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Debating Ethnography

The Centre for Transnational Studies hosts a new initiative on Debating Ethnography. The initiative was launched by Professor Marion Demossier and ML postgraduates Shawnee Harkness and Clelia Viecelli Giannotti. Its aim is to foster a research forum across the various disciplinary strands in Modern Languages, to engage more widely with ethnography as a research method, involve multi-disciplinary interest across the University and to examine its relevance to modern societies. Continue reading →

Geophysical Survey at Baelo Claudia, Andalucia, Spain May 2016

As part of the ERC funded RoMP/Portuslimen project a season of geophysical survey was undertaken at the city of Baelo Claudia, in Andalusia, Spain. Work was undertaken by a team of surveyors from the Department of Archaeology at the University of Southampton in collaboration with staff from the Junta de Andalucia and the University of Cadiz. The survey team comprised the author, Peter Wheeler, Stephen Guy-Gibbens, Christopher Oakes, Ferreol Salomon, Quentin Drillat and Nicolas Carayon. Continue reading →

Intercultural Staff Cafe Thursday 10 November

Following the successful launch event, Intercultural Connections Southampton (ICS) are delighted to announce that their second Intercultural Staff Café will take place on Thursday 10 November 2016 from 14:30 – 16:30 in the Nuffield Kitchen. This is an opportunity to meet the University’s new Vice-President for Internationalisation, Professor Colin Grant. Professor Grant will be attending from 14:45 – 15:00. Complimentary drinks and cakes will be provided. Continue reading →

CGE Seminar Friday 14th October 2016: Dr Tony Young

Please join us for the next Centre for Global Englishes (CGE) seminar. When: Friday 14th October 2016, 5-6.30pm Where: Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus Who: Dr Tony Young, Newcastle University Intercultural Perspectives on Internationalising Universities More than four million people are now studying in Higher Education (HE) institutions outside their country of origin, and many thousands of ‘international’ academic staff work in our universities worldwide. Continue reading →

Staff Survey – Intercultural and International Aspects of Working at the University

As part of the Intercultural Connections Southampton project, we’d like to find out more about your experience and feelings of working here.  We’ve written a short online questionnaire about intercultural and international aspects of working at the university and would be very grateful if you could complete it.  You can answer as much or as little as you want. It will remain open until midnight on Friday 13 May. Our Ethics number is 18995. Continue reading →

MeXsu Seminar Wed 2nd March 2016: Dr. Mónica Moreno Figueroa

Please join us for the next Centre for Mexico-Southampton Collaboration (MeXsu) seminar. When: Wednesday 2nd March, 5-6.30pm Where: Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus Who: Dr. Mónica Moreno Figueroa, University of Cambridge Racism, privilege and whiteness in Mexico Recognising racism in a context such as Mexico involves bringing the unrecognizable into the boundaries of recognition: Mexican practices of racism are currently unrecognizable. Continue reading →