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Italian film showing today: La siciliana ribelle / The Sicilian Girl (Marco Amenta, 2009)

The Italian film, La siciliana ribelle / The Sicilian Girl (Marco Amenta, 2009) (109 minutes, in Italian with English subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 7th March 2016. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

Next MeXsu seminar: ‘Racism, privilege and whiteness in Mexico’

The next Centre for Mexico-Southampton Collaboration (MeXsu) seminar will be taking place from 5:00-6:30pm on Wednesday 2nd March 2016, in Lecture Theatre C, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The seminar is entitled ‘Racism, privilege and whiteness in Mexico’ and will be presented by Dr Mónica Moreno Figueroa Fellow in Social Sciences, Downing College Sociology, University of Cambridge. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Travolti da un insolito destino nell’azzurro mare d’agosto / Swept Away (Lina Wertmüller, 1974)

The Italian film, Travolti da un insolito destino nell’azzurro mare d’agosto / Swept Away (Lina Wertmüller, 1974) (114 minutes, in Italian with English subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 29th February 2016. Review, introduction and discussion by via Skype by Emilio Audissino. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

Routes into Languages employability webinar: “The Versatility of Languages: transferable skills and cultural competencies”

The next Routes into Languages webinar on “The Versatility of Languages: transferable skills and cultural competencies” takes place today, Friday 26th January 2016, from 12:00-1:00pm. The webinar will be live streamed and participants will be able to submit questions to a panel of experts. The discussions can be followed on Twitter at #RoutesLive. For further details about this webinar, including information about the panel of experts, visit the Routes into Languages Live website. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Mery per sempre / Forever Mary (Marco Risi, 1989)

The Italian film, Mery per sempre / Forever Mary (Marco Risi, 1989) (110 minutes, in Italian with Italian subtitles), will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 22nd February 2016. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. ************************************************* Questo film è ambientato in un carcere minorile di Palermo. Continue reading →

Centre for Global Englishes seminar: “How do we write in English as a Lingua Franca?”

The next Centre for Global Englishes (CGE) seminar will take place on Wednesday 24th February 2016 from 5 – 6:30pm in Lecture Theatre C, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The talk is entitled “How do we write in English as a Lingua Franca?” and will be delivered by Professor Anna Mauranen, Vice-Rector and Professor of English at the University of Helsinki. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Lezioni di cioccolato / Chocolate Kisses (Alessio Maria Federici, 2011)

The Italian film, Lezioni di cioccolato / Chocolate Kisses (Alessio Maria Federici, 2011) (103 minutes, in Italian with Italian subtitles), will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 15th February 2016. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →