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Next TNS Seminar: ā€˜Globalisation on the Groundā€™

The next Centre for Transnational Studies (TNS) seminar will take place from 5:00-7:00pm on Wednesday 18th March 2015 in Room 1177, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The session is entitled ā€˜Globalisation on the Groundā€™ and will be led by Professor Caroline Knowles from Goldsmiths, University of London. All welcome! Here is the abstract for this seminar: This paper interrogates some of the intersections between work, globalisation and youth. Continue reading →

Celebrate International Mother Language Day this weekend!

International Mother Language Day will be celebrating its 15th anniversary this Saturday, 21 February. This event, first announced by UNESCO in 1999, aims to increase awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism around the world. Why not mark this event by tweeting in your mother tongue language to help promote and celebrate language diversity online? To find out more about International Mother Language Day, visit the UNESCO website. Continue reading →

CGE seminar tomorrow: ā€œWithout English this is just not possibleā€¦ā€: studies of language policy and practice in international universities from Europe and Asia

The next Centre for Global Englishes (CGE) seminar will take place tomorrow, Wednesday 18th February 2015, from 5:00-7:00pm in Lecture Theatre C, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The seminar is entitled, ā€œWithout English this is just not possibleā€¦ā€: studies of language policy and practice in international universities from Europe and Asia, and will be led by Julia HĆ¼ttner and Will Baker from Modern Languages, University of Southampton. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Una piccola impresa meridionale (Rocco Papaleo, 2012)

The Italian film, Una piccola impresa meridionale (Rocco Papaleo, 2012), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 16 February 2015. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. ************************************************* Questa simpatica commedia dā€™autore, ambientata in un vecchio faro in disuso, racconta la storia di un gruppo di personaggi che hanno solo una cosa in comune: problemi disparati. Continue reading →

Modern Language students: check out the Academic Skills Hub

Modern Language students and other users of the University of Southampton Library may wish to check out the Academic Skills Hub. It’s currently a pilot version but includes an increasing range of useful academic skill resources and a chat box linking you to a live librarian who is available to answer your questions online. More resources are still being added and the developers would welcome your feedback through the the Academic Skills Feedback Form. Continue reading →

Latin American Studies Seminar Series: Life Expectancy Disparities in Cuba, 1987-2007

In this month’s Latin American Studies Seminar Series, Madelin Gomez-Leon from the ESRC Centre for Population Change at the University of Southampton will be discussing his current research on life expectancy disparities in Cuba. This will be at 16:00-17:30 on Wednesday 11 February, in room 1163 at Avenue Campus. All welcome! Abstract: Cuban population shows a high life expectancy (78 years old in 2012) and a low fertility levels, placing its population in an advanced stage of ageing. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Il bidone (Federico Fellini, 1955)

The Italian film, Il bidone (Federico Fellini, 1955), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 9 February 2015. Review, introduction and discussion by Emilio Audissino. All welcome! ************************************************* Questo film di Federico Fellini racconta la storia di tre truffatori della classe bassa e delle loro imprese nella Roma del secondo dopoguerra. Continue reading →