Dr Imogen Choi Awarded the AHGBI Thesis Prize 2017-2018

We are pleased to announce that Dr Imogen Choi, Associate Professor in Spanish Golden Age Literature and Exeter College Fellow in Spanish, has been awarded the prestigious AHGBI and Spanish Embassy Publication Prize for 2017-18.

Dr Choi's doctoral thesis 'Conflict Ethics and Political Thought in Early Peruvian Epic' received the prize, while Dr Elizabeth Bolorinos Allard was given the runner-up AHGBI award for her thesis 'My Enemy or My Brother? Spanish Representations of Muslim and Jewish Culture during the Colonial Campaigns in Morocco, 1909-1927'.

Both works are to be published by Tamesis Books in 2018-2019.

The Magdalen Iberian Medieval Studies Seminar: Las serranas del Arcipreste de Hita y las pastorelas francesas

The next session of the Magdalen Iberian Medieval Studies Seminar is taking place on Friday, May 25th 2018. Professor Bienvenido Morros (Autonomous University of Barcelona) will give a lecture titled 'Las serranas del Arcipreste de Hita y las pastorelas francesas'. Dedicated to works of medieval Castilian poet Juan Ruiz — otherwise known as the Archpriest of Hita — the talk will explore the connection between the lyrical musings of Ruiz and French pastorals.

The lecture given by Professor Morros will take place in the Oscar Wilde Room at Magdalen College, from 5 pm.

The event is free and open to all, and will be in Spanish.

Modern Languages Open Day: Spaces Released

We are pleased to announce that more spaces have been opened on our Modern Languages Open Day, taking place on Saturday, April 28th at the Examination Schools. The event will run from 10.50 am to 4 pm and will offer an overview of Modern Languages at Oxford, as well as a chance for prospective students to ask our tutors any questions they might have about the degree.

Please, note that booking is required.

Dr Elisabeth Bolorinos Awarded the AHGBI Doctoral Publication Prize 2017

Congratulations to Dr Elisabeth Bolorinos Allard who has been awarded the Doctoral Publication Prize for 2017, by the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland (AHGBI) and the Spanish Embassy. The Prize will cover Dr Bolorinos's thesis publication by Tamesis Books.

Art, Heritage and Conservation: A Cross-Channel Conversation

To celebrate the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, Alfredo Pérez de Armiñán, President of Patrimonio Nacional, and Carole Souter, Master of St Cross College, University of Oxford, will talk about the challenges faced by the preservation of heritage, both in Spain and in England.

Alfredo Pérez de Armiñán is the current president of the Patrimonio Nacional Board; before that, he was Deputy General Director of Culture of UNESCO and has held different public positions in the field of Spanish cultural heritage.

The talk will take place in West Wing Lecture Theatre, St Cross College from 5.15 pm on March 23rd. This event is free and open to the public.

Dreaming Romantic Europe - AHRC Network Grant

The Arts and Humanities Research Council has awarded a network grant to ‘Dreaming Romantic Europe’, a project led by Catriona Seth, the Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature here at Oxford, as co-investigator, and by Professor Nicola J. Watson of the Open University as Principal Investigator.

The award will make it possible to draw together individual academics, but also scholarly associations and cultural heritage institutions across Europe, which are devoted to the study and presentation of Romanticism.

Our annual language competitions for schools are open for entries: choose between a French script, a short story in Spanish, or from a number of projects on the theme of ‘Freundschaft – Friendship’ in German.

The age categories are from Year 5 to Year 13, depending on the competition. Winning prizes include publication and monetary rewards.

The Multiple Legacies of Rosa Luxemburg: Symposium

On Friday, February 23rd the Faculty, together with The European Humanities Research Centre and Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, invites you to 'The Multiple Legacies of Rosa Luxemburg' symposium.

The event is dedicated to the life, thought and legacy of Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919), one of the most creative writers of modern socialism, a leading Jewish intellectual and the foremost female theoretician of European radicalism. The symposium is free and open to the public.

Galician Film Series: Costa da morte

This Thursday, February 15th, 2018, we present the third screening in the Galician Film Series, jointly organized by The John Rutherford Centre for Galician (University of Oxford) and the Galician Film Forum (GFF)-London. Costa da Morte by Lois Patiño brings a story from the eponymous rocky, misty, and stormy part of Spain.

This screening will take place at the Taylorian Institution; it is free and open to the public upon registration.

The Open Days for spring 2018 have now been announced! We welcome prospective applicants to meet our tutors and students, to have a look at libraries and classrooms, and to learn more about the admissions process and studying at Oxford.

The main Open Day at the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages is taking place on Saturday, April 28th, with additional language-specific days from February to March.

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel at the Taylor Institution

Tonight at 5 pm, Noble Peace Prize winner Adolfo Pérez Esquivel will be speaking at a joint seminar arranged by the Spanish Sub-faculty, the Latin American Centre, and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights. The talk is taking place at the Taylor Institution, Room 2 and is open to public.

Please, notice that the talk will be in Spanish, with interpretation.

If you, or any of your students, are interested in applying for 2018 entry, the Faculty is holding an information session on Modern Languages Masters courses.

"Portal de lingüística hispánica" Digital Humanities Project

Dr. Javier Muñoz-Basols is the Principal Investigator of the recently-launched “Portal de lingüística hispánica – Hispanic Linguistics”, a Digital Humanities project devoted to promoting and disseminating research in Spanish Language and Hispanic Linguistics.

King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia Visit Oxford

Last week His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain and Her Majesty Queen Letizia visited Oxford to see the University’s close academic and cultural links with Spain.

Creative Multilingualism in Schools

In June Prof. Jane Hiddleston and Dr Laura Lonsdale ran three workshops for Year 10 pupils from two East London schools, Haggerston School in Hackney and St Paul’s Way Trust School in Tower Hamlets, where a very high proportion of students speak more than one language.

Spanish Flash Fiction Competition 2017 Results

Telling a story in just 100 words is no easy task, but our entrants were up for a challenge. What impressed the judges was not just how complete these stories could be, but how they managed to surprise the reader, reimagining familiar situations from a new perspective. The judges chose to award a joint first prize in the Years 7-11 category, and a first prize in the Years 12-13 category.

Oxford Ranked Second in Complete University Guide 2018

The University of Oxford has been ranked second in the Complete University Guide for 2018 entry, and very highly across the board for language subjects.

Oxford Modern Languages Ranked 3rd in World QS University Rankings

The University of Oxford has been ranked 3rd in the prestigious QS World University Rankings for Modern Languages, just behind Harvard University and the University of Cambridge, with the coveted top five-star rating for research, innovation, and teaching.

5th Foro Cervantes - Novelist, essayist and academic, Agustín Sánchez Vidal

The Sub-Faculty of Spanish will host the V Foro Cervantes on 6 and 7 March.

Dr Javier Muñoz-Basols elected President of ASELE

Dr Javier Muñoz-Basols has been elected President of ASELE (Asociación para la Enseñanza del Español como Lengua Extranjera).