DeLC Postgraduates

Postgrad Twitter feed of the Dept of Languages and Cultures, Lancaster University. We offer MAs in Translation & in Languages and Cultures, plus PhD supervision

[DeLC Postgraduates @DELCpg]

Find out more about postgraduate study @DeLCLancaster @LancasterUni at our online Postgraduate Open Week from 6-10 December!
https://t.co/EWpyW4J0rf

[DeLC Postgraduates @DELCpg]

An interesting call for papers from @asmcf for their 2022 annual conference, which might be of interest @DELCpg

[ASMCF @asmcf]

We are delighted to share with you the Call for Papers for our 2022 Annual Conference - 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗵𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀, to be held online from 8-9 September.

[DeLC Postgraduates @DELCpg]

Our first @DeLCPG PGR Writing Day this year will be taking place on Monday 15th November in the Resource Centre. Looking forward to a day focused on writing, in good company and away from distractions.

[School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University @globalaffairslu]

Do you want to practice your foreign language speaking skills and meet new people? We offer an exciting language exchange! 🗣

Please contact Maria Caballero Lopez for more information ☺️

[Lancaster Impact Acceleration @IAALancaster]

Very excited that #ESRCFestival of Social Science has now started! It runs 1-30 Nov w/online & in-person events across UK, including at our very own
@LancasterUni! @FASSEngage @FASSResearch_LU @LancasterFASS 🥳

[School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University @globalaffairslu]

Don't forget our DeLC Lunch Clubs are running most weekdays during term time - you don't have to be fluent, all abilities are welcome!

[School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University @globalaffairslu]

Many congratulations to our colleague Dr Pieter Vanhove on the recent publication of his book, World Literature After Empire, which makes the case that the idea of a "world" in the cultural and philosophical sense is not an exclusively Western phenomenon. @FASSResearch_LU @DeLCPG

[DeLC Postgraduates @DELCpg]

Congratulations to our PhD student Abdelbaqi Ghorab, whose chapter 'Resisting Tyranny with Laughter: Joker and the Arab Revolutions' has been accepted for publication in the forthcoming book Breaking Down Joker: Violence, Loneliness, Tragedy, ed. Sean Redmond (Routledge, 2021).

[Dr Antonia Wimbush @awimbush.bsky.social @wimbush_antonia]

Find out more about my book Autofiction: A Female Francophone Aesthetic of Exile! Looking forward to discussions on 8th Sept!

[Lancaster University @LancasterUni]

We're incredibly proud of Professor Charlotte Baker (@DrCABaker) and her work to combat harm caused by witchcraft. Her research has been crucial in helping achieve a new @UN Resolution as featured in this @theipaper report
https://t.co/uQXQujyMMM

[Alice Olsson @AliceEOlsson]

Translators into UK English! I’ve got a term that I can only think to translate as “high school sweetheart”, but that’s obviously very American. Any ideas? Would you jump if that appeared in a text otherwise in UK English, or just think that I’m borrowing a specific concept?

[New Writing North @NewWritingNorth]

Coming soon... Write Your Novel with @YBattleFelton! This 8-part podcast series will see Yvonne in conversation with acclaimed authors to help YOU develop your novel draft, and you can connect with other writers in our new Discord server! 🎉
Find out more: https://t.co/rx66dBZcVo

[School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University @globalaffairslu]

Meet the ubiquitous campus ducks @LancasterUni!

[Lancaster Uni Events @lancs_events]

Join the @Lancaster_CI Team on 7th July for a fascinating talk on "Collective memory narratives and national identity construction of contemporary China".

Read more and book your free ticket here👉https://t.co/ZuaOitcMtg

[Lancaster University Library @LancasterUniLib]

We may be in vacation, however, @LancasterUniLib staff are still here if you need support! Did you know you can book an online Library research appointment with your Faculty Librarian? 👇

https://t.co/RdB4cVfDeo

[Bill Swainson💙 @SwainsonBill]

At 6.30pm on 19/7📚Litfest International Fiction (Zoom) Book Club will discuss 🇲🇽Fernanda Melchor's dazzling Hurricane Season (tr. @hughes_sophie, pub. @FitzcarraldoEds). Email:[email protected] @Embamexru @clarebot @TheBookerPrizes @Soc_of_Authors @nationalbook @LitTranslate

[English Literature and Creative Writing @lancaster_words]

It's the last meeting of the year for our reading and research group @menawapoco on Thursday. Join the discussion of No Knives in the Kitchens of this City. Details below.

[School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University @globalaffairslu]

Two of our staff have been recognised in the 2021 @LancasterUni Staff Awards! Congratulations to @DrCABaker, who has won an International Impact Award, and to @OlgaGoCa, who was ‘highly commended’ in the Outstanding Contribution category! 👏🎉 https://t.co/e77UyGLaup

[DeLC Postgraduates @DELCpg]

@DeLCLancaster https://t.co/tJxhZ3sufF

[ILCS @ILCS_SAS]

Still time to register for our reading group this Friday on refugee writing!

We will be discussing Hannah Arendt’s famous essay “We Refugees”, & Giorgio Agamben’s response “Beyond Human Rights”.

Free essay downloads & registration here: 👇👇
https://t.co/t7PftTqZ7M