Professor Karen Leeder went on BBC's 'Start the Week' programme this week.
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Research project, Creative Multilingualism, funded recent graduate Jamie Green, who passed his viva on ‘Cultural identity and multilingualism in South Tyrol from 1919-2019’.
Professor Catriona Seth films documentary by Priscilla Pizzato about Laclos' Les Liaisons dangereuses.
Alain Viala, 20th November 1947 – 30th June 2021, Emeritus Professor of French Literature and Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford.
The Guardian university ranking 2021 confirms the faculty as the best Modern Language department in the UK
The Faculty is sad to announce the death of Dr Gerald Stone FBA on Saturday 11 September 2021.
Professor Karen Leeder gave a talk called"White Gold: Meissen Porcelain and The Destruction of Dresden".
We are delighted to announce that Professor Karen Leeder has been elected to the Schwarz Taylor Chair of the German Language and Literature.
Congratulations to Professor Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly, whose new book Projecting Imperial Power has just been published by Oxford University Press.
The Faculty has received a generous donation to appoint a full time Schools Liaison and Outreach post from 2021/22 for five years.
Professors Geraldine Hazbun and Patrick McGuinness have collaborated on a new translation of Jorge Manrique's 'Coplas a la Muerte de su Padre'.
Professor Ritchie Robertson gave the lecture on Tuesday 15 June 2021, marking his retirement.
Professor Julie Curtis gave the lecture on Friday 11 June 2021, marking her retirement.
The three winners of the 2021-22 LIDL Year Abroad Prize have kindly shared with us the projects they will be working on during their upcoming Year Abroad:
More information will be added once they have started working on their projects in Michaelmas Term.
Congratulations to Dr Joanna Raisbeck who has won the Klaus Heyne-Preis.
Professor Ela Tandello gave the lecture on Tuesday 8 June 2021, marking her retirement.
The tenth issue of the Oxford Polyglot is now available for reading.
We were pleased to welcome H.E. Madame Catherine Colonna on the occasion of her recent visit to Oxford.
The Faculty is sad to announce the death of Professor Alain Viala on Wednesday 30 June 2021.
Congratulations to Professor Patrick McGuinness who has released his new book 'Real Oxford'.