The latest news from the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
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Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships, 2025
02 Oct 2024The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway University of London invites applications to the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme, 2025.
Gapper Book Prize Nominations from Languages, Literatures and Cultures
09 Feb 2024Two of the five books shortlisted for the 2023 Gapper Book Prize in French Studies are by staff in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
Major new study of Frantz Fanon by Professor James S. Williams
25 Oct 2023Professor James Williams has published a new book exploring the life and work of Afro-Caribbean intellectual Frantz Fanon (1925-1961).
Photograph by Dr James Kent selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
31 May 2023A recent photograph by Dr James Kent, ‘Living quarters in Downtown Havana’ (2022), has been selected for the prestigious Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.
Professor James Williams on the life and work of Jean-Luc Godard (1930-2022)
23 Sept 2022James Williams, Professor of Modern French Literature and Film, has been in demand to reflect on the work and legacy of the French film director Jean-Luc Godard.
Joan Miró: Feet on the Ground, Eyes on the Stars - Works from 1924 to 1936
31 Aug 2022A major new exibition of work by the Spanish modernist painter Joan Miró (1893-1983) has been directly inspired by research on the artist by Eric Robertson.
National Student Survey 2022
03 Aug 2022The results of the National Student Survey 2022 have been published, and confirm high levels of satisfaction among students in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
Blaise Cendrars: The Invention of Life
31 May 2022Eric Robertson, Professor of Modern French Literary and Visual Culture, has published a major new book exploring the work of innovative French author Blaise Cendrars.
REF 2021: Royal Holloway 5th in the UK for Modern Languages Research in the Times Higher subject ranking
13 May 2022Following the publication of the results of REF 2021 Modern Languages is placed 5th in the country in the subject research ranking published by the THES.
REF 2021 results for Modern Languages at Royal Holloway
11 May 2022How did Modern Languages in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures perform in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021?
New Exhibition - 'Kalila wa Dimna: Ancient Tales for Troubled Times'
10 May 2022Dr Rachel Scott, Lecturer in World and Hispanic Literatures, is part of the team behind a new exhibition, 'Kalila wa Dimna: Ancient Tales for Troubled Times', launching on 12 May.
Times Higher Education Awards 2021
13 Sept 2021Many congratulations to our colleague Professor Hannah Thompson who, along with the College Curator Dr Laura MacCulloch, has been nominated in the Times Higher Education Awards 2021.
Pregnant in a Pandemic
20 Jul 2021Learn more about Dr James Kent's project involving photgraphic portraits and personal accounts of preganancy and childbirth during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Creating Audio Description free online course
07 Jul 2021Creating Audio Description: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, developed by Professor Hannah Thompson, explores how to create audio descriptions that fully represent a film, play, or TV show.
Students of French to judge French literary prize
16 Mar 2021On 18 March, alongside students from 11 other British universities, they will decide on the recipient of the Choix Goncourt UK from a shortlist provided by the Académie Goncourt.
AHRC PhD funding in Languages, Literatures and Cultures through Techne
05 Jan 2021The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures invites outstanding candidates to apply for AHRC Techne Studentships for 2021-2 entry.
New study of Dada poet Céline Arnauld by Ruth Hemus
20 Nov 2020Dr Ruth Hemus has published a new book rediscovering the work of a major Dada poet Céline Arnauld (1885-1952).
COVIDA
29 Jul 2020Read about the international online exhibition on COVID-19, co-organised by Dr Miriam Haddu, and watch the video.
Audio-Descriptive Picture Gallery Tour
25 Jun 2020Staff and Students from LLC have helped to create a new, free audio-description tour of the art collection.
Teaching Prizes for LLC Staff
11 Jun 2020Staff from the Department have had their excellence in teaching and supervision recognized in University prizes.
Student Achievement
08 Jun 2020Comparative Literature and Culture student Heathcliff Newman has won the Mary MacPherson Essay Prize 2020.
Postgraduate Profile
08 Jun 2020Introducing Ilham Essalih, PhD student, Instagrammer and book reviewer.
Questions about studying with us?
05 May 2020Talk to one of our academics about studying in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Please contact our Recruitment Lead: joseph.harris@rhul.ac.uk
Dr Stefano Jossa awarded grant to study unique collection of Renaissance letters
30 Apr 2020Dr Stefano Jossa, Reader in Italian, has been awarded a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant to study the Ridolfi Collection at the archives of Royal Holloway.
New publication by Dr Ruth Cruickshank
30 Apr 2020Dr Ruth Cruickshank's latest book, exploring literary and theoretical responses to food and drink, published with Liverpool University Press.
Images & Words workshop in Havana, Cuba
04 Feb 2020Professor Hannah Thompson and Dr James Kent lead a photography and Creative Audio Description workshop at the Espacio Altamira in Havana, Cuba.
Prizewinning translator Daniel Hahn in Conversation
31 Jan 2020Listen to a podcast recording of the writer and translator Daniel Hahn in conversation with Vayu Naidu
Shaping Curatorial and Photographic Practice in Cuba
12 Dec 2019In December 2019, Dr James Kent and Prof Hannah Thompson will lead a networking meeting and workshop in Havana, Cuba.
Teaching and Learning News
10 Aug 2019Computer Assisted Translation tools now available to students
Teaching and Learning News
09 Aug 2019Royal Holloway is an Official Language Partner of the Chartered Institute of Linguists
