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Institute for Language and Culture lecture: “Trends and issues of migration flows in the Middle East”

The Institute for Language and Culture at the University of Southampton will be hosting a lecture on Tuesday 23rd April 2013 at 12pm in Building 65, Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus entitled ‘Trends and issues of migration flows in the Middle East’. The talk will be delivered by Dr Michèle Baussant, a social anthropologist from the University Paris-Ouest Nanterre La Défense who has published extensively on the issues of migrations, memory and cultural heritage. Continue reading →

Centre for Global Englishes lecture: “Global communicative competence in business – the role of Business English as a Lingua Franca”

The Centre for Global Englishes is hosting a lecture on Wednesday 13th March, 5.00-6.30pm, Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus, as part of the Institute of Language and Culture’s visiting scholar programme. The lecture is entitled “Global communicative competence in business – the role of Business English as a Lingua Franca” and will be delivered by Anne Kankaanranta from Aalto University, Finland. Continue reading →

Portuguese studies lecture tomorrow: “The evolution of the Portuguese Language and the Constitution of the Norm in Modern Portuguese”

Portuguese Studies at the University of Southampton will be holding a lecture tomorrow, Thursday 7th March, 18:00-20:00, in Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus, entitled “The evolution of the Portuguese Language and the Constitution of the Norm in Modern Portuguese”. The lecture will be delivered by Professor Clara Barros, from the University of Oporto. Continue reading →

Next TNS seminar: ‘Austerlitz, Lévitan, Bassano, 1943-1944. The difficult writing and the always evanescent memory of the three Paris camps’

The next TNS seminar will take place at 5pm on Wednesday 6th March in Room 1097, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The speaker will be Jean-Marc Dreyfus from Manchester University who will be speaking about ‘Austerlitz, Lévitan, Bassano, 1943-1944. The difficult writing and the always evanescent memory of the three Paris camps’. Continue reading →

Next TNS seminar: ‘Austerlitz, Lévitan, Bassano, 1943-1944. The difficult writing and the always evanescent memory of the three Paris camps’

The next TNS seminar will take place at 5pm on Wednesday 6th March in Room 1097, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The speaker will be Jean-Marc Dreyfus from Manchester University who will be speaking about ‘Austerlitz, Lévitan, Bassano, 1943-1944. The difficult writing and the always evanescent memory of the three Paris camps’. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Ieri, oggi, domani (1963)

The Italian film, Ieri, oggi, domani (Vittorio De Sica, 1963) will be showing in Lecture Theatre A, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 4th March 2013. In questo film De Sica ci racconta la storia di tre donne: Adelina è una venditrice di sigarette di contrabbando a Napoli; Anna è una ricca milanese che si annoia a morte; e Mara è un’allegra prostituta romana. Sono tre episodi diversi e le tre donne rappresentano l’Italia che sta cambiando grazie al boom economico degli anni ’60. Continue reading →