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Latin American Studies seminar today: ‘Economic Reporting in Brazil: An Ethnography of Valor Economico’s Newsroom’

The next seminar of the Latin American Studies Seminar Series will be taking place today, Wednesday 12 November 2014, from 16:00-17:30 in Room 1163, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The seminar entitled ‘Economic Reporting in Brazil: An Ethnography of Valor Economico’s Newsroom’ will be presented by Tomas Undurraga (University of Cambridge, History/Sociology), who will be discussing his current research on Brazilian media. Continue reading →

Adriatic Without Borders

If you happen to be in Italy, why not pop along to the exhibition currently running at Castello di Udine? The exhibition, Adriatico Senza Confini, showcases cultural contact around the Adriatic Sea between 6000-4000 BC and includes work by Helen Farr on navigation and seafaring. It will be running until the 22 February 2015, see exhibition page above, or take a look at their facebook page. Continue reading →

‘Understanding Language: Learning and Teaching’ – new MOOC starts next week

Many staff members from Modern Languages at Southampton have been involved in the development of the University of Southampton MOOC, ‘Understanding Language: Learning and Teaching’, which will be launched next week, on Monday 17 November. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: L’amore è eterno finché dura (Carlo Verdone, 2004)

The Italian film, L’amore è eterno finché dura (Carlo Verdone, 2004), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 10 November 2014. Review by Paola Visconti, introduction and discussion by Chris McCready, B.A. Language Learning (Spanish & Italian). All welcome! ************************************************* Il film di questa settimana è una commedia romantica sulla ricerca perpetua dell’amore vero e genuino. Continue reading →

British Academy Post – Language in deep history

Thinking Big ‘In the beginning was the word’. Well, in an archaeological sense it wasn’t. That human story begins with a stone technology two and a half million years old. So begins my recent post on the British Academy blog. You can read the full post here. Continue reading →

Synote, video and distance learning

I’ve been a bit quiet on this blog of late, partly because of devoting my time to two very interested but concurrent MOOCs. Both of them from University of Southampton and FutureLearn, they started in the same week. One, Shipwrecks and Submerged Worlds: Maritime Archaeology was only four weeks long, though, so having completed it, and this week’s work on Web Science: How the Web is Changing the World, I have a little more time to catch up with the blog. Continue reading →

Should a language be allowed to disappear?

The BBC has published an article about Maidu, a Native American language spoken by just a few remaining speakers in rural California. Many of those who know the language do not want to use it or pass it on as it is associated with “difficult times”. Read the full article on the BBC website. Continue reading →

Abu Dhabi Islands Survey Part One

In October a survey team from the University of Southampton were involved in an archaeological and geophysical survey in collaboration with the Maritime Archaeology Stewardship Trust (MAST) and Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture (ADTCA). Research was carried out on the islands of Sir Bani Yas and Marawah investigating a range of different sites. The ‘Ubaid settlements and archaeology on Marawah will be the subject of the next blog. Continue reading →

Extending theorbo players from the inside

Head of Early Music Liz Kenny has been getting out of her comfort zone, playing very new music for a very old instrument: I use my instrument the theorbo – the largest of the lute family with an extra long neck – for many things: annoying people on crowded tube trains, confusing airlines, accompanying students, demonstrating continuo harmonies, playing with singers and baroque ensembles . . . and so on. Continue reading →

Grade One-a-thon – getting started!

Catherine Underhill (year 3) is organising a new activity through the student Music Society: You’re probably thinking: what on earth is a Grade One-a-thon? Well, it’s what it says on the tin – a chance for anyone to get involved, learn a new instrument and ultimately reach grade one standard within a short time. Just before the summer holidays began, I was speaking to a few friends in my year group about setting this up as a Music Society project. Continue reading →

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