Daniela Catrileo at Warwick: Bringing Indigenous Epistemologies on Ecology and Literature to the Forefront By Belén Rodríguez Salvatierra and Camila Stipo This spring, Warwick had the privilege of hosting Daniela Catrileo, a multi-award-winning Indigenous (specifically Mapuche) writer, philosopher…

Daniela Catrileo at Warwick: Bringing Indigenous Epistemologies on Ecology and Literature to the Forefront

By Belén Rodríguez Salvatierra and Camila Stipo This spring, Warwick had the privilege of hosting Daniela Catrileo, a multi-award-winning Indigenous (specifically Mapuche) writer, philosopher and activist based in Chile. Catrileo has published works in a variety of genres, including essays, poetry, chapbooks, short stories and a novel. She has also explored other artistic forms such as performance, video art and sound-visual poetry.

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Schools Outreach via Zoom: German poets, French novellas, and Channel Talent By Dr Katie Stone & Dr Pierre Botcherby The University of Warwick works with an organisation called Channel Talent who run interactive school webinars. In the spring term, both Katie and Pierre ran Zoom sessions with…

Schools Outreach via Zoom: German poets, French novellas, and Channel Talent

By Dr Katie Stone & Dr Pierre Botcherby The University of Warwick works with an organisation called Channel Talent who run interactive school webinars. In the spring term, both Katie and Pierre ran Zoom sessions with A-Level language students to give them a taste of the university classroom and get a broader perspective on the topics that they are studying for their exams.

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Inspiring the next generation of language learners as a language ambassador By Ebony Guy As part of the SMLC’s Schools Languages Ambassador Scheme, I had the opportunity to visit Stoke Park School, where I spoke to Year 7 and Year 8 students about the importance of learning languages. On the 9th…

Inspiring the next generation of language learners as a language ambassador

By Ebony Guy As part of the SMLC’s Schools Languages Ambassador Scheme, I had the opportunity to visit Stoke Park School, where I spoke to Year 7 and Year 8 students about the importance of learning languages. On the 9th March 2026, I spent around 3 hours delivering an interactive session alongside another student volunteer to encourage younger students to reflect on the value of language learning both in school and in future careers.

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Book Talk Recap: Dr Xiaofan Amy Li on The Aesthetics of Risk in Franco-East Asian Literatures By Zihao Yan On May 6th, the School of Modern Languages and Cultures (SMLC) at the University of Warwick brought Dr Xiaofan Amy Li, Associate Professor in Comparative Cultural Studies at University…

Book Talk Recap: Dr Xiaofan Amy Li on The Aesthetics of Risk in Franco-East Asian Literatures

By Zihao Yan On May 6th, the School of Modern Languages and Cultures (SMLC) at the University of Warwick brought Dr Xiaofan Amy Li, Associate Professor in Comparative Cultural Studies at University College London (UCL), to campus to talk about her new book. Chaired by Dr Qian Liu, this event was Dr Li’s first official book talk for her new work, making it a unique and valuable opportunity for our academic community to explore fresh ideas in world literature and translation.

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A Week at Vrije Universiteit Brussel By Harriet Pickering From 17 to 21 November 2025, we had the fantastic opportunity to take part in the EUTOPIA autumn school on Multilingualism at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. 80 students from 10 European universities gathered to hear from lecturers,…

A Week at Vrije Universiteit Brussel

By Harriet Pickering From 17 to 21 November 2025, we had the fantastic opportunity to take part in the EUTOPIA autumn school on Multilingualism at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. 80 students from 10 European universities gathered to hear from lecturers, exchange ideas and work together to explore the notion of multilingualism in contemporary society. There was no better city to do this in than Brussels!

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PhD-ing with SMLC The beginning of my PhD journey feels like an age away from the end of it. I’ve done so much during that time. But it was in fact only a few years ago that I was able to start my PhD in French Caribbean Literature. Officially, this was with the Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean…

This afternoon, 3pm UK time, SMLC's @i-de-smet.bsky.social is giving an online seminar about Simon Ford's 'Piscatio' as part of the Prolepsis seminar series. Join her on Teams: tinyurl.com/mrad37rm (or scan the QR code in Ingrid's post below!)

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Revisiting my research on "Eco-Latin" this afternoon for a paper at the online Prolepsis seminar this afternoon, 3 pm UK time. Fishing in British Neo-Latin waters this time, but Stephen Harrison will talk the Scottish expat George Buchanan and sixteenth-century Paris...

Human vs AI Live Translation Slam Can AI do what humans can do? Or do humans and AI offer different things? As part of EUTOPIA Languages Week, we held a Human vs AI Translation Slam - find out more here....

A Year Abroad in Paris Who wouldn't fancy Paris for the Year Abroad? Hear from Anaya, who has been spending hers split between a term at the Sorbonne and an internship with a documentary company!

Podcast time? Susannah Wilson has appeared on Cornell University Press' 1869 podcast, talking about her book A Most Quiet Murder: tinyurl.com/mvp7er7p Meanwhile Douglas Morrey has featured on the award winning Every Sci-Fi Film Ever talking about Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville: tinyurl.com/34s5y8nk

Attending and presenting at conferences as a PhD candidate As a PhD candidate, it's very important to present at conferences to get your work recognised and to meet colleagues in your field. It can also be a chance to travel. Read our latest post from PhD candidate, Xiaoyan Tan, who has recently…

Virtual exchange with Kyrgyzstan: My experience As well as experiences of going physically abroad, there are also plenty of opportunities for SMLC students to have virtual exchanges, for instance our students of Russian who work with students from Kyrgyzstan.

Language Ambassadors making a difference in local schools Want to make a difference to the next generation of language learners? Hear from Megan, a 1st year Undergraduate and one of our wonderful Language Ambassadors, about her recent experiences of volunteering in local schools!

La hora hispánica – from studying the news to reporting it Stop the presses! Take a moment to find out about Hispanic Studies' radio news programme which allows students to keep up-to-date with the Hispanic World, whilst also giving them a chance to practice journalism and radio production.

Andrea Klaus tops the download charts for most downloaded book from University of Warwick Press! Her book 'Stolpersteine: German in 10 minutes a day' has topped the charts for the press' 'most downloaded book' of 2025 with 2,918 downloads! Read more: publishing.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/uw...

Excellent work from our own @airelleamedro.bsky.social who has guest edited an issue of @francemodern.bsky.social !

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Our 34.1 special issue on Constance Debré, guest edited by @airelleamedro.bsky.social is now available online ! www.tandfonline.com/toc/cmcf20/c... @tandfresearch.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social @warwick-smlc.bsky.social

Events this week: 11 Feb: Translation Studies welcomes Professor Stephen Henighan on literary translation, 16.00, FAB3.31 12 Feb: Work-in-Progress with Alicja Matuszewska on Rethinking geistiges Elsässertum: Alsatian duality in the physical space post-regional fusion, FAB2.48, 17.00

Montargis, Paris, Valladolid: A Year Abroad Triptych A Year Abroad doesn't have to just be in one place: hear from our final year student, Katerina, about her experiences across three locations and three very different placements!

JoSTrans 49, Jan 2028, CFP for special issue Digital Patronage & the Politics of Translation in Algorithmic Culture Guest-edited by Minlin Yu and Jenny He www.jostrans.org/about/cfp49 SMLC's Jenny He is guest editing this issue and the CFP is live NOW. Translation Studies folk take note and share

Really enjoyed working with Channel Talent to put on an online A-level German lesson on the Dark Sides of Unification, using “blues in schwarz weiss” by May Ayim to think through some of the links between then and now.

Life as an English Language Assistant in Guyana "Overall my time in Guyane as an English assistant so far has been nothing short of the best time of my life, and I would definitely recommend going for it to anyone who is thinking about applying": thinking about trying somewhere a bit different for…

#congratulations to Susannah Wilson on her #newbook with @cornelluniversity.bsky.social, A Most Quiet Murder, which launched this afternoon. 👉Link to the publisher's website: tinyurl.com/46yhetf2 👉And read here a short blog by Susannah for the Legal History Miscellany blog: tinyurl.com/4xd69h2x

Exciting events this week: TOMORROW 28 Jan, Lala Toutonian is giving an online talk for Hispanic Studies WEDS 29 Jan, Susannah Wilson (French) launches 'A Most Quiet Murder', FAB3.30, 15.00 Also WEDS, Lili Owen Rowlands (Royal Holloway), presents on erotic labour in French cinema, FAB3.30, 16.30

Summer trip to Xi’an, China by Stephanie Welch Over the summer a group of five students including myself had the privilege of spending four weeks in one of Chinas ancient capitals Xi’an. During our stay we attended Mandarin classes, spent time at the Shaanxi History Museum and visited the cities…

😍Two amazing events happening this week! TODAY: SMLC Work-in-Progress seminar, 17.00, FAB2.48 - Yanyu Liu on 'Circulation of Crime Fiction in the Landscape of World Literatue' TOMORROW: author Juhea KIM exploring the anxieties of creative writing & literary translation, OC1.09, 15.00

And we've got even more photos of our fantastic PhD graduates here: www.instagram.com/p/DTxsOWJjNv...

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It's graduation day here University of Warwick! Congratulations to all our students who are graduating today! Check out photos from our drinks reception earlier: www.instagram.com/p/DTu87fzjDw... Whilst you're there, why not follow us? @smlc_warwick on Insta for the latest SMLC news and gossip!

It's graduation day here University of Warwick! Congratulations to all our students who are graduating today! Check out photos from our drinks reception earlier: www.instagram.com/p/DTu87fzjDw... Whilst you're there, why not follow us? @smlc_warwick on Insta for the latest SMLC news and gossip!

SMLC, Warwick University on Instagram: "It’s #graduation day for SMLC @uniofwarwick ! A huge congratulations 🏆🎈📣👑 to all of our students graduating today! Got graduation pics of your own? Memories of...

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New Year, New Term... and a new series of exciting research seminars in Hispanic Studies! We’re delighted to open the term with a talk by Mathew Hilborn alongside our very own Mary Harrod. 21 Jan, 17.00, FAB cinema

Fan of French cinema? SMLC's Douglas Morrey has been on The French Cinema Room podcast discussing the emblematic and Oscar-winning Juliette Binoche. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7o6m...

Episode 4: Juliette Binoche

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IPCITI 2025 at Warwick: Young Scholars, Big Conversations Our second blog of 2026 is a second look at one of the wonderful conferences hosted in SMLC last term. This time, the IPCITI 2025 translation/interpreting conference!