Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies
@ilcs.bsky.social
The national centre for research in languages, cultures and societies, at the School of Advanced Study, University of London https://ilcs.sas.ac.uk/
Starter pack for languages, literatures, cultures and societies: https://go.bsky.app/TdEXaP2
Starter pack for languages, literatures, cultures and societies: https://go.bsky.app/TdEXaP2
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Online Open Day: University of London MA Languages and Cultures Across Borders
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
Did you know we have bursaries available for our MA in Languages and Cultures Across Borders?
Come along to one of our open days, either online or in person, and find out more about the programme and funding possibilities!
📅 4 Feb online
📅 4 March in person (details at bottom of linked page)
Come along to one of our open days, either online or in person, and find out more about the programme and funding possibilities!
📅 4 Feb online
📅 4 March in person (details at bottom of linked page)
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📢 A major new study led by the University of Stirling with an international team including our Dean, Professor Claire Gorrara, has been awarded £1.5m from the AHRC to explore how healthy language-learning cultures are built and sustained across the Celtic nations.
👉 www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Major new study will pave the way for better language learning across the Celtic Nations
A major new study involving the University of London and led by the University of Stirling will explore how healthy language-learning cultures are built and sustained.
www.sas.ac.uk
February 6, 2026 at 12:13 PM
📢 A major new study led by the University of Stirling with an international team including our Dean, Professor Claire Gorrara, has been awarded £1.5m from the AHRC to explore how healthy language-learning cultures are built and sustained across the Celtic nations.
👉 www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
👉 www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
We have 2 great #IWD2026 events coming up, organised as part of a larger 2-day conference on the book journey from idea to the global shelf.
📢 Author-Reading Event: The business of producing and promoting women’s writing. How are books born? From idea to the global shelf
📅 12 March, 3:30-6:30
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📢 Author-Reading Event: The business of producing and promoting women’s writing. How are books born? From idea to the global shelf
📅 12 March, 3:30-6:30
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Author-Reading Event: The business of producing and promoting women’s writing. How are books born? From idea to the global shelf
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 PM
We have 2 great #IWD2026 events coming up, organised as part of a larger 2-day conference on the book journey from idea to the global shelf.
📢 Author-Reading Event: The business of producing and promoting women’s writing. How are books born? From idea to the global shelf
📅 12 March, 3:30-6:30
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📢 Author-Reading Event: The business of producing and promoting women’s writing. How are books born? From idea to the global shelf
📅 12 March, 3:30-6:30
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CLACS Caribbean Studies Seminars:
🗓️ 24 Feb Cricket, Caribbean Migration & Postwar England / 24 March Sorcery in the Haitian-Dominican Borderlands / 28 April Dutch Caribbean Migrants & Black Radical Encounters shorturl.at/McW30
@deannalyncook.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social @soccaribbeanuk.bsky.social
🗓️ 24 Feb Cricket, Caribbean Migration & Postwar England / 24 March Sorcery in the Haitian-Dominican Borderlands / 28 April Dutch Caribbean Migrants & Black Radical Encounters shorturl.at/McW30
@deannalyncook.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social @soccaribbeanuk.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 9:33 AM
CLACS Caribbean Studies Seminars:
🗓️ 24 Feb Cricket, Caribbean Migration & Postwar England / 24 March Sorcery in the Haitian-Dominican Borderlands / 28 April Dutch Caribbean Migrants & Black Radical Encounters shorturl.at/McW30
@deannalyncook.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social @soccaribbeanuk.bsky.social
🗓️ 24 Feb Cricket, Caribbean Migration & Postwar England / 24 March Sorcery in the Haitian-Dominican Borderlands / 28 April Dutch Caribbean Migrants & Black Radical Encounters shorturl.at/McW30
@deannalyncook.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social @soccaribbeanuk.bsky.social
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Important! AHRC is looking for a new Executive Chair. A critical role for arts and humanities. £160k - £170k. Please share widely to help get the best possible field!
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February 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Important! AHRC is looking for a new Executive Chair. A critical role for arts and humanities. £160k - £170k. Please share widely to help get the best possible field!
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'In this important contribution to Italian studies, Brecciaroli successfully puts heterogeneous literary sources and critical approaches in dialogue'
Thanks to Italica 102:1 (Spring 2025) for this review of Mapping Post-War Italian Literature, available #OpenAccess:
uolpress.co.uk/book/mapping...
Thanks to Italica 102:1 (Spring 2025) for this review of Mapping Post-War Italian Literature, available #OpenAccess:
uolpress.co.uk/book/mapping...
Mapping Post-War Italian Literature - University of London Press
In the aftermath of the reconstruction period immediately after the Second World War, Italy experienced an unprecedented and unexpected phase of economic development, which transformed it from a tradi...
uolpress.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 9:53 AM
'In this important contribution to Italian studies, Brecciaroli successfully puts heterogeneous literary sources and critical approaches in dialogue'
Thanks to Italica 102:1 (Spring 2025) for this review of Mapping Post-War Italian Literature, available #OpenAccess:
uolpress.co.uk/book/mapping...
Thanks to Italica 102:1 (Spring 2025) for this review of Mapping Post-War Italian Literature, available #OpenAccess:
uolpress.co.uk/book/mapping...
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Last week we held a fantastic 'Thinking Strategically' event, exploring the possibilities of universities working in multi-year partnerships with local schools, drawing on the impact from the LFA project in Hounslow.
Catch up now with the recording 👇
@ucflangs.bsky.social @rhemus.bsky.social
Catch up now with the recording 👇
@ucflangs.bsky.social @rhemus.bsky.social
Thinking Strategically: Working in Partnership with Local Schools
This session explores the possibilities of universities working in multi-year partnerships with local schools, drawing on the impact from the LFA project in Hounslow.
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Last week we held a fantastic 'Thinking Strategically' event, exploring the possibilities of universities working in multi-year partnerships with local schools, drawing on the impact from the LFA project in Hounslow.
Catch up now with the recording 👇
@ucflangs.bsky.social @rhemus.bsky.social
Catch up now with the recording 👇
@ucflangs.bsky.social @rhemus.bsky.social
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Thank you for hosting us! This partnership is a real joy for me and the whole Royal Holloway languages team @llc-rhul.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Thank you for hosting us! This partnership is a real joy for me and the whole Royal Holloway languages team @llc-rhul.bsky.social
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Hot off the press - a letter from the Exec Chair of @ukri.org explaining his plans and in particular the financial position of STFC. It notes curiosity driven research is protected and will make up around half of UKRI spend over the coming period
www.ukri.org/news/open-le...
www.ukri.org/news/open-le...
Open letter from Ian Chapman to research and innovation community
UKRI Chief Executive outlines changes to UKRI investment approach, addressing concerns about research funding and the financial position of STFC.
www.ukri.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Hot off the press - a letter from the Exec Chair of @ukri.org explaining his plans and in particular the financial position of STFC. It notes curiosity driven research is protected and will make up around half of UKRI spend over the coming period
www.ukri.org/news/open-le...
www.ukri.org/news/open-le...
Last week we held a fantastic 'Thinking Strategically' event, exploring the possibilities of universities working in multi-year partnerships with local schools, drawing on the impact from the LFA project in Hounslow.
Catch up now with the recording 👇
@ucflangs.bsky.social @rhemus.bsky.social
Catch up now with the recording 👇
@ucflangs.bsky.social @rhemus.bsky.social
Thinking Strategically: Working in Partnership with Local Schools
This session explores the possibilities of universities working in multi-year partnerships with local schools, drawing on the impact from the LFA project in Hounslow.
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Last week we held a fantastic 'Thinking Strategically' event, exploring the possibilities of universities working in multi-year partnerships with local schools, drawing on the impact from the LFA project in Hounslow.
Catch up now with the recording 👇
@ucflangs.bsky.social @rhemus.bsky.social
Catch up now with the recording 👇
@ucflangs.bsky.social @rhemus.bsky.social
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📣 We’re pleased to share the 2026 Free Issues.
Each year, we make one issue from each of our journals free to read, showcasing the range of disciplines, approaches, and scholarly communities represented across the Press.
Explore the free issues ⬇️
#AcademicSky
Each year, we make one issue from each of our journals free to read, showcasing the range of disciplines, approaches, and scholarly communities represented across the Press.
Explore the free issues ⬇️
#AcademicSky
The 2026 Free Issues: Read a free issue of each journal
We are pleased to share the 2026 Free Issues. Each year, we make one issue from each of our journals free to read, showcasing the range of disciplines, approaches, and scholarly communities represe…
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January 29, 2026 at 10:30 AM
📣 We’re pleased to share the 2026 Free Issues.
Each year, we make one issue from each of our journals free to read, showcasing the range of disciplines, approaches, and scholarly communities represented across the Press.
Explore the free issues ⬇️
#AcademicSky
Each year, we make one issue from each of our journals free to read, showcasing the range of disciplines, approaches, and scholarly communities represented across the Press.
Explore the free issues ⬇️
#AcademicSky
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How do languages and cultures shape diplomacy, and how do we show it?
On 20 February, join @monjast96.bsky.social (KDP), @ezolotariov.bsky.social (MAHP), and @charlottefaucher.bsky.social (@bristoluni.bsky.social) for Putting the Humanities on the Knowledge Diplomacy Map.
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On 20 February, join @monjast96.bsky.social (KDP), @ezolotariov.bsky.social (MAHP), and @charlottefaucher.bsky.social (@bristoluni.bsky.social) for Putting the Humanities on the Knowledge Diplomacy Map.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:08 PM
How do languages and cultures shape diplomacy, and how do we show it?
On 20 February, join @monjast96.bsky.social (KDP), @ezolotariov.bsky.social (MAHP), and @charlottefaucher.bsky.social (@bristoluni.bsky.social) for Putting the Humanities on the Knowledge Diplomacy Map.
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On 20 February, join @monjast96.bsky.social (KDP), @ezolotariov.bsky.social (MAHP), and @charlottefaucher.bsky.social (@bristoluni.bsky.social) for Putting the Humanities on the Knowledge Diplomacy Map.
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A welcome & nourishing intellectual discussion this evening on decolonisation, Aimé Césaire & Derek Walcott from an interdisciplinary perspective w/ @rsazzad.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social Fantastic chairing @soccaribbeanuk.bsky.social colleagues Deanna Lyncook & Renée Landell @ilcs.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 5:47 PM
A welcome & nourishing intellectual discussion this evening on decolonisation, Aimé Césaire & Derek Walcott from an interdisciplinary perspective w/ @rsazzad.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social Fantastic chairing @soccaribbeanuk.bsky.social colleagues Deanna Lyncook & Renée Landell @ilcs.bsky.social
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'Our lives have become so impoverished&devoid of all foundations that one staggers, as it were, from one farewell to the next, can no longer distinguish the permanent from the temporary,&, as far as the continuation of our closest human relationships is concerned, dares no more than merely to hope.'
A collection of letters in the Adolf Placzek and Ernst Philipp Archive offers a rare insight into the practical difficulties & hardships faced by those seeking to escape Nazi oppression just before WWII.
@sas-news.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social
#HMD2026 #HolocaustMemorialDay
@sas-news.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social
#HMD2026 #HolocaustMemorialDay
Bridging Generations – Holocaust Memorial Day 2026
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2026, Miller Archivist Kat Hubschmann highlights some of the difficulties faced by those who tried to flee Nazi oppression in Austria.
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 27, 2026 at 3:19 PM
'Our lives have become so impoverished&devoid of all foundations that one staggers, as it were, from one farewell to the next, can no longer distinguish the permanent from the temporary,&, as far as the continuation of our closest human relationships is concerned, dares no more than merely to hope.'
A collection of letters in the Adolf Placzek and Ernst Philipp Archive offers a rare insight into the practical difficulties & hardships faced by those seeking to escape Nazi oppression just before WWII.
@sas-news.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social
#HMD2026 #HolocaustMemorialDay
@sas-news.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social
#HMD2026 #HolocaustMemorialDay
Bridging Generations – Holocaust Memorial Day 2026
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2026, Miller Archivist Kat Hubschmann highlights some of the difficulties faced by those who tried to flee Nazi oppression in Austria.
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 27, 2026 at 11:14 AM
A collection of letters in the Adolf Placzek and Ernst Philipp Archive offers a rare insight into the practical difficulties & hardships faced by those seeking to escape Nazi oppression just before WWII.
@sas-news.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social
#HMD2026 #HolocaustMemorialDay
@sas-news.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social
#HMD2026 #HolocaustMemorialDay
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@a-rfa.bsky.social have you seen this? Might be of interest?
CfP. Teaching Anti-Fascism Today: Developing and Shaping Practices
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 24, 2026 at 8:52 AM
@a-rfa.bsky.social have you seen this? Might be of interest?
Looking forward to Austrian author Kaśka Bryla’s residency at the Ingeborg Bachmann Centre (ILCS) in June and to discussing her latest novel “mein vater, der gulag, die krähe und ich” with her and translator Sheridan Marshall at the Austrian Cultural Forum
#ShoutOutForGerman
#ShoutOutForGerman
über mich — Kaśka Bryla
www.kaskabryla.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Looking forward to Austrian author Kaśka Bryla’s residency at the Ingeborg Bachmann Centre (ILCS) in June and to discussing her latest novel “mein vater, der gulag, die krähe und ich” with her and translator Sheridan Marshall at the Austrian Cultural Forum
#ShoutOutForGerman
#ShoutOutForGerman
The 78th National Postgraduate Colloquium in German Studies is coming up on 14 and 15 May, at ILCS. Do join us and tell us about your research!
See the call for papers here – the closing date is 14 February! 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
See the call for papers here – the closing date is 14 February! 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
National Postgraduate Colloquium in German Studies
Launched in February 1987 at the then Institute of Germanic Studies (forerunner of the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies)
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 22, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The 78th National Postgraduate Colloquium in German Studies is coming up on 14 and 15 May, at ILCS. Do join us and tell us about your research!
See the call for papers here – the closing date is 14 February! 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
See the call for papers here – the closing date is 14 February! 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
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📢 Calling all PhD students in German Studies!
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
Awards and Prizes
Awards and prizes
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 10:37 AM
📢 Calling all PhD students in German Studies!
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
📢 Calling all PhD students in German Studies!
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
Awards and Prizes
Awards and prizes
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 10:37 AM
📢 Calling all PhD students in German Studies!
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
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REMINDER! Deadline for Call for Papers coming up on 30 Jan.
"Teaching Anti-Fascism Today: Developing and Shaping Practices"
Still time to submit your proposal 👇
"Teaching Anti-Fascism Today: Developing and Shaping Practices"
Still time to submit your proposal 👇
Friends! I’m so pleased to share the Call for our Antifascist Teaching Network event next year in London ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
with keynotes from the curators of the Berlin exhibition, Global Fascisms, Hope Not Not Hate, and Igiaba Scego, writer and activist.
Join us & bash the Fash?
with keynotes from the curators of the Berlin exhibition, Global Fascisms, Hope Not Not Hate, and Igiaba Scego, writer and activist.
Join us & bash the Fash?
CfP. Teaching Anti-Fascism Today: Developing and Shaping Practices
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM
REMINDER! Deadline for Call for Papers coming up on 30 Jan.
"Teaching Anti-Fascism Today: Developing and Shaping Practices"
Still time to submit your proposal 👇
"Teaching Anti-Fascism Today: Developing and Shaping Practices"
Still time to submit your proposal 👇
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Ten more days to apply for our Postgraduate Study Day with the Society for the Study of French History on "Resonances and Dissonances", which will take place on 10/04 at the @ilcs.bsky.social. More details here: www.asmcf.org/events/postg...
January 20, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Ten more days to apply for our Postgraduate Study Day with the Society for the Study of French History on "Resonances and Dissonances", which will take place on 10/04 at the @ilcs.bsky.social. More details here: www.asmcf.org/events/postg...
#ShoutOutForGerman
Come and meet author Joachim Schmidt and translator Jamie Searle, talking about the wonderful Icelandic crime novels featuring Kalmann, the ‘Forrest Gump of Iceland’!
📅 19 Feb, 5pm
📍 ILCS, London
Come and meet author Joachim Schmidt and translator Jamie Searle, talking about the wonderful Icelandic crime novels featuring Kalmann, the ‘Forrest Gump of Iceland’!
📅 19 Feb, 5pm
📍 ILCS, London
J.B. Schmidt and Jamie Lee Searle in Conversation
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 20, 2026 at 11:24 AM
#ShoutOutForGerman
Come and meet author Joachim Schmidt and translator Jamie Searle, talking about the wonderful Icelandic crime novels featuring Kalmann, the ‘Forrest Gump of Iceland’!
📅 19 Feb, 5pm
📍 ILCS, London
Come and meet author Joachim Schmidt and translator Jamie Searle, talking about the wonderful Icelandic crime novels featuring Kalmann, the ‘Forrest Gump of Iceland’!
📅 19 Feb, 5pm
📍 ILCS, London
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Very much looking forward to this! A d hopefully some more First World War studies friends can come to the ASMCF conference as well!
Instead of our traditional Members' Research Monday, we are delighted to share the CFP for our annual conference "Crisis or Catastrophe?", which will take place at the @ilcs.bsky.social on 2-3 September.
January 19, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Very much looking forward to this! A d hopefully some more First World War studies friends can come to the ASMCF conference as well!
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Friends! The deadline is approaching. Our Antifascist Pedagogies workshop promises to be a winner, with some fascinating proposals already in and some excellent talks lined up.
REMINDER! Deadline for Call for Papers coming up on 30 Jan.
"Teaching Anti-Fascism Today: Developing and Shaping Practices"
Still time to submit your proposal 👇
"Teaching Anti-Fascism Today: Developing and Shaping Practices"
Still time to submit your proposal 👇
Friends! I’m so pleased to share the Call for our Antifascist Teaching Network event next year in London ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
with keynotes from the curators of the Berlin exhibition, Global Fascisms, Hope Not Not Hate, and Igiaba Scego, writer and activist.
Join us & bash the Fash?
with keynotes from the curators of the Berlin exhibition, Global Fascisms, Hope Not Not Hate, and Igiaba Scego, writer and activist.
Join us & bash the Fash?
January 19, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Friends! The deadline is approaching. Our Antifascist Pedagogies workshop promises to be a winner, with some fascinating proposals already in and some excellent talks lined up.
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Instead of our traditional Members' Research Monday, we are delighted to share the CFP for our annual conference "Crisis or Catastrophe?", which will take place at the @ilcs.bsky.social on 2-3 September.
January 19, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Instead of our traditional Members' Research Monday, we are delighted to share the CFP for our annual conference "Crisis or Catastrophe?", which will take place at the @ilcs.bsky.social on 2-3 September.