Why did Britain Abolish the Slave Trade?
How human rights and the national interest converged to bring about a defining moment in world history...
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The site and the Portus Project
Looking westwards towards Portus. Photo: Simon Keay
Portus was the maritime port of Imperial Rome, and for c. 500 years was the commercial hub that connected the Metropolis to the broader Mediterranean. It was a very large complex covering c. 3.5km2 and which encompassed c. 230.5 Ha of harbour basins and quays, as well as canals, warehouses, temples, churches, houses and administrative buildings.
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White Fury: Donald Trump and American History
All history is personal as well as political. History is inside us all. And history shapes us just as much as any one of us can shape it.
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White Fury: Donald Trump and American History
All history is personal as well as political. History is inside us all. And history shapes us just as much as any one of us can shape it.
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Preparing for Language Opportunities
“Have you ever wanted to learn a new language?” We hear this question a lot, and I think for university students the answer is almost always yes. You have come to a top university to study something that you are passionate about, and that alone is proof that you are driven, inquisitive, and in search of your place in an increasingly connected world.
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Welcome to the Languages at Southampton Blog
This blog offers information and announcements of upcoming events, and will also include occasional posts from students and Language Advisers on how to make the most out of your learning in Modern Languages at the university.
At the University of Southampton we have a huge array of options for language learners both at the university and in the local community. From classes taken alongside a degree to dedicated evening sessions, we offer something for everyone.
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The Long Game of U.S. Historiography: A Century of Competing Interpretations
Today at The Junto, we share a programme from our friends at...
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CGE Research Seminar on Wednesday 20th November: Undoing hyper-corrective practices in language teacher education – a critical reappraisal of ’emergent language’
The next Centre for Global Englishes (CGE) seminar will take place on Wednesday 20th November 2019 from 5:00pm in Lecture Theatre B (room 1201), Building 65, Avenue Campus. The seminar will be presented by Martin Dewey from King’s College London and is entitled “Undoing hyper-corrective practices in language teacher education – a critical reappraisal of ’emergent language'”.
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Next CLLEAR seminar: Examining multilingualism in adulthood: the initial stages and beyond – Wednesday 13th November
The next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar will take place on Wednesday 13th November 2019 at 5pm in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus (Building 65). The talk is entitled “Examining multilingualism in adulthood: the initial stages and beyond” and will be delivered by Eloi Puig-Mayenco from the University of Southampton.
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MLL/MeXsu Seminar on 6th November 2019
A Modern Languages and Linguistics (MLL) / Centre for Mexico-Southampton Collaboration (MeXsu) seminar will take place on Wednesday 6th November 2019 from 17:00-18:40 in Building 65 Room 1177 at Avenue Campus. The seminar is entitled “Producing Latinx identities in the census: A comparative analysis of ethnoracial and linguistic classification” and will be presented by Jennifer Leeman from George Mason University.
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