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News and stories from Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Exeter
Exeter, Devon, UK
Joined March 2012
Charles Forsdick concludes the Reading Bodies takeover and discusses how this project contributes to rethinking the medical humanities in ways that are simultaneously multilingual, transnational and translational. https://t.co/cmST4vXLm4
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Charles Forsdick concludes the Reading Bodies takeover and discusses how this project on historical discourses of illness in European literatures and cultures contributes to rethinking the medical …
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In Part 4 of the Reading Bodies takeover, Rocío Rødtjer discusses the colonial legacies of nineteenth-century medical metaphors and demonstrates their ongoing relevance for the present day. https://t.co/uPUOZdyLvr
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In Part 4 of the Reading Bodies takeover, Rocío Rødtjer discusses the colonial legacies of nineteenth-century medical metaphors and demonstrates their ongoing relevance for the present day.
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In Part 3 of the Reading Bodies takeover, Nicolás Fernández-Medina examines the Spanish avant-garde’s response to the biomedical sciences through the lens of Ramón Gómez de la Serna’s pioneering avant-gardism. https://t.co/ps4Of0z6ND
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In Part 3 of the Reading Bodies takeover, Nicolás Fernández-Medina examines the Spanish avant-garde’s response to the biomedical sciences through the lens of Ramón Gómez de la Serna’s pioneering av…
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Katharine Murphy introduces the Reading Bodies takeover and discusses what historical discourses of illness in European literatures and cultures contribute to the medical humanities. https://t.co/sZbbQo23b8
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Katharine Murphy introduces the Reading Bodies takeover and discusses what historical discourses of illness in European literatures and cultures contribute to the medical humanities.
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In Part 2 of the Reading Bodies takeover, Olivia Glaze considers the policy and impact potential of research on languages, identity and culture within the medical humanities. https://t.co/xQ1bxd8UEl
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In Part 2 of the Reading Bodies takeover, Olivia Glaze considers the policy and impact potential of research on languages, identity and culture within the medical humanities.
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Dr Natália Pinazza, Senior Lecturer in Latin American and Lusophone Studies, has been developing, in partnership with the Environment Agency, a prototype app that uses art to communicate climate adaptation projects! More updates on this project as it develops!
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They have also edited the Reading Bodies Special Issue of Journal of Romance Studies, now published! Huge thanks to contributors in Hispanic, French, Italian & Portuguese Studies, showing the value of a multilingual approach to the Medical Humanities 🩺📖
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Take a look at the news story about a health resource created by Katharine Murphy and Olivia Glaze with local artist Hannah Mumby:
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An illustrated booklet designed to help people talk about burnout and related feelings of stress and fatigue has been published by modern language scholars. The Burnout Booklet: A Health Resource for...
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Some exciting research updates from Modern Languages and Cultures at Exeter! Colleagues have been busy leading projects in the Medical and Environmental Humanities 🧵
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Registration for the 25/26 Evening Language Programme is now open. Visit our website to browse courses and sign up: https://t.co/4klq5Pr2Nu
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Warmest congratulations, Anna. We are delighted for you and very proud!
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The Department is enormously proud of Anna Paola Manna, a PhD student working with Adam Watt, who has won the postgraduate poster competition, run at the Society for French Studies conference [the most important subject conference in the UK and Ireland].
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🎉 Huge congrats to @DrKatieBrown and co-investigators on securing $2.1M for a major global project to translate the General Estoria, the largest universal history ever written in Europe! 📜 A groundbreaking collaboration with @ubcokanagan 👏 More here: https://t.co/SrArfqrAkH
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We’re very proud of how brilliantly they represented the University and our department. Well done to all involved!
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From street signs to graffiti, shopfronts to public art, students examined the semiotics of city spaces, engaging with real-world data and contemporary issues like identity, diversity, activism and inclusion, all against the stunning backdrop of Venice! 🇮🇹
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Students from the University of Exeter have recently returned from the 2025 Summer School "Linguistic Landscapes: Using Signs and Symbols to Translate Cities" at Venice International University.
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… and much more! It was a day full of ideas, energy and inspiration and a real testament to the power of collaboration in language education. We look forward to continuing the conversation at the 11th edition of LanGW4, hosted by the University of Bristol in 2026!
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60+ delegates from across the partnership explored this year’s themes Community and Creativity through presentations on inclusive learning, creative assessment, grassroots initiatives like the Language Café, student co-creation, graphic novels, slow learning in the age of AI…
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Professor Cayley’s keynote, ‘Creating Communities: The Future for Languages in the UK’, drew on her experience as Chair of the UCFL and Co-Chair of the Arts and Humanities Alliance, offering insights into advocacy for Modern Languages and the Humanities more broadly.
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LanGW4, a collaborative network between Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, and Exeter, has been championing language pedagogy since 2014.
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