The day was organised by Dr Alexandre Burin and Dr Dominique Carlini Versini, in collaboration with MLAC Outreach (Seb Hawker and volunteers Marie Greindl, Noe Amiel, Apolline Stevenin and Lydia Challand) as well as Brian Stobie of Durham County Council.
National Storytelling Week: I am Waiting for You
During National Storytelling Week, we hear from Abir Hamdar, Professor in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at Durham University, and also playwright and author of short stories.
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